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Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'
Pierre LeBrunSteve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and a white beard, but you can bet he's making his list and checking it twice. And these days, Santa Claus does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 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, 2009Fallout from Gretzky's resignation: Why did he leave Phoenix now?
Pierre LeBrunThe fallout from Wayne Gretzky's resignation as coach and managing partner of the Phoenix Coyotes began in earnest Thursday. Why...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009GM Maloney optimistic (for now) amid ownership mess, Gretzky's absence
Pierre LeBrun...straight ... Theo Fleury and Jason Allison were on the ice as NHL training camps opened, but Wayne Gretzky wasn't? Strange start to the NHL season, isn't it? It's sickening to see...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009Shane Doan's message to Jim Balsillie: Give Phoenix a chance
Pierre LeBrunCALGARY, Alberta -- Writing a Phoenix Coyotes blog wasn't the first thing I thought of after today's session at the Canadian Olympic orientation camp,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Pressure? There's no American equivalent to what Team Canada faces in 2010 Olympics
Pierre LeBrunIf there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' 72. We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger And all I remember was si...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009What I'll remember most about Joe Sakic
Pierre LeBrun...by how they are during the lowest of lows. Just like Jean Beliveau, Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky, Sakic was pure class, win or lose, at all times. Four years earlier, the same Sakic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009QOTW answers: Some of your memorable 'first games'
Pierre LeBrun...season. The Gretzky-led Blues had battled the Wings to a Game 7. The rosters were filled with talent beyond belief. They included Hall of Fame members and possible future members Wayne Gretzky, Brett...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009QOTW answers: Julien, Sutter, McLellan among your faves; no love for Keenan
Pierre LeBrunThe Question of the Week was a tough one: Who is your current favorite for the Jack Adams Award for NHL coach of the year? Quite frankly, I'm not sure...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009Checking in with the champion Swedes
Pierre LeBrun...out better for them in February 2010 than it did for Team Canada in 2006, when Wayne Gretzky and Pat Quinn saw their squad deliver a disappointing performance four years after winning Olympic gold...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009QOTW answers: You want more love for Mason, Parise, Keith, Krejci
Pierre LeBrunSome players just don't get the attention they deserve in the NHL. We left it to the ESPN.com puckheads to make it right in our Question of the Week, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2009QOTW answers: You say Sid, others forced to defend themselves
Pierre LeBrunInspired by Sidney Crosby and Alexander Semin last weekend, we asked our ESPN.com puckheads whether they thought NHL stars should drop the gloves. Not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009Latest buzz on 2010 Olympic teams
Pierre LeBrunWe thought we'd update our ESPN.com puckheads on the latest plans of the 2010 Olympic hockey teams, north and south of the border. Team USA There's ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008QOTW answers: 1977 Canadiens rule your school
Pierre LeBrun...all time. Despite faltering a bit after losing Mario (who was on pace to breaking most of Gretzky's single season scoring records), the Penguins finished strong to win the President's Trophy and, in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "wayne gretzky" make the list?