Montreal Selects Leblanc at No. 18
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey was represented in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, as incoming Harvard freshman Louis Leblanc was selected as the No. 18 overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens.
The Kirkland, Quebec native will play under Crimson head coach Ted Donato this Fall in Cambridge.
The Crimson recruit was named the United States Hockey League Rookie of the Year in 2008-09 after leading Omaha in points (59) and finishing tied for eighth among USHL skaters in goals (28).
Leblanc played for Team Canada at the 2008 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament scoring three goals (3-2-5), helping Canada win gold. He was also a member of Team Quebec at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
Prior to joining the USHL, he played for the Lac St. Louis Lions, leading the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League in goals (54) and points (91) in 2007-08.
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft resumes tomorrow (6/27) at 10 a.m. with the start of round two. Rounds two through seven can be followed on www.nhl.com throughout the day.
To find out additional information on student-athletes and recruiting classes attending ECAC Hockey institutions beginning in the Fall of 2009, please visit the League's Web site - www.ecachockey.com.
About ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey boasts elite student-athletes and teams from 12 of the
nation's most prestigious institutions - Brown University, Clarkson
University, Colgate University, Cornell University, Dartmouth
College, Harvard University, Princeton University, Quinnipiac
University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Lawrence
University, Union College and Yale University.
