2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season

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 19th 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.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>	2015 Pre-season game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)</div>
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
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
===Regular season===
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October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)	October: 5–6–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	Carolina 	1–2 	Nashville 	 	Ward 	17,204 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 10 	Detroit 	4–3 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,949 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 13 	Florida 	4–1 	Carolina 	 	Lack 	10,901 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 16 	Carolina 	5–3 	Detroit 	 	Ward 	20,027 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 17 	Carolina 	1–4 	Washington 	 	Ward 	18,506 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	October 21 	Carolina 	1–0 	Colorado 	OT 	Ward 	12,826 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Carolina 	0–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Ward 	18,230 	2–5–0 	4 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Carolina 	2–5 	San Jose 	 	Lack 	15,814 	2–6–0 	4 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Carolina 	3–1 	Detroit 	 	Ward 	20,027 	3–6–0 	6 	Recap
10 	October 29 	Carolina 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Lack 	11,494 	4–6–0 	8 	Recap
11 	October 30 	Colorado 	2–3 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	9,345 	5–6–0 	10 	Recap
== Player stats ==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	28	23	51	−2 	38
 	82	20	28	48	6 	34
 	80	21	27	48	−6 	24
 	82	11	28	39	−23	24
 	64	16	21	37	−22	27
‡ 	63	10	23	33	−3 	32
‡ 	63	11	22	33	−6 	36
 	71	10	14	24	1 	12
 	55	9 	14	23	4 	8
 	64	9 	13	22	−5 	18
 	79	4 	18	22	−14	22
 	63	2 	18	20	1 	8
 	81	5 	14	19	−13	37
 	41	7 	10	17	0 	18
 	69	4 	12	16	−7 	16
‡ 	64	6 	9 	15	−3 	16
 	77	3 	8 	11	−17	24
 	68	8 	3 	11	−12	16
 	35	0 	10	10	−1 	10
 	47	3 	4 	7 	−15	14
 	57	2 	4 	6 	−11	75
 	21	3 	1 	4 	−14	10
 	7 	1 	1 	2 	4 	4
 	6 	2 	0 	2 	1 	2
 	36	1 	0 	1 	−5 	12
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	−4 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	52	51	3,038	23	17	10	122	2.41	1343	.909	1	0	0	0
 	34	31	1,920	12	14	6 	90 	2.81	910 	.901	2	0	2	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.
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
=== Awards ===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 14, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2015
N. Hanifin 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 10, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 16, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 24, 2015
B. Pesce 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 30, 2015
 	250th Career NHL Win 	October 30, 2015
C. Ward 	30,000 Career NHL Minutes 	November 10, 2015
N. Hanifin 	1st Career NHL Goal 	November 16, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 20, 2015
B. Pesce 	1st Career NHL Goal 	November 22, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 22, 2015
J. Slavin 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	November 30, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 5, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 8, 2015
J. Slavin 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 8, 2015
P. Di Giuseppe	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	December 8, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	December 19, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	December 26, 2015
 	800th Career NHL Game 	December 27, 2015
J. Faulk 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 31, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Assist 	December 31, 2015
K. Versteeg 	300th Career NHL Point 	January 9, 2016
== Transactions ==
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	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 	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
*Carolina to retain 50% ($4.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
July 1, 2015 	T.J. Hensick 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	1 year, $600,000 	
March 8, 2016 	Andrew Poturalski	University of New Hampshire	2 years, $1.5325 million entry-level contract	
April 22, 2016	Jake Chelios 	Charlotte Checkers 	1 year, $575,000 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 2, 2015 	Ben Holmstrom 	New York Islanders	1 year, $750,000 	
July 24, 2015	Alexander Semin	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $1.1 million 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Previous team	Date
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date
===Lost via retirement===
Date 	Player
July 15, 2015	Greg Nemisz
===Players released===
Date 	Player 	Via 	Ref
July 1, 2015	Alexander Semin	Buyout	
===Player signings===
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 	
==Draft picks==
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 	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	Spencer Smallman	RW 	Canada 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
6 	156	Jake Massie 	D 	Canada 	Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-NH)
6 	169	David Cotton 	C 	United States	Cushing Academy (HS-MA)
7 	186	Steven Lorentz 	C 	Canada 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
;Draft notes
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
==References==
Category:Carolina Hurricanes seasons
Carolina Hurricanes season, 2015-16