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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. |
Coyotes' success? Look no further than Bryzgalov
Pierre LeBrunI bring you back to a conversation I had in September with Don Maloney. The GM of the Phoenix Coyotes was gauging his team's chances for the season. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009Refocused Richards back among NHL elite
Pierre LeBrunYou've got to do something pretty special to get on the Canadian Olympic radar if you weren't invited to its summer camp. Brad Richards is doing just...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunFear not, angst-filled puckheads. Dr. LeBrun is here again this week to soothe you with therapeutic thoughts. I selected the rants I thought...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Carlyle on Ducks' early-season struggles: 'We have to accept responsibility'
Pierre LeBrunRandy Carlyle headed to the rink Thursday in a foul mood. He wasn't happy with the coach of the Anaheim Ducks. The proverbial finger was pointed righ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Friends, and enemies, will be made in 2010
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- Two playoff seasons, two Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins series and plenty of jousting between opposing captains Mike Rich...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Green and Robidas: Two defensemen on different paths, but their Olympic goal is the same
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- One was a Norris Trophy candidate last season. The other almost stayed in Europe after the NHL lockout. Washington's Mike Green a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009U.S. camp report: Modano lone mainstay from Team USA's glory days
Pierre LeBrunWOODRIDGE, Ill. -- One by one, the cherub faces came out to meet the media Monday as the U.S. Olympic orientation camp opened in suburban Chicago. It...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Koivu said he didn't want to get in brother's way; update on Sergei Zubov's future
Pierre LeBrunNHL Rumor Central Get all the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • NHL Rumor Central For the record,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 08, 2009We're getting closer to draft time ... and the trade denials are coming in
Pierre LeBrunRumor Central Get all of the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • Rumor Central MONTREAL -- We're th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009NHL increases salary cap to $56.8M
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe NHL's salary cap for next season will be $56.8 million, a source told ESPN.com on Friday.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009Nieuwendyk says he's ready for new GM role; Cliff Fletcher hopes to stay on in Toronto
Pierre LeBrunDETROIT -- These are heady days for veteran hockey executive Cliff Fletcher. First, his son Chuck got his first NHL GM job, a plum assignment in one ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009Still want to doubt Chris Osgood?
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comAfter winning the Cup last season, Chris Osgood wasn't mentally ready for the climb back. But the Wings goalie is back, showing his critics the playoffs are his time to shine.
Story | Conversation | May 18, 2009Stars' Modano not retiring, center says
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comMike Modano is coming back for his 20th NHL season.
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2009Our offseason makeovers: A look at the West's non-playoff teams
Pierre LeBrunOver the next two months, the hockey world will focus on the chase for Lord Stanley's prize. But before we dive headfirst into that wild journey, let'...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009Brad Richards deals with second freak injury, says it's 'pretty hard to fathom'
Pierre LeBrunOn Saturday morning, we exchanged text messages with Brad Richards. The Dallas Stars center was excited about making a surprise early comeback from a ...
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