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Winnipeg Signs Andrew Ladd To Five Year Deal
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Report: Winnipeg Jets Ink Captain Andrew Ladd to Five-Year, $22 Million Deal, Avoid Salary Arbitration
The clock was ticking for the Winnipeg Jets to agree to a deal with their captain in order to avoid salary arbitration. They beat the deadline by a few hours, signing Andrew Ladd to a five-year deal on Tuesday. Ladd, who was named captain of the Jets (then still known as the Atlanta Thrashers) in November, posted career-highs in goals (29) and points (59) during the 2010-11 campaign. The deal, which is reportedly for five years and $22 million, will pay Ladd $4 million next season and $4.5 million in each of the following four seasons. The 25-year-old is already…
Jets re-sign captain Ladd to extension
With a new contract in his back pocket, Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd can turn his attention to more important things.
”I’m getting married July 17 in Las Vegas,” Ladd said Tuesday. ”It’s exciting. Now we can kind of let this all go by and start focusing on that and get excited about that big day.”
The $22-million, five-year deal he received from the Jets was a long time coming. Ladd’s agent, J.P. Barry, had the framework of an extension worked out with the Atlanta Thrashers months ago, but it never got completed.
After the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg on May 31, Barry and Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff resumed contract talks during the draft weekend and came to an agreement a few hours before Ladd would likely have filed for salary arbitration.
It was the culmination of a breakthrough season for the 25-year-old forward. He had career bests of 29 goals and 59 points and was chosen captain of the Thrashers.
”The last year’s been pretty exciting for me in terms of the different role that I was given,” said Ladd. ”To be one of the leaders with that organization and the opportunity to play more and be in more situations (was nice).
”It seems like it’s going in the right direction for me and I’m looking forward to keeping that challenge up.”
Ladd thinks he’ll be wearing the ‘C’ when the new Jets play their first regular-season game Oct. 9 against Montreal at MTS Centre.
He was given the captaincy by former Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay, who has since been replaced by Claude Noel.
”I expect it to be the same,” said Ladd. ”I guess ultimately it’s not my decision. I spoke to Claude about a week ago I guess, I had a good conversation with him, and we kind of said that we’d talk more when this all got done.”
Ladd earned a raise on the $2.35 million he was paid last season. The new deal averages $4.4 million each year.
Interestingly, Ladd passed on the opportunity to sign a one-year contract and test unrestricted free agency next summer.
”Definitely you know it’s there — unrestricted free agency’s a big thing for a player,” he said. ”Looking at the big picture, I was in a great situation with the organization in terms of my role with the team. It never really crossed my mind to go that route.
”I wanted to get a long-term deal done pretty much all the way along.”
He’s done plenty of moving in recent years. Ladd won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 and Chicago in 2010, but was traded away from both teams.
Jets sign captain Andrew Ladd to 5-year extension
With a new contract in his back pocket, Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd can turn his attention to more important things.
”I’m getting married July 17 in Las Vegas,” Ladd said Tuesday. ”It’s exciting. Now we can kind of let this all go by and start focusing on that and get excited about that big day.”
The $22-million, five-year deal he received from the Jets was a long time coming. Ladd’s agent, J.P. Barry, had the framework of an extension worked out with the Atlanta Thrashers months ago, but it never got completed.
After the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg on May 31, Barry and Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff resumed contract talks during the draft weekend and came to an agreement a few hours before Ladd would likely have filed for salary arbitration.
It was the culmination of a breakthrough season for the 25-year-old forward. He had career bests of 29 goals and 59 points and was chosen captain of the Thrashers.
”The last year’s been pretty exciting for me in terms of the different role that I was given,” said Ladd. ”To be one of the leaders with that organization and the opportunity to play more and be in more situations (was nice).
”It seems like it’s going in the right direction for me and I’m looking forward to keeping that challenge up.”
Ladd thinks he’ll be wearing the `C’ when the new Jets play their first regular-season game Oct. 9 against Montreal at MTS Centre.
He was given the captaincy by former Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay, who has since been replaced by Claude Noel.
”I expect it to be the same,” said Ladd. ”I guess ultimately it’s not my decision. I spoke to Claude about a week ago I guess, I had a good conversation with him, and we kind of said that we’d talk more when this all got done.”
Ladd earned a raise on the $2.35 million he was paid last season. The new deal averages $4.4 million each year.
Interestingly, Ladd passed on the opportunity to sign a one-year contract and test unrestricted free agency next summer.
”Definitely you know it’s there – unrestricted free agency’s a big thing for a player,” he said. ”Looking at the big picture, I was in a great situation with the organization in terms of my role with the team. It never really crossed my mind to go that route.
”I wanted to get a long-term deal done pretty much all the way along.”
He’s done plenty of moving in recent years. Ladd won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 and Chicago in 2010, but was traded away from both teams.
Jets sign F Ladd to five-year extension
The Winnipeg Jets avoided salary arbitration with forward Andrew Ladd on Tuesday, signing him to a five-year, $22-million contract.The 25-year-old Ladd set career highs last season with 29 goals and 59 points in 81 games for the Atlanta Thrashers. He will receive $4 million next season and $4.5 million in each of the four seasons after.The fourth-overall pick in 2004 by the Carolina Hurricanes, Ladd has 208 points and 219 penalty minutes in 402 career games with Carolina, Chicago and Atlanta.
