San Jose -Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was previously in Macklin Celebrini and gave the possible Star Sharks star in San Jose Sharks some advice to be in a lost team to begin her NHL profession.

“I feel it just enjoys it. Nobody likes to lose, no matter whether or not they are of their first or 20 years, ”said Crosby on Monday, before the Penguins played the sharks within the SAP Center. “That is why they play, win games, and that's what it's about.

“But I think to understand this process for him and he is a competitive guy, he wants to win every evening. There is nothing wrong with that. That's how you have to be, but you just have to enjoy it. “

The penguins made the playoffs in crosby's second season, but that could be a route for the sharks and celebrations.

While the 18-year-old Celebrini was one of the Rookie leaders of the NHL of this year's NHL with 35 points in 40 games, the Sharks took a 14-32-6 record on Monday in the overall ranking of the NHL in the overall ranking of the NHL. The sharks had lost six times in a row before they sat down on the penguins because they had allowed six goals or more in four games.

“I think he has a great year. I think the more he plays, the more convenient he gets, the more confident he becomes and he looks like he has a lot of fun and plays a good hockey, ”said Crosby about Celebrini. “From now on he will be a large part of her team.

“You can say that he is committed to playing both sides of the puck, and he very much takes care of being a two-way player. His skills and everything speaks for itself, but it is something a team likes to see to play on the other side of the puck and get better there. “

The now 37-year-old Crosby and Celebrini met in the summer of 2023. While Connor Bedard was the first overall selection in the NHL design this year, there were already justified speculation that Celebrini would be number 1 in 2024.

“I think just to see how he was doing,” said Crosby about this first meeting. “I think it happens pretty quickly, to get accompanied by all the attention, all the requirements, all the things that are connected with it in his position. It is always a busy time that is available with many expectations up to your first year. I was more interested in seeing how he was doing with all of this. “

The penguins defeated the Sharks in a shootout in the first meeting between the two teams this season 4: 3. Celebrini had no point, but had more than 19 minutes of ice age when the sharks scored a goal in the second half, and two im Third when she forced a 3-0 deficit extinguishing and overtime.

“Really dynamic. (He) sees the ice cream well. Great shot. He does everything really well, ”said Crosby about Celebrini. “You look at different boys; Maybe your speed is out, or your shot or your game formation. I think he's really solid in each of these areas. And I only think when he saw briefly, I think he is a guy who is really very proud to be a two-way type. “

Bet paid: Celebrini entered the SAP Center with Will Smiths No. 6 jersey from his days in Boston College on Monday afternoon.

Smiths Eagles, who were classified in first place within the country, swept 6-2 with Celebrinis Boston University Terriers last week and 2-0 on Saturday with 6: 2.

Both Smith and Celebrini were newcomers to their respective Alma matters last season before signing the sharks. Celebrini won the Hobey Baker Award as the highest player of College Hockey and Smith all led NCAA Division I players I with 71 points in 41 games.

Originally published: January 27, 2025 at 4:26 p.m. PST

PITTSBURG – A former Pittsburg police officer was sentenced to 6 months' probation after pleading guilty to 2 misdemeanors as a part of an agreement that required prosecutors to drop 4 serious weapons charges against him, records show.

Armando Montalvo, 29, pleaded no contest to 2 counts of obstruction of justice in March. In exchange, prosecutors dropped 4 charges related to possession and sale of assault rifles, records show.

Montalvo was sentenced to a brief term of probation that ends in September, based on court records. Montalvo joined the Pittsburg Police Department in 2015 and resigned in 2022 when the investigation got here to light. He was charged two years ago.

Montalvo was the primary of 14 Pittsburg and Antioch law enforcement officials charged as a part of a sprawling corruption investigation by the FBI and Contra Costa District Attorney's Office, but his case was only tangentially related to the much larger scandal. Prosecutors said on the time that they found evidence that he had illegally possessed assault rifles and sold them to another person while examining other officers' phones.

The other 13 East Contra Costa officers were charged with, amongst other things, bribes in the shape of alcohol to get out of traffic tickets, wire fraud, violent civil rights violations and drug trafficking.

The FBI also uncovered a parallel scandal still unfolding in Contra Costa. After seizing Antioch officers' phones, agents found quite a few racist, sexist and homophobic texts and memes in chats involving dozens of officers. This has to date led to firings and disciplinary actions against officers, the dismissal of dozens of charges and a rise in special circumstances in a multi-defendant gang case that was dismissed by a judge.