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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. |
Wings, Bruins 'sticking with the program'
Pierre LeBrunThe Detroit Red Wings are suddenly slumping, not so coincidentally after losing star blueliner Niklas Kronwall. But anyone waiting for veteran GM Ken...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 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, 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, 2009Horcoff, Helm deliver much-needed big games
Pierre LeBrunThe dramatic ebb and flow of Thursday night's 6-5 shootout win by the Edmonton Oilers over the visiting Detroit Red Wings notwithstanding, I thought i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009KHL still standing; should NHL worry?
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe KHL is still going through some growing pains in its second season, but it is also still standing. And KHL president Alexander Medvedev says there's much more to come.
Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009Vanek could return for weekend
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comThe Sabres got great news Wednesday when they discovered star winger Thomas Vanek was not as seriously injured as first believed.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Red Wings coach Mike Babcock on Johan Franzen injury: 'We just have to find a way'
Pierre LeBrunAndrei Markov remains the most significant injury of the early season, as the Montreal Canadiens are in big trouble without their best player. But the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009Don't overlook Red Wings' signing of Brad May
Pierre LeBrunI apologize ahead of time for doing a second straight item on the Detroit Red Wings, but a move they finally made official on Thursday bears some thou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009Sure, it's early, but tonight's Hawks-Wings clash still carries weight for both sides
Pierre LeBrunNothing like an early-season test between Original Six rivals to get the juices flowing. Detroit hosts Chicago on Thursday night in its home opener a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Will Hawks be able to top themselves?
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comReaching last season's conference finals was gravy for the Chicago Blackhawks. Now, it's expected. Can this young team top itself under such lofty expectations?
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009The twist in Rob Niedermayer as a Devil and more
Pierre LeBrunWho can the forget the handshake line at the end of the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after Scott Niedermayer's New Jersey Devils edged out brother Rob Nied...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009Dan Cleary's comeback receives more validation at Canadian Olympic camp
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- Detroit Red Wings forward Dan Cleary was playing golf in late June when he noticed he had a voice mail. It was from Red Wings vic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009Chris Chelios in Russia? The KHL has been calling
Pierre LeBrunWOODRIDGE, Ill. -- When I last spoke with Chris Chelios in late June, he was giddy with excitement at hitting the free-agent market on July 1. Well, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009NHL opposes Hudler's KHL deal
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comNHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league has opposed Jiri Hudler's signing with Dynamo Moscow, officially communicating its concerns to the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Kontinental Hockey League.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2009Hudler plans to play for KHL's Dynamo
Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.comA Kontinental Hockey League spokesman confirmed to ESPN.com on Thursday that Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler plans to play in the Russian league this upcoming season.
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