Stephan Leblanc Explained

Position:Forward
Shoots:left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:205
Former Nll Teams:Toronto Rock
New England Black Wolves
Halifax Thunderbirds
Georgia Swarm
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:January 20, 1986
Birth Place:Dundas, Ontario (now Hamilton, Ontario)
Career Start:2010
Nll Draft:11th overall
Nll Draft Year:2009
Nll Draft Team:Toronto Rock
Career End:2022
Career Highlights:NLL:
  • Rookie of the Year (2010)
  • NLL Cup (2011)

Stephan Leblanc (born January 20, 1986) is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player having played for the Toronto Rock, New England Black Wolves, Halifax Thunderbirds and Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League.[1] In November 2022, he announced is retirement as a player.[2]

Leblanc was chosen by the Rock in the first round of the 2009 NLL entry draft,[3] and joined the team along with fellow draft choice Garrett Billings in the 2010 season. He was named Rookie of the Month for both February[4] and April,[5] and after scoring 82 points in his rookie year, was named NLL Rookie of the Year.[6]

In 2020, Leblanc became the second men's lacrosse player inducted into the Queens Athletics Hall of Fame.[7]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Leblanc lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com . 2022-11-18 . www.statscrew.com . en.
  2. Web site: Tutka . Paul . 2022-11-16 . Stephan Leblanc officially retires after over decade of success in the NLL . 2022-11-18 . The Lax Mag . en-CA.
  3. Web site: 2009 Entry Draft – Live Results. September 9, 2009. NLL.com. 2010-10-10.
  4. Web site: Vinc & Leblanc win February player awards. NLL.com. March 4, 2010. 2011-10-10.
  5. Web site: Merrill named Player of the Month for April. NLL.com. May 3, 2010. 2011-10-10.
  6. Web site: Rock's Leblanc named Rookie of the Year. NLL.com. May 13, 2010. 2011-10-10.
  7. Web site: Stephan Leblanc (2020) - Hall of Fame . 2022-11-18 . Queens University of Charlotte Athletics . en.
  8. Web site: Player National Lacrosse League. March 9, 2020. NLL.com.