Andrew Ladd

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 201
team = Chicago Blackhawks
former_teams = Carolina Hurricanes
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1985|12|12|mf=y
birth_place = Maple Ridge, BC, CAN
career_start = 2005
draft = 4th overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes

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.

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 Ladd to the Chicago Blackhawks for Tuomo Ruutu.

Awards & achievements

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

Career statistics

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of OHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons

External links

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