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NEWS STORY
LeBlanc Wins Minnesota State
Title, Set To Join Steel
Bensenville, IL (March 11th, 2007)
-- Chicago Steel Futures Pick- forward Drew LeBlanc and
his Hermantown Hawks, won the Minnesota State High
School Class A Championship on Saturday, defeating the
Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers 4-1 in the championship
final which was played at the Excel Energy Center in St.
Paul, MN.
Hermantown went undefeated at 29-0-1 on the season and
LeBlanc led the team with a 31-56-87 line in 31 games.
LeBlanc, Chicago's fourth round selection in the Futures
Draft, will be joining the Steel Thursday, March 15th
and will appear in his first USHL game Friday, March
16th against the Indiana Ice in Bensenville. He will
play with the Steel full-time the remainder of the
season.
A high school junior, LeBlanc stands 5'11 185 lbs. and
is one of the most sought after college recruits in
Minnesota. He is also currently rated by the NHL's
Central Scouting Bureau as the 77th best skater in North
America for the NHL Entry Draft in June based on the
CSB's Mid Term Rankings. His time with the Steel and
recent State Championship should help that ranking
improve between now and June.
"We are very excited to have Drew come aboard the rest
of the season for us, " said Steel General Manager Jason
Koehler. "He should add instant offense to our forward
group and only get better once he gets settled into
Chicago and adjusted to the USHL. We traveled to see him
this past week at the Minnesota State Tournament and
there's no doubt he's one of the premier players in the
country."
The Chicago Steel host the Indiana Ice on Friday, March
16th at 7:30pm at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville. You
can also watch the game on the B2 Network.
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