Louis Leblanc

Who is Louis Leblanc?

Louis Jean Joseph Leblanc is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Leblanc played minor hockey in the Montréal region before he moved to the United States in 2008, where he played one season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League and was named rookie of the year. Eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 18th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. He then enrolled at Harvard University and spent one season with the Crimson, being named Ivy League rookie of the year, before he signed a contract with the Canadiens in 2010. Leblanc joined the Montreal Juniors later that year, who had earlier acquired his QMJHL playing rights. Midway through his first season in the QMJHL, Leblanc played in the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships; it was the second time he had played in an international tournament, having played at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where the team won the gold medal.