Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumwaka wa2015-16, mugore rekupedzisira rechibvumirano chake uye neJets kunze kwekukwikwidza, musi waFebruary 25, 2016, Ladd akatengeswa kudzokera kuBlackhawks (pamwe naJay Harrison naMatt Fraser) mukutsinhana Marko Daňo uye
Sarudzo yokutanga yegore ra2016 yeDraft. Ladd akaonekwa mumitambo gumi nemapfumbamwe yeBlackhawks, kwaakanyora zvibodzwa zvisere uye mana anobatsira. Kazhinji aiita skating naKaputeni Jonathan Toews pamutsetse wokutanga wechikwata. Ladd akatambawo mumitambo yese minomwe yeBlackhawks playoff, achiverengera chinangwa chimwe uye rubatsiro rumwe.