Pierre LeBrun is a Canadian sportscaster and writer working for TSN, where he is a TSN Hockey Insider, and regularly appears on hockey-related broadcasts.[1] He is also a senior NHL columnist for the American-based Internet outlet The Athletic, and has appeared as a regular panelist on Hockey Night in Canada.[2][3]

Career

After becoming a mainstay on TSN's weekly Insider Trading segment in 2011, LeBrun has appeared on various TSN programming, including SportsCentre, That's Hockey and TSN Radio stations across the country. As a TSN Hockey Insider, he delivers breaking news and in-depth analysis and commentary across the TSN’s slate of hockey programming and specials,[1] as well as on RDS in Montreal.[3]

LeBrun joined TSN from ESPN, where he previously worked for nine years as a hockey columnist for ESPN.com.[1] Prior to joining ESPN in 2008, LeBrun spent 13 years as a national hockey reporter for the Canadian Press.[1]

Since 2017, LeBrun has also served as a Senior NHL Columnist with the online publication, The Athletic.[4]

LeBrun graduated from the Carleton University school of journalism in 1995.[5]

Awards

In 2005, LeBrun's coverage of the 2004-05 NHL lockout earned him the Outstanding Sports Writing Award from Sport Canada.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pierre LeBrun". TSN.ca.
  2. ↑ "PIERRE LEBRUN :: Protagoniste :: Au Nom du Sport". Aunomdusport.telequebec.tv. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. 1 2 "Pierre LeBrun". The Athletic. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  4. ↑ LeBrun, Pierre (September 5, 2017). "Pierre LeBrun: Why I'm joining the Athletic". The Athletic.
  5. ↑ Wharnsby, Tim (4 August 2005). "2005 Pierre LeBrun". sportsmediacanada.ca.
  6. ↑ Goodwin, Don (21 October 2005). "10th Anniversary Achievement Awards Luncheon Great Success". sportsmediacanada.ca.


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