Andrew Ladd

Andrew Locklan Ladd (born December 12, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Andrew Ladd
Ladd with the New York Islanders in 2018
Born (1985-12-12) December 12, 1985
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
New York Islanders
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 4th overall, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2005present

He was originally drafted in 2004 by the Carolina Hurricanes and won the Stanley Cup with them in 2006. He won the Stanley Cup a second time in 2010 with the Chicago Blackhawks. From 2010 to his trade from the team in 2016, Ladd was the captain of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets.

Playing career

Ladd with the Blackhawks in 2009

Ladd began his junior hockey career with the Coquitlam Express. He then progressed to the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Calgary Hitmen after being traded from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for Jamison Orr. He recorded 75 points in his rookie season, tops among first-year players and 15th in WHL scoring. His +39 plus/minus led the league, earning him the WHL Plus-Minus Award. In the off-season, Ladd was drafted in the first round, fourth overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Carolina Hurricanes

Ladd turned pro after two seasons with the Hitmen in 2005–06 with the Lowell Lock Monsters, the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He was called up to the Hurricanes in November, making his NHL debut, but soon suffered a knee injury in December which sidelined him until February. Ladd was assigned back to the Lowell Lock Monsters until March when he was recalled to join the Hurricanes for their playoff run. He contributed 5 points in 17 post-season games helping the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup championship.

The following season, in 2006–07, Ladd solidified a roster spot with the Hurricanes, but suffered an injury for a second straight season, undergoing an emergency appendectomy on December 14, 2006. He finished the campaign with 21 points in 65 games.

Chicago Blackhawks

In the midst of his third NHL season, Ladd was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline on February 26, 2008, in exchange for Tuomo Ruutu. By joining the Blackhawks, Ladd was reunited with three former minor hockey teammates, Troy Brouwer, Brent Seabrook and Colin Fraser, who all played together with the Pacific Vipers.[1] In a game against the Detroit Red Wings on March 7, 2010, Ladd scored his first NHL hat trick, though Detroit won the game.

Ladd as captain of the Winnipeg Jets in 2013

Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets

On July 1, 2010, in a salary-cap move, Ladd was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy and Atlanta's second-round choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (used to select Adam Clendening), joining Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager and Brent Sopel, who had been traded from the Blackhawks a week earlier. During the 2010–11 season, on November 18, Ladd was named as the captain of the Thrashers, with Byfuglien and Tobias Enström as alternates. Ladd was awarded the team MVP award at the completion of the season. On July 5, 2011, Ladd signed a five-year, US$22 million contract with the franchise, as they became the Winnipeg Jets.[2]

Return to Chicago

In the 2015–16 season, in the final year of his contract and with the Jets out of playoff contention, on February 25, 2016, Ladd was traded back to the Blackhawks (along with Jay Harrison and Matt Fraser) in exchange for Marko Daňo and a 2016 first-round draft pick.[3] Ladd appeared in 19 games for the Blackhawks, where he recorded eight goals and four assists. He generally skated with captain Jonathan Toews on the team's first line. Ladd also played in all seven of the Blackhawks playoff games, tallying one goal and one assist.[4]

Ladd with the Islanders in 2016

New York Islanders

On July 1, 2016, Ladd signed as a free agent to a seven-year, $38.5 million contract with the New York Islanders.[5] Despite hoping to replace the Islanders' losses of Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen to free agency, Ladd struggled in his first few games with the Islanders, going his first five games without a point and his first 12 games without a goal. The subpar performance of Ladd and other Islanders players led to the mid-season firing of head coach Jack Capuano on January 17, 2017. At the time of the firing, Ladd had 8 goals and 4 assists in 40 games. But under new head coach Doug Weight, Ladd's performance increased, with Ladd scoring 15 goals in the next 38 games, and finished the season with 23 goals, 8 assists, and 31 points in 78 games played. On March 26, 2019, it was announced that Ladd, after appearing in 26 games through the season, would miss the remainder of the 2018–19 season due to torn ACL.[6]

On November 14, 2019, Ladd was placed on waivers by the Islanders and was then assigned to the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, on November 15.[7][8]

On December 21, 2019, Ladd was recalled to the Islanders to replace injured Islanders winger Cal Clutterbuck. In January 2021, Ladd joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on a professional tryout (PTO) contract,[9] and was later signed to a one-year AHL contract.[10]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2005 Grand Forks

During his junior career, Ladd played for Team Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota where he was joined by former minor hockey and future Chicago Blackhawks teammates Colin Fraser and Brent Seabrook. The trio helped Canada win their first gold medal of a five-year championship run. He was chosen as an alternative captain for team Canada at the 2011 IIHF tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Port Coquitlam Buckaroos PIJHL 42 15 22 37 49
2001–02 Vancouver Giants WHL 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Coquitlam Express 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 Albany River Rats AHL 2 1 0 1 4
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 43 9 9 18 31
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20 5 7 12 4
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 15 34 49 28 17 3 1 4 12
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 17 21 38 67 19 3 3 6 12
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 81 29 30 59 39
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 82 28 22 50 64
2012–13 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 18 28 46 22
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 23 31 54 57
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 81 24 38 62 72 4 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 17 17 34 39
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 19 8 4 12 6 7 1 1 2 16
2016–17 New York Islanders NHL 78 23 8 31 45
2017–18 New York Islanders NHL 73 12 17 29 24
2018–19 New York Islanders NHL 26 3 8 11 16
2018–19 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 2 1 4 5 2
2019–20 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 34 11 3 14 10
2019–20 New York Islanders NHL 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 950 249 289 538 568 65 9 9 18 48

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada WJC 6 3 4 7 2
2011 Canada WC 5th 7 0 0 0 2
2012 Canada WC 5th 8 1 4 5 2
2013 Canada WC 5th 8 3 3 6 4
Junior totals 6 3 4 7 2
Senior totals 23 4 7 11 8

Awards

References

  1. "From Vipers to Hawks, they're still together". The Vancouver Sun. February 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  2. "Andrew Ladd signs extension with Jets". ESPN. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. "Blackhawks make big move in bringing back winger Andrew Ladd". Chicago Tribune. February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  4. Lazerus, Mark (April 13, 2016). "Andrew Ladd makes it to Game 1 in time". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. "Andrew Ladd signs 7-year deal with New York Islanders". Sportsnet.ca. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. Kandrach, Sasha (March 26, 2019). "Isles Day to Day: Ladd Out For Season". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. Wright, Cory (November 14, 2019). "Isles Day to Day: Ladd Placed on Waivers". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. "Islanders' Andrew Ladd: Clears waivers". CBSSports.com. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  9. "2020-21 Training Camp Roster". soundtigers.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. "Sound Tigers Face Bruins To Kick Off 2020-21 Season". soundtigers.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Eric Staal
Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick
2004
Succeeded by
Jack Johnson
Preceded by
Ilya Kovalchuk
Atlanta Thrashers captain
2010–2011
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
Winnipeg Jets captain
20112016
Succeeded by
Blake Wheeler
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