Tonight in Montreal at the draft, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey announced that he will pick Louis Leblanc 18th overall in round 1.Louis Leblanc becomes the first Quebec-born player drafted by the Canadiens in the first round since the Quebec Remparts Eric Chouinard (who was selected 16th overall by Montreal at the 1998 draft). When Asked by TSN when do you expect to play in the NHL with Montreal? Louis Leblanc responded:" I will be going back to finish Harverd collage in Montreal. So I will stay there for 1 or 2 years then I will hope to make the jump to the NHL."So the Habs got just what I expected them to get in the draft. Which was Centerman from Montreal.
Written By Andrew Di Pardo
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