2009 NHL Draft
Louis Leblanc in the 2009 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Louis Leblanc 18th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 2009 draft
- 15Peter HollandC266 GP · 85 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 16Nick LeddyD1074 GP · 423 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 18Louis LeblancC50 GP · 10 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Chris KreiderL975 GP · 641 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21John MooreD544 GP · 118 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
18th
of 210 players selected
10th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1275 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1180 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1119 GP · 736 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1156 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1080 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Louis Leblanc made his NHL debut on November 30, 2011, 2 years and 157 days after the draft.
50
Games
5
Goals
5
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2009 draft
- 18Louis LeblancC50 GP · 10 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 79Mac BennettDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 109Alexander AvtsinRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 139Gabriel DumontC90 GP · 9 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 169Dustin WalshCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 199Michael CichyCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 211Petteri SimilaGMTLMontréal Canadiens