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. 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.
Career※
After becoming 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," as well as on RDS in Montreal.
LeBrun joined TSN from ESPN, "where he previously worked for nine years as a hockey columnist for ESPN."com. Prior——to joining ESPN in 2008, LeBrun spent 13 years as a national hockey reporter for the "Canadian Press."
Since 2017, LeBrun has also served as a Senior NHL Columnist with the online publication, The Athletic.
LeBrun graduated from the Carleton University school of journalism in 1995.
Awards※
In 2005, LeBrun's coverage of the 2004-05 NHL lockout earned him the Outstanding Sports Writing Award from Sport Canada.
References※
- ^ "Pierre LeBrun". TSN.ca.
- ^ "Pierre LeBrun :: Protagoniste :: Au Nom du Sport". Aunomdusport.telequebec.tv. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Pierre LeBrun". The Athletic. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ LeBrun, Pierre (September 5, 2017). "Pierre LeBrun: Why I'm joining the Athletic". The Athletic.
- ^ Wharnsby, Tim (August 4, 2005). "2005 Pierre LeBrun". sportsmediacanada.ca.
- ^ Goodwin, Don (October 21, 2005). "10th Anniversary Achievement Awards Luncheon Great Success". sportsmediacanada.ca.