2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes | |
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Division | 8th Metropolitan |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2014–15 record | 30–41–11 |
Home record | 18–16–7 |
Road record | 12–25–4 |
Goals for | 188 |
Goals against | 226 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ron Francis |
Coach | Bill Peters |
Captain | Eric Staal |
Alternate captains | Ron Hainsey (Oct.–Jan.) Jay Harrison (Oct.–Dec.) Andrej Sekera (Oct.–Feb.) Jordan Staal |
Arena | PNC Arena |
Average attendance | 12,594 (41 games) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eric Staal (23) |
Assists | Justin Faulk (34) |
Points | Eric Staal (54) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Malone (74) |
Plus/minus | Andrej Nestrasil (+2) |
Wins | Cam Ward (22) |
Goals against average | Cam 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
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Columbus | 4–3 | Carolina | Nedeljkovic | 6,250 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 23 | Carolina | 0–2 | Buffalo | MacIntyre | 18,546 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 24 | Carolina | 4–2 | NY Islanders | MacIntyre | 9,888 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 30 | Carolina | 1–3 | St. Louis | Ward | 10,213 | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | Carolina | 3–6 | Columbus | Khudobin | 11,798 | 1–4–0 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Buffalo | 1–5 | Carolina | Ward | 7,890 | 2–4–0 | Recap | |
7 | October 5 | Carolina | 2–5 | Washington | Khudobin | 16,138 | 2–5–0 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
[edit]Final[4]
- Skaters
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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
[edit]Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
[edit]The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details
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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 [10] |
To Washington Capitals Tim Gleason |
To Carolina Hurricanes Jack Hillen ARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015 |
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement
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Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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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
[edit]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) |
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1 | 7 | Haydn Fleury | (D) | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
2 | 37 | Alex Nedeljkovic | (G) | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
3 | 67 | Warren Foegele | LW | Canada | St. Andrew's Saints (OFSAA) |
4 | 96[a] | Josh Wesley | D | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
4 | 97 | Lucas Wallmark | RW | Sweden | Luleå HF (SHL) |
5 | 127 | Clark Bishop | C | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
7 | 187 | Kyle Jenkins | D | 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
[edit]- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ "Hurricanes fire coach Muller, two assistants".
- ^ Hurricanes Hire Bill Peters as Head Coach
- ^ "2013-2014 - Regular Season - Carolina Hurricanes - All Skaters - Summary - Points - NHL.com - Stats". NHL. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 - Regular Season - Carolina Hurricanes - Goalie - Summary - Wins - NHL.com - Stats". NHL. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
- ^ "Hurricanes Deal Harrison to Winnipeg Jets". nhl.com. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Canes Acquire Two Draft Picks for Tlusty". nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Canes Get First-Rounder, McKeown for Sekera". nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Canes Acquire Hillen, Draft Pick for Gleason". nhl.com. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brad Malone
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with MacIntyre
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with McClement
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Gleason
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Ben Holmstrom
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Tirronen
- ^ Hurricanes Sign Derek Ryan
- ^ Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Manny Malhotra
- ^ CAPITALS SIGN JUSTIN PETERS
- ^ Wild Inks Three More On FA Opening Day
- ^ LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN MATT CORRENTE
- ^ Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-way NHL contract with forward Drayson Bowman for the 2014-15 season
- ^ Hurricanes Claim Andrej Nestrasil on Waivers
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jiri Tlusty
- ^ Hurricanes Sign Greg Nemisz to One-Year Deal
- ^ Canes, Boychuk Agree on One-Year Deal
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Michal Jordan
- ^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Jared Staal
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Justin Shugg
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Rasmus Rissanen
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Brett Bellemore
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Haydn Fleury
- ^ Canes, McClement Agree on Two-Year Extension
- ^ Canes, Pesce Agree to Terms on Entry-Level Deal
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alex Nedeljkovic
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Roland McKeown
- ^ Hurricanes Re-Sign Drew MacIntyre
- ^ Hurricanes Sign Ganly to Entry-Level Deal
- ^ Canes Sign Forward Lucas Wallmark
- ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Michal Jordan
- ^ Canes, Terry Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal
- ^ "Canucks acquire two forwards from Hurricanes". National Hockey League. September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Hurricanes swap Westgarth for Anthony Stewart". National Hockey League. January 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.