Louis Leblanc

Louis Leblanc ( born January 26, 1991, Pointe -Claire, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since 2011 when the Canadiens de Montréal in the National Hockey League under contract and playing in parallel for their farm team Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League.

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Career

Louis Leblanc began his career as a hockey player with the Lions de Lac Saint -Louis, where he was active from 2006 to 2008 in the junior league unterklassigen QMAAA. He then played one year for the Omaha Lancers in the Junior League United States Hockey League. In Omaha, he was able to convince at first and was elected Rookie of the Year and to the All- Rookie team of the USHL. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the first round than a total of 18 players from the Canadiens de Montréal. First, however, he attended a year at Harvard University, for their hockey team he played in parallel in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Also at Harvard University, he was able to convince at first and was elected to the All- Rookie Team ECAC Hockey. However, he decided in the 2010/11 season for the Club de hockey junior de Montréal from the top Canadian junior league QMJHL to compete. There he received the 2011 Trophée Paul Dumont Personality of the Year.

In the 2011/12 season Leblanc made ​​his debut for the Canadiens de Montréal in the National Hockey League. In his rookie year, he scored five goals in 42 games each and five assists for the Canadiens. In parallel, he played for Montreal's farm team in Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

Internationally

For Canada Leblanc took part in the U20 World Youth Championship 2011, where he won the silver medal with his team. He contributed three goals and four assists in seven games to this success.

Awards and achievements

  • 2009 USHL All- Rookie Team
  • 2009 USHL Rookie of the Year
  • 2010 ECAC Hockey All- Rookie Team
  • 2011 Trophée Paul Dumont

Internationally

  • 2011 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships

NHL stats

(End of season 2011 /12)

Pointe-Claire 2009 NHL Entry Draft Farmteam 2010–11 QMJHL season 2011–12 NHL season Canada men's national ice hockey team 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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