| Ray LeBlanc | |||
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| Born | (1964-10-24)October 24, 1964 (age 60) Fitchburg,Massachusetts,U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2000 | ||
Raymond Jude LeBlanc (born October 24, 1964) is an American former professionalice hockeygoaltender. He played one game in theNational Hockey League, with theChicago Blackhawks during the1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 2000, was spent in the minor leagues. Internationally LeBlanc played for theAmerican national team at the1992 Winter Olympics, and at the1992 World Championships.
LeBlanc was born inFitchburg, Massachusetts.[1] After playing two seasons ofjunior hockey inOntario, LeBlanc turned professional and joined thePineridge Bucks of theAtlantic Coast Hockey League for the 1984–85 season. He then played one season for the ACHL'sCarolina Thunderbirds before moving on to theInternational Hockey League, where he would spend the majority of his career. In his rookie season in 1986–87 with theFlint Spirits, LeBlanc appeared in 63 games and was awarded theKen McKenzie Trophy as the top American-born rookie in the league.
LeBlanc played for the IHL'sFlint Spirits,Saginaw Hawks,Indianapolis Ice,Fort Wayne Komets,Cincinnati Cyclones andChicago Wolves during his career. LeBlanc spent the final two seasons of his career with theJacksonville Lizard Kings of theECHL and retired after the 1999–2000 season.
LeBlanc appeared in oneNational Hockey League game in his career, playing for theChicago Blackhawks during the1991–92 season. His appearance came to allow the Blackhawks to exploit a loophole in the NHL's rules for the1992 NHL Expansion Draft, where each team had to expose a goaltender who had appeared in at least one game during 1991–92. LeBlanc was activated and placed into his only game on March 10, 1992, therefore meaning the Blackhawks would not have to expose any of their top three goaltenders:Ed Belfour,Dominik Hašek andJimmy Waite. LeBlanc allowed only one goal, earning the victory as the Blackhawks defeated theSan Jose Sharks, 5–1.[2]
At the1992 Winter Olympics, LeBlanc appeared in all eight games for the United States, compiling a record of 5–2–1 with two shutouts. The Americans finished out of the medals, however, as they lost 6–1 toCzechoslovakia in the bronze medal game. He also played at the1992 World Championships.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1981–82 | Markham Waxers | OJHL | 39 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2236 | 188 | 0 | 4.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Markham Waxers | OJHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 28 | 0 | 5.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Dixie Beehives | OJHL | 29 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1722 | 111 | 0 | 3.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 54 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2965 | 185 | 1 | 3.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Kitchener Rangers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 240 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pinebridge Bucks | ACHL | 40 | — | — | — | 2178 | 150 | 0 | 4.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Carolina Thunderbirds | ACHL | 42 | — | — | — | 2505 | 133 | 3 | 3.19 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 669 | 42 | 0 | 3.77 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 64 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 3417 | 222 | 0 | 3.90 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 233 | 17 | 0 | 4.38 | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 62 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3269 | 239 | 1 | 4.39 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 925 | 55 | 1 | 3.57 | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 852 | 67 | 0 | 4.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | .769 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1655 | 99 | 0 | 3.59 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1334 | 71 | 2 | 3.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 680 | 44 | 0 | 3.88 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 11 | 0 | 4.75 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1072 | 69 | 0 | 3.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 2.90 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | American National Team | Intl | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 891 | 54 | 0 | 3.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1468 | 84 | 2 | 3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 56 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3201 | 206 | 0 | 3.86 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 23 | 0 | 5.00 | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1779 | 104 | 1 | 3.51 | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 9 | 0 | 3.39 | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 44 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2375 | 129 | 1 | 3.26 | .909 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 14 | 0 | 4.73 | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 31 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1614 | 97 | 0 | 3.61 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 38 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1911 | 103 | 2 | 3.23 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 728 | 34 | 0 | 2.80 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Flint Generals | UHL | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1303 | 79 | 2 | 3.64 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 53 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 2982 | 163 | 1 | 3.28 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 4.07 | .867 | ||
| 1999–00 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 56 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3030 | 183 | 0 | 3.62 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 476 | 221 | 361 | 38 | 25,609 | 1586 | 9 | 3.72 | — | 38 | 12 | 22 | 1987 | 133 | 1 | 4.01 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 4.35 | .815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 1992 | United States | OLY | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 463 | 17 | 2 | 2.20 | .943 | |
| 1992 World Championships|1992 | United States | WC | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.79 | .877 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||