- 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 theChicago Blackhawks of theNational 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 theVancouver 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 thegold medal . Ladd was a first round pick, 4th overall by the Hurricanes in the2004 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 theLowell Lock Monsters until March when he stayed with theCarolina Hurricanes throughout the playoff season. He won his firstStanley Cup with the team.Ladd underwent an emergency appendectomy on December 14th, 2006.
On February 26th, 2008, the
Carolina Hurricanes traded Ladd to theChicago Blackhawks forTuomo 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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*nhlprofile|8471217
*TSN-NHL-profile|4409
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