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2015–16 Dallas Stars season

The 2015–16 Dallas Stars season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.


2015–16 Dallas Stars
Central Division champions
1st Central
1st Western
50–23–9
28–11–2
22–12–7
267
230
Jim Nill
Lindy Ruff
Jamie Benn
Vernon FiddlerAlex Goligoski
American Airlines Center
18,342(30 games)
Texas Stars (AHL)
Jamie Benn (41)
Jamie BennJohn Klingberg (48)
Jamie Benn (89)
Antoine Roussel (123)
John Klingberg (+22)
Kari LehtonenAntti Niemi (25)
Antti Niemi (2.67)

The 2015–16 Dallas Stars season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season.

Preseason game log: 1–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–4–0)
1September 22Dallas2–3FloridaCampbell5,5040–1–0Recap
2September 24Dallas0–6St. LouisLehtonen11,8760–2–0Recap
3September 26Tampa Bay3–6DallasNiemi14,6761–2–0Recap
4September 27Florida4–2DallasLehtonen10,1131–3–0Recap
5September 29St. Louis4–1DallasNiemi11,5441–4–0Recap
6October 1Dallas2–3Tampa BayLehtonen14,2261–5–0Recap
7October 3Dallas0–4ChicagoNiemi21,2211–6–0Recap

Final stats

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.

‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
Jason DemersElbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino during NHL game No. 93 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 16:48 of the third period.2 games$36,559.14October 23, 2015

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

DetailsRef
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2015To Dallas Stars Antti Niemi (rights)
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)To Chicago Blackhawks Trevor DaleyRyan GarbuttTo Dallas Stars Patrick SharpStephen Johns
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)To Calgary Flames Jyrki JokipakkaBrett PollockConditional 2nd-round pick in 2016To Dallas Stars Kris Russell
Column 1Column 2Column 3
DatePlayerRef
September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04)Rich Peverley
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
DatePlayerContract terms(in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)Antti Niemi3 years, $13.5 million
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Patrick Eaves1 year, $1.15 million
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Curtis McKenzie2 years, $1.35 million
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)Jamie Oleksiak1 year, $875,000
August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)Cody Eakin4 years, $15.4 million contract extension
March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)Stephen Johns2 years, contract extension
March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)Niklas Hansson3 years, entry-level contract
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)Denis Gurianov3 years, entry-level contract
May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)Chris Martenet3 years, entry-level contract
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)Justin Dowling1 year
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)Brendan Ranford1 year
June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)Mattias Backman1 year
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10)Brett Ritchie1 year

Below are the Dallas Stars' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
112Denis GuryanovRWRussiaLada Togliatti-2 (Russia-Jr.)
249.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[a]Roope HintzLWFinlandIlves (Finland)
4103Chris MartenetDUnited StatesLondon Knights (OHL)
5133Joseph CecconiDUnited StatesMuskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
6163Markus RuusuGFinlandJYP Jr. (Finland-Jr.)

Draft notes

  • The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a second-round pick in 2015 (36th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 and this pick. Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson to the Stars in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and this pick.
  • a The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Erik Cole and a conditional third-round pick in 2015 to Detroit in exchange for Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman and this pick.
  • The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman, and a second-round pick in 2015 to Dallas in exchange for Erik Cole and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2015 if they do not qualify for the 2015 Eastern Conference Final and Cole does not play in 50% of Detroit's playoff games – was converted on April 8, 2015 when Cole was injured for the remainder of the season.
  • The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Antti Niemi to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
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