Stephan Leblanc

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Stephan Leblanc
Born(1986-01-20)January 20, 1986
Dundas, Ontario (now Hamilton, Ontario)
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
Shootsleft
PositionForward
NLL draft11th overall, 2009
Toronto Rock
NLL teams Toronto Rock
New England Black Wolves
Halifax Thunderbirds
Georgia Swarm
Pro career 2010–2022
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] [2] In November 2022, he announced is retirement as a player. [2]

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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]

Stephan Leblanc Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2010 Toronto Rock 1636468276125.134.750.75389171405.674.670.00
2011 Toronto Rock 153343767585.075.000.5334591403.004.670.00
2012 Toronto Rock 162837656584.064.060.5021451202.506.000.00
2013 Toronto Rock 1622365880143.635.000.881101581.005.008.00
2014 Toronto Rock 1845438893274.895.171.501033203.002.000.00
2015 Toronto Rock 1831558696154.785.330.834511162024.005.000.50
2016 Toronto Rock 1732387078244.124.591.41–––––––––
2017 Toronto Rock 152053737664.875.070.4034913804.332.670.00
2018 Toronto Rock 2213901.504.500.00–––––––––
2018 New England Black Wolves 1725457070124.124.120.711314304.003.000.00
2019 New England Black Wolves 1827669358135.173.220.721022502.005.000.00
2020 New England Black Wolves 10828364523.604.500.20–––––––––
1783094918008211414.494.610.791926447083103.684.370.53
Career Total:1973355358709041514.424.590.77

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

Awards

Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2010 		Succeeded by

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References

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