Andrew John LeBlanc (born June 29, 1989) is an American professional

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player currently playing for

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of the

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(DEL). He won the

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in 2013 as the top

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(NCAA) men's ice hockey player. LeBlanc was born in

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, but grew up in

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Playing career

LeBlanc played in the

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with the

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from 2006 until 2008, after which he began playing for

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. Going into the 2011-2012 season LeBlanc was named Captain of the team but suffered an injury 10 games into his senior season at St. Cloud State. He was therefore allowed to be a Red shirt senior for the 2012-2013 and scored 50 points in 42 NCAA games, he also continued to serve as team Captain. LeBlanc signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on April 12, 2013. He made his NHL debut on April 24, 2013, against the

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and appeared in two games for the Blackhawks during the

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. As a result, the one-year contract that LeBlanc signed in April 2013, concluded on June 30, 2013, and LeBlanc became an unrestricted free agent. On July 19, 2013, he agreed to a two-year contract with the Blackhawks. He would spend the next two seasons playing for the

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, the Blackhawks'

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affiliate. Following the 2014–15 season, the Blackhawks did not extend a qualifying offer to LeBlanc. As a result, he became an unrestricted free agent. On July 10, 2015, LeBlanc signed a one-year contract with the Augsburger Panther of the DEL. He signed an extension with the team in March 2017. Following eight seasons with Augsburg, LeBlanc left the club as a free agent and continued his career in the DEL by signing a one-year contract with Iserlohn Roosters for the 2023–24 season on July 7, 2023.

International play

LeBlanc was selected to represent the

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at the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:LeBlanc, Drew 1989 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Steel players Hobey Baker Award winners Iserlohn Roosters players Ice hockey people from Duluth, Minnesota People from Hermantown, Minnesota Ice hockey people from St. Louis County, Minnesota Ice hockey players from Minnesota Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey players Undrafted National Hockey League players American men's ice hockey centers AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans