He played the 2008-09 season for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He played one season with the Harvard Crimson before signing a contract with the Canadiens in 2010.
Junior Career
Leblanc played minor hockey with the Lakeshore Minor Hockey Association and then joined the Lac St. Louis Lions, a midget team in Montreal. He led the league in scoring for two years, and led his team in penalty minutes both years. He was selected eighteenth overall by the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 2007 QMJHL Draft, but instead went to the Omaha Lancers with the intent of playing for a university team.
He joined the Harvard Crimson in 2009 and on January 8, 2009 his QMJHL rights were traded to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. His rights were traded again on June 5, 2010 when Chicoutimi sent him to the Montreal Junior Hockey Club. In his one year at Harvard, Leblanc lead the team in goals (11), assists (12) and points (23). He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and was a finalist for the ECAC Rookie of the Year.
On July 30, 2010, Leblanc signed a 3-year contract with the Canadiens. Leblanc is currently playing with the Montreal Juniors of the QMJHL.
On December 15, 2010 Leblanc was named to team Canada for the 2011 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship that will take place in Buffalo.
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