2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season

National Hockey League team season

2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes

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)

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2015–16 ->

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

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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

Source: National Hockey League
p - Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x - Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card  Pos | Div | Team

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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

Source: National Hockey League
x - Clinched playoff spot

## Schedule and results

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### Pre-season

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2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–4–0)

# | 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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2014–15 Game Log

| October: 0–6–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–5–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
1 | October 10 | NY Islanders | 5–3 | Carolina |  | Ward | 18,680 | 0–1–0 | 0 | Recap
2 | October 11 | Carolina | 3–4 | NY Islanders |  | Khudobin | 16,170 | 0–2–0 | 0 | Recap
3 | October 14 | Buffalo | 4–3 | Carolina | SO | Ward | 14,930 | 0–2–1 | 1 | Recap
4 | October 16 | Carolina | 1–2 | NY Rangers | SO | Khudobin | 18,006 | 0–2–2 | 2 | Recap
5 | October 21 | Carolina | 1–3 | Winnipeg |  | Khudobin | 15,016 | 0–3–2 | 2 | Recap
6 | October 23 | Carolina | 0–5 | Calgary |  | Ward | 19,289 | 0–4–2 | 2 | Recap
7 | October 24 | Carolina | 3–6 | Edmonton |  | Khudobin | 16,839 | 0–5–2 | 2 | Recap
8 | October 28 | Carolina | 1–4 | Vancouver |  | Ward | 18,234 | 0–6–2 | 2 | Recap
| November: 7–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
9 | November 1 | Arizona | 0–3 | Carolina |  | Ward | 10,870 | 1–6–2 | 4 | Recap
10 | November 2 | Los Angeles | 2–3 | Carolina |  | Ward | 10,519 | 2–6–2 | 6 | Recap
11 | November 4 | Carolina | 4–2 | Columbus |  | Ward | 15,638 | 3–6–2 | 8 | Recap
12 | November 7 | Columbus | 2–3 | Carolina | OT | Ward | 11,540 | 4–6–2 | 10 | Recap
13 | November 8 | Carolina | 3–4 | Washington | OT | Khudobin | 18,506 | 4–6–3 | 11 | Recap
14 | November 10 | Calgary | 1–4 | Carolina |  | Ward | 9,906 | 5–6–3 | 13 | Recap
15 | November 13 | Winnipeg | 3–1 | Carolina |  | Ward | 10,005 | 5–7–3 | 13 | Recap
16 | November 15 | Carolina | 1–2 | Boston |  | Ward | 17,565 | 5–8–3 | 13 | Recap
17 | November 16 | San Jose | 2–0 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 12,784 | 5–9–3 | 13 | Recap
18 | November 18 | Carolina | 6–4 | Dallas |  | Ward | 15,678 | 6–9–3 | 15 | Recap
19 | November 20 | Carolina | 2–3 | Los Angeles |  | Ward | 18,230 | 6–10–3 | 15 | Recap
20 | November 22 | Carolina | 3–4 | Colorado |  | Ward | 17,208 | 6–11–3 | 15 | Recap
21 | November 26 | Carolina | 0–1 | Florida |  | Ward | 8,119 | 6–12–3 | 15 | Recap
22 | November 28 | Carolina | 4–2 | Pittsburgh |  | Ward | 18,665 | 7–12–3 | 17 | Recap
23 | November 29 | Pittsburgh | 3–2 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 11,225 | 7–13–3 | 17 | Recap
| December: 3–10–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–6–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
24 | December 2 | Nashville | 1–2 | Carolina |  | Ward | 9,161 | 8–13–3 | 19 | Recap
25 | December 4 | Washington | 2–1 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 10,783 | 8–14–3 | 19 | Recap
26 | December 7 | Detroit | 3–1 | Carolina |  | Ward | 13,489 | 8–15–3 | 19 | Recap
27 | December 8 | New Jersey | 2–1 | Carolina |  | Ward | 9,815 | 8–16–3 | 19 | Recap
28 | December 11 | Carolina | 1–2 | Tampa Bay |  | Ward | 18,104 | 8–17–3 | 19 | Recap
29 | December 13 | Carolina | 1–5 | Philadelphia |  | Khudobin | 19,609 | 8–18–3 | 19 | Recap
30 | December 16 | Carolina | 1–4 | Montreal |  | Ward | 21,286 | 8–19–3 | 19 | Recap
