2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season

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Andrej Nestrasil (+2)
WinsCam Ward (22)
Goals against averageCam Ward (2.40)

The 2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 36th season in the National Hockey League since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979,[1] and 17th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Off-season

On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired.[2] The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.[3]

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – New York Rangers 82 53 22 7 49 252 192 +60 113
2 x – Washington Capitals 82 45 26 11 40 242 203 +39 101
3 x – New York Islanders 82 47 28 7 40 252 230 +22 101
4 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final[4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Ward 51 50 3026 22 24 5 121 2.40 1351 0.910 1 0 0 4
Anton Khudobin 34 32 1920 8 17 6 87 2.72 874 0.900 1 0 0 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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date
Details
December 18, 2014
[7]
To Winnipeg Jets
Jay Harrison
To Carolina Hurricanes
2015
February 25, 2015
[8]
To Winnipeg Jets
Jiri Tlusty
To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in
2016
February 25, 2015
[9]
To
Los Angeles Kings
Andrej Sekera
To Carolina Hurricanes
2015
February 28, 2015
[10]
To
Washington Capitals
Tim Gleason
To Carolina Hurricanes
2015

Lost via retirement

Player Date

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Jiri Tlusty 1 year, $2.95 million [24]
July 2, 2014 Greg Nemisz 1 year, $600,000 [25]
July 2, 2014 Zach Boychuk 1 year, $600,000 [26]
July 3, 2014 Michal Jordan 1 year, $550,000 [27]
July 3, 2014 Jared Staal 1 year, $550,000 [28]
July 14, 2014 Justin Shugg 1 year, $600,000 [29]
July 23, 2014 Rasmus Rissanen 1 year, $575,000 [30]
July 25, 2014 Brett Bellemore 1 year, $600,000 [31]
August 7, 2014 Haydn Fleury 3 years, $2.4975 million entry-level contract [32]
March 1, 2015 Jay McClement 2 years, $2.4 million contract extension [33]
March 27, 2015 Brett Pesce 3 years, $2.15 million entry-level contract [34]
March 27, 2015 Alex Nedeljkovic 3 years, $2.25 million entry-level contract [35]
April 1, 2015 Roland McKeown 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract [36]
May 29, 2015 Drew MacIntyre 1 year, $600,000 [37]
June 1, 2015 Tyler Ganly 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract [38]
June 11, 2015 Lucas Wallmark 3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract [39]
June 18, 2015 Michal Jordan 1 year, $625,000 [40]
June 25, 2015 Chris Terry 1 year, $875,000 [41]

Draft picks

The

2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The Hurricanes will pick 7th overall in the first round.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Haydn Fleury (D) Canada Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 37 Alex Nedeljkovic (G) United States United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 67 Warren Foegele LW Canada Canada
St. Andrew's Saints (OFSAA
)
4 96[a] Josh Wesley D United States United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 97 Lucas Wallmark RW Sweden Sweden Luleå HF (SHL)
5 127 Clark Bishop C Canada Canada
QMJHL
)
7 187 Kyle Jenkins D Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Draft notes

References

  1. .
  2. ^ "Hurricanes fire coach Muller, two assistants".
  3. ^ Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
  4. ^ "2013-2014 - Regular Season - Carolina Hurricanes - All Skaters - Summary - Points - NHL.com - Stats". NHL. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "2013-2014 - Regular Season - Carolina Hurricanes - Goalie - Summary - Wins - NHL.com - Stats". NHL. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hurricanes Deal Harrison to Winnipeg Jets". nhl.com. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Canes Acquire Two Draft Picks for Tlusty". nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Canes Get First-Rounder, McKeown for Sekera". nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Canes Acquire Hillen, Draft Pick for Gleason". nhl.com. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  11. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brad Malone
  12. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with MacIntyre
  13. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with McClement
  14. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Gleason
  15. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Ben Holmstrom
  16. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tirronen
  17. ^ Hurricanes Sign Derek Ryan
  18. ^ Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Manny Malhotra
  19. ^ CAPITALS SIGN JUSTIN PETERS
  20. ^ Wild Inks Three More On FA Opening Day
  21. ^ LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN MATT CORRENTE
  22. ^ Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-way NHL contract with forward Drayson Bowman for the 2014-15 season
  23. ^ Hurricanes Claim Andrej Nestrasil on Waivers
  24. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty
  25. ^ Hurricanes Sign Greg Nemisz to One-Year Deal
  26. ^ Canes, Boychuk Agree on One-Year Deal
  27. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Michal Jordan
  28. ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jared Staal
  29. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Shugg
  30. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Rasmus Rissanen
  31. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore
  32. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Haydn Fleury
  33. ^ Canes, McClement Agree on Two-Year Extension
  34. ^ Canes, Pesce Agree to Terms on Entry-Level Deal
  35. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alex Nedeljkovic
  36. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Roland McKeown
  37. ^ Hurricanes Re-Sign Drew MacIntyre
  38. ^ Hurricanes Sign Ganly to Entry-Level Deal
  39. ^ Canes Sign Forward Lucas Wallmark
  40. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Michal Jordan
  41. ^ Canes, Terry Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal
  42. ^ "Canucks acquire two forwards from Hurricanes". National Hockey League. September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  43. ^ "Hurricanes swap Westgarth for Anthony Stewart". National Hockey League. January 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.