Leafs reassign LeBlanc
September 17, 2005 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release
Brandon, Manitoba -- The Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings welcomed back veteran Derek LeBlanc this weekend after the 19-year old veteran was reassigned to the club by the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs.
Undrafted, LeBlanc was invited to the Leafs' Prospects Camp earlier this month and did such a good job that he was invited to stay for Main Camp this past week.
The 6'2" 203 lb. local product is coming off a career year that saw him score fourteen goals and 29 points in 67 games, while accumulating 86 minutes in penalties.
Although LeBlanc returned to Brandon on Friday, he is not expected to be in the lineup Saturday night when the Wheat Kings close out their 4-game pre-season schedule against the Pats in Regina.
In other off-ice news, the Wheat Kings have assigned 17-year old Jeff Young to Drumheller of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
A former tenth round pick of the Wheat Kings in the 2003 WHL bantam draft, Young spent last season with the Red Deer AAA midget Chiefs.
Brandon will bring the curtain up on their 2005 WHL regular season Friday night at the Keystone Centre against the visiting Pats. Tickets to the game are on sale now at the Keystone Centre box office, by calling 726-3555 or by going on line at ticketmaster.ca.
Western Hockey League Stories from September 17, 2005
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