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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League planning for Canada to host

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The NHL wants to hold a second outdoor game, this one in Canada, commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Wednesday.

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Your rants, my answers

Pierre LeBrun

...that funny. Let's look at the vents I enjoyed the most from this week: jacobsaltiel: Dear Pierre, my three favorite hockey commentators are Mike Boone, Elliotte Friedman and you. I try to read your...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Guerin: Early test came at right time

Pierre LeBrun

They've got most of their injured players back. They're back in the hunt for first place in the Eastern Conference and captain Sidney Crosby is back n...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Your rants, my answers

Pierre LeBrun

...on there and unleashing your hockey angst. We had some good ones again this week: PSUshuvel55: Hey Pierre, what needs to happen in order for there to be an even distribution of suspensions given out...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009

A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come

Pierre LeBrun

TORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Group to study issue, report in March

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The NHL's 30 GMs agreed Wednesday to study the idea of making blindside hits to the head illegal next season.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Gonchar and Savard injuries affect Pens, Bruins

Pierre LeBrun

And just like that, the picture changed for a pair of Eastern Conference contenders Wednesday with the news the Pittsburgh Penguins had lost their top...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Penguins find defensive answer in Jay McKee

Pierre LeBrun

It was back in June at the NHL awards in Las Vegas when your humble hockey hack ran into Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero after the show. It didn't t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Letang says Hartnell bit him, and Hartnell 'can't say what happened' ... more fuel for the rivalry

Pierre LeBrun

The Flyers-Penguins rivalry is one of the best in hockey. And tonight's 5-4 win by Pittsburgh was another dandy. But there's good, hard-nosed, vicious...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Gustavsson gets start over Toskala

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Toronto Maple Leafs will start goalie Jonas Gustavsson Tuesday night against the Ottawa Senators instead of Vesa Toskala

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Our season preview lives! Here are 10 things I want to see in 2009-10

Pierre LeBrun

Ah, the smell of pucks. There's nothing like it. We're inching our way toward the Oct. 1 start of the 2009-10 season, and here today at ESPN.com, we'r...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Concerts, Cup visits, Croatian holidays ... NHLers tell us what they did this summer

Pierre LeBrun

NEW YORK -- Like the first day of school, it's always fun to find out what everyone did over the summer. My ESPN.com colleague Scott Burnside and I w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Penguins defenseman Boucher retires

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Penguins veteran defenseman Philippe Boucher announced his retirement Thursday, going out in style as a Stanley Cup champion.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

McKee signs one-year deal

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed veteran defenseman Jay McKee on Friday.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Hossa, Blackhawks agree on deal

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009