Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Iyo yapfuura francophone yakasarudzwa mumutambo wekutanga weKupinda Draft neCanadiens yakanga iri Eric Chouinard mu
Gore ra 1998. Varairidzi nevasori veCanadiens vakarumbidza Leblanc nokuda kwokukurumidza kwake, kutsunga, kukwanisa kugovera zvibodzwa uye kuda kwake kuenda kumakona nokuda kwepuck. General Manager weCanadiens Bob Gainey akanzwa kuti chisarudzo chaLeblanc chekuenda kuUnited States kunotamba muUSHL - pane kugara kumusha kwake Quebec neQMJHL, iyo ingadai iri sarudzo iri nyore - yaizobatsira kukura kwake semutambi uye yakaratidza mhando yehunhu iyo timu yaitsvaga. Leblanc akanyoresa paHarvard University munaGunyana 2009, uye akatanga kutamba timu yeyunivhesiti yehockey, iyo Crimson. Mugore rake rimwe chete paHarvard, akatungamira timu muzvinangwa (11), kubatsira (12) uye mapoinzi (23). Akatumidzwa zita rokuti Ivy League rookie wegore, akanga ariwo wokupedzisira weECAC rookie wegore.