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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Fern LeBlanc
Selected in seventh round
No. 111 overall
by Detroit Red Wings
Born January 12, 1956
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Center / L. Wing / R. Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Gaspesie, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Baie-Comeau, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
70 | 37 |
30 | 67 |
46 | | 1974-75 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
22 | 17 |
12 | 29 |
8 | | 1975-76 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
71 | 63 |
71 | 134 |
31 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1976 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
World Junior Championships Team Canada Captain: 1976
Sherbrooke Most Improved: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
QMJHL's No. 8 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Missed most of 1974-75
season with injuries suffered when Sherbrooke (QMJHL) team endured tragic
bus accident in November 1974. Fractured nose and jaw in the accident, which
claimed the life of Gaetan Paradis. ... Played in third World Junior
Championships in Finland, an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for
first official World Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 15, 1978 (Vancouver at Detroit)
Numbers: 12, 18 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1979 |
Detroit | 34 | 5 |
6 | 11 | 0 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Kansas
City (CHL); Chur, Herisau, Ajoie (Switzerland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by
Cincinnati, No. 96 overall in Round 9)
Switzerland Division 2 Points
Leader: 1982-83 (Chur) (96), 1985-86 (Herisau) (74), 1986-87 (102) (Herisau),
1987-88 (Ajoie) (87)
Switzerland Division 2 Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Chur)
(60), 1985-86 (Herisau) (39), 1986-87 (Herisau) (56)
Switzerland
Division 2 Assists Leader: 1985-86 (Herisau) (35)
Coaching Career:
Named Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) head coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in
that position until Nov. 2, 1998.
Miscellaneous: Played on Kansas
City's "French Collection" line with J.P. LeBlanc and Roland Cloutier in
1977-78. ... Named CHL Player of Week in December 1977. ... Opened hockey
school in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, area after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Fernand
LeBlanc. ... Also known as Fernand LeBlanc during his playing and coaching days. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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