Eagles head scout Leblond hired by Vancouver Canucks
The Cape Breton Eagles would like to congratulate club director of scouting & hockey operations Patrick Leblond who has accepted a scouting position for the Vancouver Canucks and will be leaving the Eagles for the 2024-2025 NHL season.
Leblond, 45, was named the Eagles head scout in May 2019 after previously working as an amateur scout for the Eagles & the Val’ d-Or Foreurs from 2012-13 through 2016-17.
Leblond worked closely with Eagles general manager Sylvain Couturier over the past two seasons, playing a significant part in piecing together the Eagles current roster and prospect list.
“I got to know Pat as a scout as well as a person and he is great as both,” Couturier said. “Good things happen to good people and as an organization, it is great to see a scout graduate to the NHL. He did a great job with us the last few years especially, he put a lot of time and effort into his job. The last two drafts have been exceptional because of his work and we couldn’t be more happy for him.”
(Patrick Leblond and Sylvain Couturier at the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft in Moncton, N.B. – June 6, 2024)
