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Pierre LeBrunChats | NHLPierre LeBrun covers the NHL for ESPN.com. He spent 13 years with The Canadian Press as its national hockey columnist before joining ESPN.com in September 2008. LeBrun, who is based in Toronto, is also a regular contributor on CBC's "Hockey Night in Canada." He studied journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa and, shortly after his graduation, was hired by The CP in August 1995. In 2005, he won Sports Media Canada's top sportswriting award for his coverage of the 2004-05 NHL lockout. |
Expect more NHL games in Europe
Pierre LeBrunIf anyone thought the NHL's regular-season games in Europe were a short-term experiment, guess again. The league wants to expand to six teams next fa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009Caps' Fleischmann just having some fun
Pierre LeBrunHow does a player start his season with 11 points in 10 games and barely get noticed around the league? By playing on a team with Alex Ovechkin, Ale...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009Critical juncture begins for Ducks
Pierre LeBrunCan the real Anaheim Ducks please present themselves to the nearest NHL arena? Because so far this season I haven't seen the team that knocked off t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009Will Modano make U.S. Olympic team?
ESPNDallas.comScott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com took a crack at putting together the 23-man U.S. Olympic hockey...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009Filatov, Jackets may both benefit from agreement
Pierre LeBrunNikita Filatov will finally get to play -- without the pay cut. And that's what you call a happy, temporary separation. The 19-year-old forward, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves
Pierre LeBrun...year for Detroit, but is it time to start considering the Red Wings a legit cup contender? LeBrun's take: Honestly, Dru1624, I'm not sure what you're talking about. Whenever I've talked...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009The story on a young, brave Russian kid
Pierre LeBrunThe story of Kirill Kabanov is one of a young man who has already shown tremendous character in his 17 years on earth. But it's also the global hockey...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009Decisions aplenty for Ducks, Hurricanes
Pierre LeBrunQuite the week for the Anaheim Ducks, eh? First, J.S. Giguere sparks controversy by saying he doesn't want to be a backup goalie. Listen, I'm a big f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009Kings hope sit-down leads to Quick turnaround
Pierre LeBrunI heard some faint rumblings this week that the Los Angeles Kings weren't terribly satisfied with Jonathan Quick's past few games, and when I saw Erik...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009Devils keep churning out the wins
Pierre LeBrunOK, everyone, raise your hand if you had the New Jersey Devils leading the Eastern Conference the morning of Nov. 13 with a sensational 13-4-0 record?...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009Happy times nearing in KHL-NHL relationship?
Pierre LeBrunThe news release Thursday from the Kontinental Hockey League read like a 1970s Cold War communiqué: "KHL Statement on Meeting Between President Alexa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009General matters
Jesse Rogers...on your principles for the bigger cause. Finally, I exchanged e-mails with ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun, who is at the meetings. He says no word on when the NHL will decide about...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- As the opening day of the NHL general managers meetings wrapped up Tuesday, it was interesting to see a few GMs take the time to stop and c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Your rants: Shoulder pads and OT discontent
Pierre LeBrun...would sustain upon impact. With this change, the clean hits wouldn't be such a big issue LeBrun's take: Big Jim, Kris King of the NHL's Hockey Operations office in Toronto has actually...
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