DREW LEBLANC - 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNER
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The LeBlanc Legacy at St. Cloud State! 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNER 2013 NCAA Division All-America First Team 2013 College Hockey Premier Player of the Year Award Recipient 2013 NCAA Frozen Four Participant 2013 WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2013 WCHA STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR #19 Drew LeBlanc
Senior - Forward - Captain
6-0, 195-pounds Hermantown, Minn. |
2012-13 Highlights:
- 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNER
- 2013 NCAA Division I All-America First Team
- 2013 College Hockey Premier Player of the Year Award
- 2013 WCHA Player of the Year
- 2013 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2013 All-WCHA FIrst Team
- Helped lead Huskies to first ever NCAA FROZEN FOUR appearance!
- Top vote getter in 2nd phase of Vote for Hobey fan voting!
- Led Nation in 2012-13 with 37 Assists
- Ranked 7th in the Nation in 2012-13 with 50 Points
- Scored 13 goals in 2012-13
- SCSU claimed 2013 NCAA Midwest Region title with wins over Notre Dame and Miami!
- SCSU ranked #4 in final DI polls & Regular Season Champs of the WCHA
- SCSU was #1 seed at 2013 WCHA Final Five in St. Paul
- Huskies were 25-16-1, 18-9-1 WCHA in 2012-13
- 2012-13 Husky Team Captain
- First in the WCHA with 25 assists (league games only)
- Leader on nation's 2nd ranked offensive squad in the nation at 3.41 gpg
- Becomes just the 5th player in WCHA men's hockey history to be named a WCHA Scholar Athlete for four consecutive seasons!
- 4th player in SCSU history to score 100 career assists.
- 9th player in SCSU history to score 50 points in a season
- 42 goals and 105 assists in a school record 171 games played during career at SCSU.
READ USCHO.com Story on Drew LeBlanc - Feb. 19, 2013!
Awards at SCSU:
- 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNER
- 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD TOP 3 FINALIST
- 2013 HOBEY BAKER AWARD TOP 10 FINALIS
- 2013 NCAA DI All-America First Team
- All-USCHO Second Team Selection
- 2013 College Hockey Premier Player of the Year Award
- 2013 WCHA Player of the Year
- 2013 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
- 2013 All-WCHA FIrst Team
- WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 5
- 2011 All-WCHA Third Team
- 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
- 2010, 2011 & 2012 Academic All-WCHA
- 2010 & 2011 Capital One Academic All-District V Second Team
- Team Captain in 2011-12 and 2012-13
- SCSU's January 2013 Athlete of the Month
- Member of 2013 WCHA Regular Season Championship Team
DREW'S DATA - A Winning Story!
LeBlanc's 2012-13 Player Bio & Game-by-Game Statistics
2012-13: A 2013 Hobey Baker Award winner - first in team history! First Team All-American in 2013 and College Hockey Premier Player of the Year award recipient... LeBlanc becomes the first player in WCHA history to be named WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year...named to All-WCHA First Team in 2013...LeBlanc led the nationally ranked Huskies with 37 assists and 50 points in 2012-13...has charted 15 multi-point games in 2012-13, including a four-point night (1g/3a) in a 5-1 win over nationally ranked Minnesota State on Oct. 27...also posted three-point nights in wins over nationally ranked North Dakota (Nov. 10) and Denver (Jan. 19)...set a 13-game point streak from Nov. 24 to Jan. 19...has led Huskies to first place in the WCHA (as of Feb. 7, 2013)...has notched 3g/12a on the power play in 2012-13...named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 5, 2013...becomes just the fifth player in WCHA men's hockey history to be named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete for four consecutive seasons...has helped lead SCSU to its first-ever NCAA Frozen Four appearance thanks to first place finish at 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional.
2011-12: A 2012 Academic All-WCHA and WCHA Scholar-Athlete recipient...played in 10 games for the Huskies and marked two goals and 10 assists...injury against UW on Nov. 5, 2011 sidelined LeBlanc for remainder of 2011-12 season and he will be a redshirt senior at SCSU in 2012-13...served as a team captain in 2011-12...posted 1g/3a in a 7-5 win over UNH on Oct. 21, 2011...also had two assists in 5-2 loss at NMU on Oct. 14, 2011...opened the 2011-12 season with a seven-game point streak...finished with a +8 ranking...attended Minnesota Wild player development camp in the summer of 2012.
2010-11: Played in 38 games for the Huskies in 2010-11... 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete... named to All-WCHA Academic squad... named to All-WCHA Third Team... tied for team lead in both goals (13) and assists (26)... led the Huskies in points with 39... had two-goal and one assist game on Nov. 20 at UAA... added another two-goal performance Jan. 28 vs Minnesota State... tallied four power play goals... had a points per game average of 1.03.
2009-10: LeBlanc was named to the 2010 All-WCHA Academic team and was selected as a 2010 WCHA Scholar-Athlete...2010 ESPN Academic All-District V Second Team...ranked fourth on the team with 31 points and 25 assists in 2009-10...scored six goals and was tied for team lead with three GWGs in 2009-10...also had three power play goals and one shorthanded goal in 2009-10...had eight multi-point games...tallied 1g/2a in win over Brown on Jan. 3...had two helpers in NCAA tournament win over NMU on Mar. 26...provided OT game winner in WCHA playoffs vs. Minnesota State on Mar. 14, which helped secure Final Five berth for Huskies...wore #29 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons at SCSU.
2008-09: LeBlanc played in all 38 games for the Huskies during his freshman season...finished the year with 15 points (8g,7a)...charted first career point and assist against Mercyhurst on Oct. 11 at the NHC...scored first collegiate goal at Minnesota on Oct. 18...had lone multi-point game of the year (3g/1a) at Colorado College on Jan. 24...named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Jan. 19.
Prior to SCSU: A 2008 graduate of Hermantown H.S., where he played for Coach Bruce Plante...three-year hockey letter...All-State and All-Conference award winner at Hermantown...helped Hermantown win MSHSL state title...posted 199 points in three seasons at Hermantown...two-year letterwinner in baseball and football...played junior hockey with Chicago (USHL)...scored 19g/35a for the Steel in 2007-08.
Personal: Born June 29, 1989...parents are Guy and Paula LeBlanc of Duluth...math education major; coaching minor at SCSU...graduated from high school with honors...enjoys hunting, fishing and hanging out with friends at the lake...ran a lawn mowing service throughout high school.
