Pierre LeBrun

Pierre LeBrun

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Pierre 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.

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Power Play: Laraque a hindrance?

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

How Georges Laraque still finds NHL employment befuddles us. And why is Thanksgiving a true postseason barometer?

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Tough Vezina vote; tough Flames lineup

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Who will win the Vezina Trophy (a tough call)? Why is this Flames team different from previous seasons (tough lineup)? Just a few things we're ranting about in this week's 5 Things.

Story | Conversation | February 16, 2009

This week, we're bursting a few bubbles

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Will a new-and-improved Sean Avery really help an NHL team? Can the Kings pull off a playoff miracle? Scott Burnside weighs in with his weekly 5 Things.

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2009

Source: European openers to go on

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The NHL will continue to send teams to Europe to kick off its regular season, and the world's best players will meet in the 2011 World Cup of Hockey now that the league and players' association have reached a compromise, ESPN.com has learned.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009

Will Toronto be Burke's next stop? We know other teams that could use him

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

On Wednesday, Brian Burke stepped down as GM for the Anaheim Ducks. Does this automatically mean he's headed for Toronto? Maybe it shouldn't. A lot of teams could use a GM like Burke.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008

NHL rebuffs Russian league request for late prospect's medical records

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

The head of the fledgling Continental Hockey League is accusing the NHL of stonewalling on providing medical information on New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov, who died during a KHL game last month.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2008

For Russia's KHL, now is the time for transparency

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

With many troubling questions surrounding Alexei Cherepanov's death, the KHL must choose what kind of league it is going to be. And Scott Burnside says now is the time for transparency.

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2008