Another former Blackhawk, Andrew Ladd, claims to have had no knowledge of Aldrich allegations

It's amazing that, despite multiple players confirming that everyone on the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks knew of the sexual assault allegations against former video coach Brad Aldrich, many of the Blackhawks' premier players at the time were completely oblivious (note the sarcasm).

Yet another player from the team has come out and claimed no knowledge of the incident - this time, forward Andrew Ladd. Ladd is currently with the Arizona Coyotes after spending 9 of the last 10 seasons in Winnipeg and, more recently, the New York Islanders.

Ladd issued a statement on Thursday evening, commending the victim, former Black Ace, Kyle Beach, for his bravery in coming forward and revealing that he was a willing participant in the Jenner & Block investigation.

"With regard to the incident, I cooperated with the investigation," Ladd said in his statement. "I had no knowledge about what happened to Kyle during my time with the Blackhawks. I realize it's within reason to think that all the players may have known, but I can assure you I was never informed or overheard any discussions about the incident during the playoffs that year."

Ladd joins former teammates Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kans in claiming that he didn't know of the sexual assault allegations at that time, though Toews had admitted to knowing about it at training camp the following year.

Former Blackhawks Nick Boynton and Brent Sopel, along with former Black Ace Shawn Lalonde have all come forward to reveal that everyone on the team knew of the incident and the bullying that followed.

You can see Ladd's full statement below.

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