WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets have signed captain Andrew Ladd to a new contract following a season where the forward set career highs in goals and points, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Tuesday.Details of the agreement were not disclosed by the team but according to local media reports it is worth $22 million over five years.Ladd, who was captain of the Atlanta Thrashers when the franchise was sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and relocated to...Read Full Story
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher is available for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, while Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Ladd will sit out with an undisclosed injury.Boucher had missed seven straight playoff games with injuries to both knees after leaving Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston. He's expected to back up Michael Leighton.The Blackhawks hope to have Ladd available at some point in the series after he was injured in the clinching win over San Jose...Read Full Story
CBC.caWinnipeg Jets sign captain Andrew Ladd to $22M, 5-year contract extensionWashington PostBy AP, WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Jets have signed captain Andrew Ladd to a five-year contract extension worth $22 million. Ladd agreed to the deal Tuesday, a few hours before he was eligible to file for salary arbitration. ...Ex-Hawk Ladd gets 5-year extension with WinnipegChicago TribuneJets, Ladd agree to new contractSacramento BeeAndrew Ladd Signs With WinnipegCBSSports.com (blog)UPI...Read Full Story
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks blew an early lead but held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in overtime and revive their hopes at 2-1 down in the Western Conference Final series.Blackhawks winger Patrick Sharp secured the victory for the home team with his second goal of the game, sliding the puck past Detroit goalie Chris Osgood less than two minutes into extra time.After dominating the first period with quick powerplay goals from Sharp and Andrew Ladd, Chicago watched the...Read Full Story
BridgetDS/photoree After his first full 82 game season as General Manager of the Atlanta Thrashers, Rick Dudley’s work doesn’t stop. In fact, it quite possibly could be the busiest time of year for a General Manager.
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The tournament begins for the Canadian squad against Slovakia and games will be held in Helskini and Stockholm. "I'm excited to play some more hockey for sure," Ladd said Wednesday. "It's fun to be playing hockey at this time of year. Obviously we came up ...
It was probably the best chance of the lone Swiss powerplay through the first 40 minutes. Canada’s role players were doing their jobs as Teddy Purcell and Andrew Ladd did some effective banging and crashing. Ladd was even forced to play a ...
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Andrew Ladd snatched the puck and snapped it past an old buddy. Just that quickly, he sent his former team to yet another spring without playoff hockey. Ladd scored 16 seconds into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets beat Carolina 4 ...
Andrew Ladd scored his second overtime winner in the last ... put it into the Winnipeg net for his third goal of the season 12:03 into the game. Brian Campbell’s point shot on the power play hit two sticks en route to the back of the Jets ...
After Tomas Tatar scored to tie it early in the second, Canada’s Jay Bouwmeester and Andrew Ladd rang shots off the post before Eberle managed to trickle one just over the line. Ladd ended up with the winner in the first world championship game involving ...