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2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season
| 2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes |
|---|
| 6th Metropolitan |
| 10th Eastern |
| 35–31–16 |
| 19–15–7 |
| 16–16–9 |
| 198 |
| 226 |
| Ron Francis |
| Bill Peters |
| Eric Staal (Oct.–Feb.)Vacant (Feb.–Apr.) |
| Justin FaulkJordan Staal |
| PNC Arena |
| Charlotte Checkers (AHL) |
| Jeff Skinner (28) |
| Elias LindholmJordan Staal (28) |
| Jeff Skinner (51) |
| Brad Malone (75) |
| Jordan Staal (+6) |
| Cam Ward (23) |
| 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. The season will begin its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Nashville Predators. The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
| 2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 0–2–0) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final stats
†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.
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
| Details | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2015 | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 20157th-round pick in 2016 | To Carolina Hurricanes Eddie Lack | |
| June 27, 2015 | To Anaheim Ducks Anton Khudobin | To Carolina Hurricanes James Wisniewski | |
| September 11, 2015 | To Chicago Blackhawks Dennis RobertsonJake Massie5th-round pick in 2017 | To Carolina Hurricanes Kris VersteegJoakim Nordstrom3rd-round pick in 2017 | |
| February 28, 2016 | To New York Rangers Eric Staal.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[Note 1] | To Carolina Hurricanes Aleksi Saarela2nd-round pick in 20162nd-round pick in 2017 | |
| February 29, 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg | To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin ZykovConditional 5th-round pick in 2016 | |
| February 29, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks Drew MacIntyre | To Carolina Hurricanes Dennis Robertson | |
| February 29, 2016 | To Boston Bruins John-Michael Liles | To Carolina Hurricanes Anthony Camara3rd-round pick in 20165th-round pick in 2017 | |
| March 7, 2016 | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations | To Carolina Hurricanes Dane Fox | |
| June 15, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks NYR's 2nd round pick in 2016 CHI's 3rd round pick in 2017 | To Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo TeravainenBryan Bickell |
Notes
- Note 1 Carolina to retain 50% ($4.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
| June 29, 2015 | Andrej Nestrasil | 2 years, $1.825 million | |
| July 1, 2015 | Jaccob Slavin | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | |
| July 1, 2015 | Riley Nash | 1 year, $1.15 million | |
| July 1, 2015 | Rasmus Rissanen | 1 year, $575,000 | |
| July 7, 2015 | Zach Boychuk | 1 year, $600,000 | |
| July 11, 2015 | Noah Hanifin | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | |
| July 12, 2015 | Justin Shugg | 1 year, $600,000 | |
| July 15, 2015 | Brody Sutter | 1 year, $600,000 | |
| August 27, 2015 | Elias Lindholm | 2 years, $5.4 million contract extension | |
| October 3, 2015 | Eddie Lack | 2 years, $5.5 million contract extension | |
| April 4, 2016 | Clark Bishop | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | |
| April 9, 2016 | Nicolas Roy | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | |
| April 22, 2016 | Joakim Nordstrom | 2 years, $2.55 million contract extension | |
| June 1, 2016 | Josh Wesley | 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract | |
| June 13, 2016 | Sebastian Aho | 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract | |
| June 13, 2016 | Aleksi Saarela | 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract | |
| June 16, 2016 | Cam Ward | 2 years, $6.6 million | |
| June 16, 2016 | Derek Ryan | 1 year, $600,000 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Noah Hanifin | D | United States | Boston College (Hockey East) |
| 2 | 35 | Sebastian Aho | LW | Finland | Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) |
| 4 | 93[a] | Callum Booth | G | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 96 | Nicolas Roy | C | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 126 | Luke Stevens | LW | United States | Noble & Greenough (HS-MA) |
| 5 | 138[b] | Spencer Smallman | RW | Canada | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 156 | Jake Massie | D | Canada | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-NH) |
| 6 | 169[c] | David Cotton | C | United States | Cushing Academy (HS-MA) |
| 7 | 186 | Steven Lorentz | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
Draft notes
- 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. 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.
- 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). 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.
- 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. Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
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