2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes | |
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Division | 6th Metropolitan |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2015–16 record | 35–31–16 |
Home record | 19–15–7 |
Road record | 16–16–9 |
Goals for | 198 |
Goals against | 226 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ron Francis |
Coach | Bill Peters |
Captain | Eric Staal (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr) |
Alternate captains | Justin Faulk Jordan Staal |
Arena | PNC Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jeff Skinner (28) |
Assists | Elias Lindholm Jordan Staal (28) |
Points | Jeff Skinner (51) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Malone (75) |
Plus/minus | Jordan Staal (+6) |
Wins | Cam Ward (23) |
Goals against average | Cam Ward (2.41) |
The 2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979 (following seven seasons of play in the World Hockey Association), and 18th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season.[1] The season will begin its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Nashville Predators.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
2 | ME | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
4 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
6 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
7 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
8 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
9 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
10 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)[5] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Carolina | 0–2 | Washington | MacIntyre | 15,955 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 22 | Carolina | 3–7 | Pittsburgh | Ward | 17,781 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 26 | NY Islanders | 3–5 | Carolina | MacIntyre | –– | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 27 | Ottawa | 1–2 | Carolina | Ward | –– | 2–2–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 30 | Washington | 3–4 | Carolina | SO | Lack | 6,256 | 3–2–0 | Recap |
6 | October 2 | Pittsburgh | 1–2 | Carolina | Ward | 7,986 | 4–2–0 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
Final stats
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Cam Ward | 52 | 51 | 3,038 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 122 | 2.41 | 1343 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Lack | 34 | 31 | 1,920 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 2.81 | 910 | .901 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honours
Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Trades
Date | Details
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June 27, 2015 | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2015 7th-round pick in 2016 |
To Carolina Hurricanes Eddie Lack |
[10] |
June 27, 2015 | To Anaheim Ducks Anton Khudobin |
To Carolina Hurricanes James Wisniewski |
[11] |
September 11, 2015 | To Chicago Blackhawks Dennis Robertson Jake Massie 5th-round pick in 2017 |
To Carolina Hurricanes Kris Versteeg Joakim Nordstrom 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
[12] |
February 28, 2016 | To New York Rangers Eric Staal[Note 1] |
To Carolina Hurricanes Aleksi Saarela 2nd-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 |
[13] |
February 29, 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg |
To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin Zykov Conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 |
[14] |
February 29, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks Drew MacIntyre |
To Carolina Hurricanes Dennis Robertson |
[15] |
February 29, 2016 | To Boston Bruins John-Michael Liles |
To Carolina Hurricanes Anthony Camara 3rd-round pick in 2016 5th-round pick in 2017 |
[16] |
March 7, 2016 | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations |
To Carolina Hurricanes Dane Fox |
[17] |
June 15, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks NYR's 2nd round pick in 2016 CHI's 3rd round pick in 2017 |
To Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen Bryan Bickell |
[18] |
- Notes
- Note 1 Carolina to retain 50% ($4.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Lost via retirement
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Players released
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Player signings
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 29, 2015 | Andrej Nestrasil | 2 years, $1.825 million | [25] |
July 1, 2015 | Jaccob Slavin | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | [26] |
July 1, 2015 | Riley Nash | 1 year, $1.15 million | [27] |
July 1, 2015 | Rasmus Rissanen | 1 year, $575,000 | [28] |
July 7, 2015 | Zach Boychuk | 1 year, $600,000 | [29] |
July 11, 2015 | Noah Hanifin | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | [30] |
July 12, 2015 | Justin Shugg | 1 year, $600,000 | [31] |
July 15, 2015 | Brody Sutter | 1 year, $600,000 | [32] |
August 27, 2015 | Elias Lindholm | 2 years, $5.4 million contract extension | [33] |
October 3, 2015 | Eddie Lack | 2 years, $5.5 million contract extension | [34] |
April 4, 2016 | Clark Bishop | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | [35] |
April 9, 2016 | Nicolas Roy | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | [36] |
April 22, 2016 | Joakim Nordstrom | 2 years, $2.55 million contract extension | [37] |
June 1, 2016 | Josh Wesley | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | [38] |
June 13, 2016 | Sebastian Aho | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | [39] |
June 13, 2016 | Aleksi Saarela | 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract | [40] |
June 16, 2016 | Cam Ward | 2 years, $6.6 million | [41] |
June 16, 2016 | Derek Ryan | 1 year, $600,000 | [42] |
Draft picks
Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 5 | Noah Hanifin | D | ![]() |
Boston College (Hockey East) |
2 | 35 | Sebastian Aho | LW | ![]() |
Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) |
4 | 93[a] | Callum Booth | G | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
4 | 96 | Nicolas Roy | C | ![]() |
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
5 | 126 | Luke Stevens | LW | ![]() |
Noble & Greenough (HS-MA) |
5 | 138[b] | Spencer Smallman | RW | ![]() |
Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
6 | 156 | Jake Massie | D | ![]() |
Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-NH) |
6 | 169[c] | David Cotton | C | ![]() |
Cushing Academy (HS-MA) |
7 | 186 | Steven Lorentz | C | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
- Draft notes[43]
- a The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tim Gleason to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and this pick.[44]
- Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Martin Erat and John Mitchell to Phoenix in exchange for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and this pick.[45]
- b The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[46] The condition – Carolina will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Winnipeg qualifies for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2015.[47]
- c The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on December 18, 2014 that sent Jay Harrison to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[48]
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