45 Results for season in the stands

Ref McCreary honored to earn 2010 spot

Pierre LeBrun

...s 28th and final NHL season, fittingly, will include a prestigious Olympic assignment in February, which is a deserved...U.S. soil, that really stands out in my career to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Your rants, my answers

Pierre LeBrun

...and I listened. There is, in fact, a couch in my...That will likely change next season when the new "blindside" hit...and think he is a stand-up guy, his record with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

...That's Rick Nash's plus/minus this season, second-to-last on his own team. I...years now. On ice, I take most pride in my plus/minus. It is a well-debated...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 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

Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings

Pierre LeBrun

...week," Chiarelli told ESPN.com, confirming his interest in Forsberg. "It's something that we certainly would...Helsinki last week, with NHL scouts in the stands watching his every move. The Swedish star has...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Pressure building for Vincent Lecavalier

Pierre LeBrun

...Vincent Lecavalier's so-so start to the season wouldn't have generated this much attention. But...be an Olympic year, which means, at least in Canada, his so-so start has generated big...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

You vented ... I'm answering

Pierre LeBrun

...thoughts. I selected the rants I thought were in most need of medical help: Netminder71: I am...on your Caps. Having covered them in last season's near playoff loss to the New York...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Penner 'staying classy' in Edmonton

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

Dustin Penner's time in Edmonton has been filled with controversy since the Oilers signed him two years ago. But thanks to humor ("Anchorman"!) and, yes, better fitness, the power winger is finding his way.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Ovechkin's fine, Shanny's future and more

Pierre LeBrun

...Evgeny Artyukhin and Alex Ovechkin in back-to-back nights. One...on the surface, as a stand-alone incident, Wednesday night's...Artyukhin who was suspended last season for a knee-on-knee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Don't overlook Red Wings' signing of Brad May

Pierre LeBrun

...that hasn't had a prototypical tough guy in a while. May is more hockey player than...Holland said. "My mom knows what Brad May stands for. He's a hard-nosed guy who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

As he enters final NHL season, referee Dan Morouelli shares some stories with us

Pierre LeBrun

...a request. Let him start his final NHL season in Helsinki. Terry Gregson, the new director of NHL...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Quenneville's goalie swap the right one as Niemi wows in home country

Pierre LeBrun

...from Joel Quenneville, right? The Blackhawks coach put in rookie backup goalie Antti Niemi for his fourth...to give him a lot of credit to stand up to a couple of key barrages in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009

Report from Helsinki: Blackhawks shouldn't be too disappointed by season-opening loss

Pierre LeBrun

...with 55 shots on goal in his storied career. He thought...You hate to lose your season opener, but there's not...that guy," Kane said. "He stands up in his net; some...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Is Ryan Getzlaf the best center in the West? He'll be trying to prove it in 2009-10

Pierre LeBrun

...Anaheim's Oct. 3 regular-season opener with San Jose. His...week and aim to play in one or two preseason games...Calgary. He watched from the stands every day as Canada's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Friends, and enemies, will be made in 2010

Pierre LeBrun

CALGARY, Alberta -- Two playoff seasons, two Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins...Chicago Blackhawks teammate Patrick Sharp in the world championships and the...pay the price. As it stands so far this week, Morrow...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009