Jets Sign Their Captain
from Jets.com, The Winnipeg Jets are pleased to announce they have agreed to terms with left wing Andrew Ladd to a new contract. As per club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Ladd, 25, posted career highs in goals and points with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11 recording 29 goals and 59 points in 81 games. The Maple Ridge, BC native was named captain of the Thrashers on November 18, 2010
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Update: Per TSN’s Darren Dreger, it’s a 5-year, $22 million contract.
Winnipeg Jets sign captain Andrew Ladd
The Winnipeg Jets are pleased to announce they have agreed to terms with left wing Andrew Ladd to a new contract. As per club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Ken Beckett: Jets sign captain Andrew Ladd to Five-Year Deal
The Winnipeg Jets have locked up their captain, agreeing to a five-year, $22 million deal with Andrew Ladd on Tuesday.
From the team’s press release:
Ladd, 25, posted career highs in goals and points with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010-11 recording 29 goals and 59 points in 81 games. The Maple Ridge, BC native was named captain of the Thrashers on November 18, 2010. Ladd joined the Thrashers af…
Salary Arbitration Date Fast Approaching
from the CP at Sportsnet, An important deadline is looming for the Winnipeg Jets and captain Andrew Ladd.
The 25-year-old forward remains without a contract for next season and is expected to file for salary arbitration unless a deal can be completed quickly. Players have until 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening to file for arbitration.
Ladd earned US$2.35 million with the Atlanta Thrashers last season and had a career-best 29 goals and 59 points.
“We’ve been talking almost every day since the draft about trying to come to a long-term agreement, but we haven’t been able to do that yet,” Ladd’s agent J.P. Barry said Monday. “We expect to keep trying, but if not, we’ll likely file tomorrow and keep negotiating.”
Ladd is a restricted free agent and holds arbitration rights because of his NHL experience. A number of players find themselves in a similar position, including Toronto’s Clarke MacArthur, Tampa Bay’s Teddy Purcell, an…
Hurricanes sign Stewart to two-year deal
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed free-agent forward Anthony Stewart to a two-year deal worth $1.8 million.Stewart was not tendered a contract by the Winnipeg Jets, making him an unrestricted free agent. The 26-year-old set career highs with 14 goals and 25 assists in 80 games for the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise last season.Stewart spent the first four years of his NHL career with the Florida Panthers, who made him the 25th pick in the 2003 draft.
Chicago businessman in talks to fund new Seattle arena
According to an article posted this evening on KIROtv.com, a local Seattle television station’s website, Chicago businessman Don Levin is in talks with officials in Western Washington to build a new arena on the Eastside of Seattle which potentially could house a new NBA team and expansion NHL team.
As written previously here on FanAttic, the NHL has expressed interest in Seattle as a potential expansion destination due to the natural geographic rivalry which could be established with the Vancouver Canucks and the lack of a present franchise in the Upper Northwest.
Levin, one of the owners of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, has expressed an interest in locations that would be well situated along Seattle’s light rail, providing easy access to the arena for people in Seattle proper and the surrounding suburbs as well.
It’s been well-documented that Seattle’s Key Arena is well behind the times and was a primary reason that the Supersonics jumped ship to Oklaho…
Major NHL Realignment Expected in Wake of Atlanta’s Move to Winnipeg
When the Atlanta Thrashers revealed their move to Winnipeg, it was clear the move would impact the entire league. Teams from the United States have won the last 17 Stanley Cups, and another Canadian team would provide the country with one more contender. The Winnipeg Jets’ impact on the league appears to go beyond that, though. Considering the Thrashers’ former place in the Southeast Division, the NHL is planning realignment for the 2012-13 season, according to ESPN.com. Instead of simply shifting Winnipeg to a different division, the NHL is accommodating other teams and planning on a league-wide change. Detroit, Nashville,…
Bettman proposes major NHL realignment
With the Atlanta Thrashers now calling Winnipeg home, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was subjected to geographical problems.
His response?
At Tuesday’s board of governor’s meeting, Bettman proposed a two-conference, four-division format which would drastically alter the landscape on the NHL.
The conference would have 15 teams – like they do now – but there would be an eight-team division and a seven-team division in the fold.
Although the league currently has six divisions, Bettman’s proposal would only have the following: the Pacific, Midwest, East and South.
The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who currently play in the Central Division of the Western Conference, would likely become Eastern Conference teams.
Like Atlanta, Winnipeg is slated to play the 2011-12 season as a member of the Southeast Division.
Former Bruins Assistant Craig Ramsay Won’t Be Brought Back as Head Coach of Winnipeg Franchise
The Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg where they’ll assume a new identity, likely in a new conference. They’ll also have a new head coach. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Monday that Craig Ramsay would not be brought back as head coach as the organization moves to the Manitoba city. “The whole situation was pretty awkward,” the former Bruins coach told the paper. “[General manager] Kevin [Cheveldayoff] handled his part well. They just didn’t feel they could make a significant commitment to me. He must have had other coaches in mind.” Ramsay interviewed to keep his job on Saturday, and…
Former NHL enforcer wins first MMA match
Former Cancucks, Rangers, et al enforcer Donald Brashear made his mixed martial arts debut Saturday at Ringside 11 against Mathieu Bergeron at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City. Brashear fought at… Full story at Bob’s Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Follow on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bobsblitz