Andrew Ladd

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Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
201 lb (91 kg/14 st 5 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born December 12, 1985 (1985-12-12) (age 22),
Maple Ridge, BC, CAN
NHL Draft 4th overall, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes
Pro career 2005 – present

Andrew Ladd (born December 12, 1985 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia) is a professional Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

Ladd began in the BCHL with the Coquitlam Express. He then progressed to the WHL with the Calgary Hitmen after being traded from the Vancouver Giants for Jamison Orr. He ended the season as the leading rookie scorer of the WHL with 75 points, and finished 15th in the league in scoring. He also played for Canada at the 2005 World Juniors, where he helped Canada win the gold medal. Ladd was a first round pick, 4th overall by the Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Ladd began the 2005–06 season with the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL. He was recalled to the Hurricanes in November but soon suffered from a knee injury in December which sidelined him through February. Ladd was assigned back to the Lowell Lock Monsters until March when he stayed with the Carolina Hurricanes throughout the playoff season. He won his first Stanley Cup with the team.

Ladd underwent an emergency appendectomy on December 14th, 2006.

On February 26th, 2008, the Carolina Hurricanes traded Andrew Ladd to the Chicago Blackhawks for Tuomo Ruutu.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

  • 2003–04: Plus/Minus award (WHL)
  • 2003–04: Top Draft Prospect Award (WHL)

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Vancouver Giants WHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2002–03 Coquitlam BCHL 58 15 40 55 61 - - - - -
2003–04 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 30 45 75 119 7 1 6 7 10
2004–05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 65 19 26 45 167 12 7 4 11 18
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 25 11 8 19 61 - - - - -
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 29 6 5 11 4 17 2 3 5 4
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 65 11 10 21 46 - - - - -
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 43 9 9 18 31 - - - - -
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20 5 7 12 4 - - - - -
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 2 1 0 1 4 - - - - -
NHL totals 157 31 31 62 85 17 2 3 5 4

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