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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. |
QOTW answers: Holland, Lamoriello your top GMs
Pierre LeBrunBest GM in the NHL? The ESPN.com puckheads delivered again. Ken Holland was the most popular answer, followed by Lou Lamoriello (Devils), Doug Wilson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008Helmer gets another chance to play in the bigs; Ovie hits World Wide Web
Pierre LeBrunIn keeping with our underdog theme today, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to catch up with Bryan Helmer. The 36-year-old defenseman is back in th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008New outlook has Panthers' Anderson on top of game ... Tim Thomas style
Pierre LeBrunMajor Le-Brownie points for those of you who can guess off the top of your head which goaltender leads the NHL in save percentage with a sparkling .94...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008Coincidence or not, Crosby on fire since Semin's comments
Pierre LeBrunIf you're a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins, then you should send a Christmas card to Washington Capitals star winger Alexander Semin. Because, whethe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2008QOTW: Who is the top GM in the NHL?
Pierre LeBrunIt's Monday, so it's time for our Question of the Week. Now that Brian Burke has finally landed in Toronto, who do you believe is the best GM in the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2008Burke finally arrives in Toronto: "Let the fun begin"
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- The news conference was five minutes away when we got a text message from another NHL executive. "Let the fun begin," he wrote. Brian Bur...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2008The latest on Brendan Shanahan and Mats Sundin
Pierre LeBrunWe are told the Chicago Blackhawks are suddenly making a serious push for Mats Sundin. According to sources, Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon met with the s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2008Khabibulin joins list of afflicted goalies, but not for long
Pierre LeBrunWhen Nikolai Khabibulin went down to the ice on Wednesday night, you couldn't help but think of Martin Brodeur or Roberto Luongo. It's the year of th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2008Carter's potential starting to show for Flyers; depleted Caps calling for back-ups
Pierre LeBrunHere's how high we were on Jeff Carter before his rookie NHL season in 2005-06. We picked him for the Calder Trophy ahead of the likes of Sidney Crosb...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008QOTW answers: Backstrom, Lundqvist, Thomas getting your early Vezina votes
Pierre LeBrunWith Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo out with injuries, we asked the ESPN.com puckheads to come up with their Vezina Trophy contenders for this seas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Roy sons have to learn they're going to be judged on different level
Pierre LeBrunI forgot to mention this in my Patrick Roy column over the weekend, but I should have. While No. 33 got an amazing and heartfelt reception by the sol...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008Nabokov itching to get back into net for Sharks
Pierre LeBrunThe Vancouver Canucks need look no further than the San Jose Sharks for proof that there is life beyond their No. 1 goalie. The Sharks lost Vezina Tr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008Fallout from Luongo injury: Schneider on our radar
Pierre LeBrunCurtis Sanford is first in line to try to stop pucks for the Vancouver Canucks, and he should. But we'd be surprised if call-up Cory Schneider didn't ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008QOTW: With Brodeur and Luongo out, who's your Vezina front-runner?
Pierre LeBrunOK, puckheads ... I'm again giving you the power in our Question of the Week. With Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo both out with injuries, who is y...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "pierre lebrun" make the list?