| John LeBlanc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1964 Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2001 | ||
John Glenn LeBlanc (born January 21, 1964) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He played 83 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Winnipeg Jets. He scored 26 goals and 13 assists in his NHL career.
His best professional season came in 1989-90 when, as a member of the Cape Breton Oilers, he led all American Hockey League scorers with 54 regular-season goals.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Mount Allison University | CIAU | 20 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 69 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of New Brunswick | CIAU | 24 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of New Brunswick | CIAU | 24 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 75 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 35 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 61 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 77 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 56 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 77 | 48 | 40 | 88 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 41 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 65 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 60 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 16 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 77 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 69 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Causapscal Forestiers | LHSBSL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cauaspscal Forestiers | LHSBSL | 32 | 55 | 41 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Bakersfield Condors | WCHL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 429 | 267 | 211 | 478 | 254 | 56 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 58 | ||||
| NHL totals | 83 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| IHL totals | 283 | 128 | 114 | 242 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||
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