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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Wings, Bruins 'sticking with the program'

Pierre LeBrun

The 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, 2009

Your 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, 2009

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

Fear 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, 2009

Horcoff, Helm deliver much-needed big games

Pierre LeBrun

The 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, 2009

KHL still standing; should NHL worry?

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The 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, 2009

Vanek could return for weekend

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Sabres got great news Wednesday when they discovered star winger Thomas Vanek was not as seriously injured as first believed.

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock on Johan Franzen injury: 'We just have to find a way'

Pierre LeBrun

Andrei 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, 2009

Don't overlook Red Wings' signing of Brad May

Pierre LeBrun

I 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, 2009

Sure, it's early, but tonight's Hawks-Wings clash still carries weight for both sides

Pierre LeBrun

Nothing 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, 2009

Will Hawks be able to top themselves?

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Reaching 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, 2009

The twist in Rob Niedermayer as a Devil and more

Pierre LeBrun

Who 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, 2009

Dan Cleary's comeback receives more validation at Canadian Olympic camp

Pierre LeBrun

CALGARY, 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, 2009

Chris Chelios in Russia? The KHL has been calling

Pierre LeBrun

WOODRIDGE, 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, 2009

NHL opposes Hudler's KHL deal

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

NHL 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, 2009

Hudler plans to play for KHL's Dynamo

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

A 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.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009