 He later spent one season in the German Elite League playing for Berlin Capitals.The Penguins signed Leroux to a two-way contract on July 16, 2002.Leroux played 57 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before being traded, along with Jan Hrdina to the Phoenix Coyotes for three prospects (forwards Ramzi Abid and Guillaume Lefebvre, and defenceman Dan Focht) on March 16, 2003.