Getting drafted to the SMJHL was unreal for LeBlanc. It felt like a dream. He thought that he was just an average player playing some decent but still barely above average collegial hockey. Turns out he was wrong. Scouts in Kelowna believed in him enough to draft him in the second round. The roughest part for LeBlanc was to move from Montreal to Kelowna. Simon had lived his entire life in the east coast before being drafted by the Knights, and it was also the first time he was going to live far away from his family and friends. LeBlanc also obviously knew no one over there. Making new friends was something he had to do really quickly so that he doesn't feel too lonely. The easiest part was to play with the Knights, that LeBlanc knew how to do. Playing hockey actually helped him very much dealing with his anxiety of being abroad and playing on a serious team.