Peter LeBlanc explained

Peter LeBlanc
Team:Essen Mosquitoes
League:Oberliga
Former Teams:Washington Capitals
Rögle BK
HPK
Fife Flyers
EK Zell am See
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:207
Birth Date:February 3, 1988
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Draft:186th overall
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2010
Career End:2020

Peter LeBlanc (born February 3, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who last played for the Essen Mosquitoes of the German Oberliga. He played a solitary game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals.

Playing career

As a youth, Leblanc played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario.[1]

Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks 186th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Leblanc was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[2] During the 2012–13 season, LeBlanc was traded by the Blackhawks to the Washington Capitals for future considerations in AHL contracted player Matt Beaudoin on January 31, 2013.[3]

In July 2013, LeBlanc was re-signed by the Capitals to a one-year, two-way contract. He was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for the duration of the 2013–14 season, scoring 12 goals and 28 points in 65 games. LeBlanc was recalled by the Capitals and made his NHL debut in their final regular season game in a 1–0 shootout defeat by the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 13, 2014.[4]

As a pending free agent, LeBlanc opted to sign his first European contract on a one-year deal with Swedish club, Rögle BK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 12, 2014.[5] In the 2014–15 season, LeBlanc was unable to contribute to his expectations with 18 points in 50 contests. LeBlanc opted to remain in Europe the following season, signing with top flight Finnish outfit, HPK of the Liiga.

Following a single season with HPK as a depth forward in 2015–16, LeBlanc returned to North America, signing a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL on September 14, 2016.[6]

After a short spell with the Manchester Monarchs, LeBlanc agreed to a move to the Fife Flyers of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League on June 30, 2017.[7]

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Hamilton Red WingsOPJHL10000
2004–05Hamilton Red WingsOPJHL4914223623
2005–06Hamilton Red WingsOPJHL2110122225
2006–07New Hampshire WildcatsHE391454
2007–08New Hampshire WildcatsHE375101537
2008–09New Hampshire WildcatsHE381416308
2009–10New Hampshire WildcatsHE3914213524
2010–11Rockford IceHogsAHL5712183012
2010–11Toledo WalleyeECHL22 814226
2011–12Rockford IceHogsAHL7224204414
2012–13Rockford IceHogsAHL34481215
2012–13Hershey BearsAHL3381018450880
2013–14Hershey BearsAHL6512162816
2013–14Washington CapitalsNHL10000
2014–15Rögle BKAllsv50612181694152
2015–16HPKLiiga4628104
2016–17Cincinnati CyclonesECHL4210203011
2016–17Manchester MonarchsECHL113470
2017–18Fife FlyersEIHL562037571440000
2018–19EK Zell am SeeAlpsHL4020193918
2019–20Essen MosquitoesGER.335821298
AHL totals26160721326150880
NHL totals 100 00

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OPJHL
Rookie of the Year 2005[8] [9]
College
All-Northeast Regional Team 2009[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018 . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. February 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: IceHogs ink Peter Leblanc and Paul Zanette . icehogs.com . June 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326083500/http://icehogs.com/news/icehogs/index.html?article_id=2994 . March 26, 2012. dead .
  3. Web site: Blackhawks trade Peter LeBlanc to Washington . . January 31, 2013. January 31, 2013.
  4. Web site: Lightning win in shootout, clinch 2nd place in Atlantic . . 2014-04-13 . 2014-04-13.
  5. Web site: Rogle acquire Canadian center . . 2014-06-12 . 2014-06-12 . Swedish . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618101445/http://www.roglebk.se/natmagasinet/visa/2666_rogle_varvar_kanadensisk_center . 2014-06-18 .
  6. Web site: Cyclones add top-line center . . 2016-09-14 . 2016-09-14.
  7. Web site: Hutchins joyed by LeBlanc signing . . 2017-06-30 . 2017-06-30.
  8. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 311. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  9. http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2009-10/bios/Peter%20LeBlanc UNHWildcats.com - University of New Hampshire Official Athletics Website
  10. News: Howe. Jeff. Northeast Regional: Hand it to BU. Inside College Hockey. 2009-03-29. 2009-04-12.