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2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season

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2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference14th Eastern
2014–15 record30–41–11
Home record18–16–7
Road record12–25–4
Goals for188
Goals against226
Team information
General managerRon Francis
CoachBill Peters
CaptainEric Staal
Alternate captainsRon Hainsey (Oct.–Jan.)
Jay Harrison (Oct.–Dec.)
Andrej Sekera (Oct.–Feb.)
Jordan Staal
ArenaPNC Arena
Average attendance12,594 (41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsEric Staal (23)
AssistsJustin Faulk (34)
PointsEric Staal (54)
Penalty minutesBrad Malone (74)
Plus/minusAndrej 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

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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

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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

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2014–15 Game Log

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

Player stats

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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

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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

Trades

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Date
Details
December 18, 2014
[7]
To Winnipeg Jets
Jay Harrison
To Carolina Hurricanes
OTT's 6th-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015
[8]
To Winnipeg Jets
Jiri Tlusty
To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2016
February 25, 2015
[9]
To Los Angeles Kings
Andrej Sekera
To Carolina Hurricanes
Roland McKeown
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2015
February 28, 2015
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To Washington Capitals
Tim Gleason
To Carolina Hurricanes
Jack Hillen
ARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015

Lost via retirement

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Player Date

Player signings

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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

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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 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7 187 Kyle Jenkins D Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Draft notes
  • a Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.[42]
  • Carolina's sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings, as the result of a trade on January 13, 2013, that sent Kevin Westgarth to Carolina, in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a fourth round pick in 2013, and this pick.[43]

References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  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.