Pierre Brassard regularly took his son to watch the hometown Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. One player in particularity that caught young Derick's eye was promising ...

Brassard is a Quebec kid. He was born and raised in Hull and played his junior hockey for Drummondville. His father, Pierre, was drafted in 1976 by the Montreal Canadiens. -- Brassard has been the ...

The direct family includes Brassard’s mother, Suzanne, father, Pierre, and 32-year-old sister, Janie, a former star hockey player at Concordia. The extended family reaches far and wide.

The direct family includes Brassard’s mother, Suzanne, father, Pierre, and 32-year-old sister, Janie, a former star hockey player at Concordia. The extended family reaches far and wide.

He talked to Pierre ... been thinking about my career after (hockey), but last summer when I was working out, I wasn’t really thinking about that,” Brassard said. “I was just going to ...