Complex sentence: Leblanc was selected 18th overall by the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 2007 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft, but wanted to attend university in the United States so instead went to the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
Split into simpler sentences: Leblanc was selected 18th overall by the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 2007 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft. However, he wished to attend an American university, so he went instead to the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL).