Hockey fans can't believe what happened between Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini on live TV
Dylan Cozens and head coach Travis Green just got a funny little Ottawa moment that Senators fans will absolutely latch onto.
It was only a bench clip.
But it was the kind of bench clip that instantly takes on a life of its own once fans get hold of it.
TSN cameras appeared to catch Cozens chatting with Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini during Canada's game, and that was enough for Ottawa fans to do what hockey fans always do.
They ran with it.
Fast.
One of the funniest reactions framed it like Cozens was recruiting both stars to come play in the nation's capital, with a pitch built around shawarma and Spartacat.
That is obviously the joke.
Nobody seriously thinks Crosby and Celebrini are packing their bags because Cozens leaned over on the bench for a few seconds.
Still, the reason this clip works is simple.
Ottawa fans have been starving for signs that the team is becoming the kind of place players actually want to be.
«Yeah, Ottawa is the shawarma Capital of the world AND we got Sparty.» - The Workhorse from Whitehorse (probably)
I see you Cozzy ???? "
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A strange Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini interaction is suddenly going viral
That is what makes this fun.
Cozens already has the kind of personality and edge that fans in Ottawa connect with quickly. So when he is spotted talking with 2 huge names, people are going to turn it into a storyline whether there is one there or not.
And honestly, that is part of the charm.
The best hockey clips are not always goals or big hits.
Sometimes it is 3 players leaning together on the bench while the internet invents the whole conversation for them.
In this case, the imagined script is perfect.
Ottawa has shawarma.
Ottawa has Sparty.
Ottawa has Cozens doing his part.
That is enough to get Sens fans laughing and dreaming at the same time.
It also says something good about where Ottawa is as a team.
A few years ago, a clip like this might have felt like pure fantasy from a fan base with no real reason to believe. Now it lands a little differently. The Senators have more young talent, more identity, and more reason to think bigger.
So no, Dylan Cozens probably was not actually building Ottawa's next superteam on the Team Canada bench.
But for a few seconds, it looked close enough for fans to have fun with it.
And in late May, that is more than enough to get the group chat moving.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 29, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
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