31 | December 18 | Toronto | 1–4 | Carolina |  | Ward | 12,332 | 9–19–3 | 21 | Recap
32 | December 20 | NY Rangers | 3–2 | Carolina | SO | Ward | 13,329 | 9–19–4 | 22 | Recap
33 | December 21 | Carolina | 0–1 | NY Rangers |  | Khudobin | 18,006 | 9–20–4 | 22 | Recap
34 | December 23 | Carolina | 2–1 | New Jersey | SO | Khudobin | 16,101 | 10–20–4 | 24 | Recap
35 | December 27 | Carolina | 1–2 | Tampa Bay |  | Ward | 19,204 | 10–21–4 | 24 | Recap
36 | December 29 | Montreal | 3–1 | Carolina |  | Ward | 17,123 | 10–22–4 | 24 | Recap
37 | December 31 | Carolina | 1–2 | Pittsburgh |  | Ward | 18,639 | 10–23–4 | 24 | Recap
| January: 7–3–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
38 | January 2 | Philadelphia | 1–2 | Carolina |  | Ward | 12,682 | 11–23–4 | 26 | Recap
39 | January 4 | Boston | 1–2 | Carolina | SO | Khudobin | 17,212 | 12–23–4 | 28 | Recap
40 | January 6 | Carolina | 2–3 | Nashville |  | Ward | 15,706 | 12–24–4 | 28 | Recap
41 | January 8 | Buffalo | 2–5 | Carolina |  | Ward | 9,781 | 13–24–4 | 30 | Recap
42 | January 10 | Carolina | 4–5 | St. Louis | SO | Ward | 19,411 | 13–24–5 | 31 | Recap
43 | January 13 | Colorado | 2–3 | Carolina | SO | Khudobin | 12,965 | 14–24–5 | 33 | Recap
44 | January 16 | Vancouver | 3–0 | Carolina |  | Ward | 13,093 | 14–25–5 | 33 | Recap
45 | January 17 | Carolina | 3–2 | Ottawa |  | Khudobin | 17,434 | 15–25–5 | 35 | Recap
46 | January 19 | Carolina | 4–1 | Toronto |  | Khudobin | 18,979 | 16–25–5 | 37 | Recap
47 | January 27 | Tampa Bay | 2–4 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 12,508 | 17–25–5 | 39 | Recap
48 | January 30 | St. Louis | 3–2 | Carolina | SO | Ward | 13,287 | 17–25–6 | 40 | Recap
49 | January 31 | Carolina | 1–4 | NY Rangers |  | Ward | 18,006 | 17–26–6 | 40 | Recap
| February: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
50 | February 3 | Carolina | 4–5 | Anaheim | OT | Khudobin | 16,274 | 17–26–7 | 41 | Recap
51 | February 5 | Carolina | 2–1 | Arizona | SO | Ward | 12,649 | 18–26–7 | 43 | Recap
52 | February 7 | Carolina | 5–4 | San Jose |  | Ward | 17,139 | 19–26–7 | 45 | Recap
53 | February 12 | Anaheim | 2–1 | Carolina |  | Ward | 11,991 | 19–27–7 | 45 | Recap
54 | February 14 | Carolina | 3–6 | Minnesota |  | Khudobin | 19,220 | 19–28–7 | 45 | Recap
55 | February 16 | Carolina | 6–3 | Ottawa |  | Ward | 16,562 | 20–28–7 | 47 | Recap
56 | February 17 | NY Islanders | 4–1 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 11,991 | 20–29–7 | 47 | Recap
57 | February 20 | Toronto | 1–2 | Carolina |  | Ward | 11,991 | 21–29–7 | 49 | Recap
58 | February 21 | Carolina | 1–3 | New Jersey |  | Khudobin | 16,101 | 21–30–7 | 49 | Recap
59 | February 24 | Philadelphia | 1–4 | Carolina |  | Ward | 11,024 | 22–30–7 | 51 | Recap
60 | February 27 | Washington | 0–3 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 11,024 | 23–30–7 | 53 | Recap
61 | February 28 | Carolina | 5–3 | NY Islanders |  | Ward | 16,170 | 24–30–7 | 55 | Recap
| March: 4–7–4 (Home: 3–4–4; Road: 1–3–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
62 | March 2 | Carolina | 2–5 | Chicago |  | Ward | 11,024 | 24–31–7 | 55 | Recap
63 | March 6 | Minnesota | 3–1 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 10,857 | 24–32–7 | 55 | Recap
64 | March 8 | Edmonton | 4–7 | Carolina |  | Ward | 12,826 | 25–32–7 | 57 | Recap
65 | March 10 | Columbus | 4–3 | Carolina | SO | Ward | 10,418 | 25–32–8 | 58 | Recap
66 | March 12 | Dallas | 5–3 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 10,025 | 25–33–8 | 58 | Recap
67 | March 14 | Florida | 2–0 | Carolina |  | Ward | 11,790 | 25–34–8 | 58 | Recap
68 | March 15 | Carolina | 3–2 | Columbus |  | Khudobin | 15,258 | 26–34–8 | 60 | Recap
69 | March 17 | Ottawa | 2–1 | Carolina | OT | Khudobin | 13,469 | 26–34–9 | 61 | Recap
70 | March 19 | Carolina | 0–4 | Montreal |  | Khudobin | 21,286 | 26–35–9 | 61 | Recap
71 | March 21 | NY Rangers | 3–2 | Carolina | SO | Khudobin | 13,404 | 26–35–10 | 62 | Recap
72 | March 23 | Chicago | 3–1 | Carolina |  | Khudobin | 13,786 | 26–36–10 | 62 | Recap
73 | March 26 | Pittsburgh | 2–5 | Carolina |  | Ward | 13,738 | 27–36–10 | 64 | Recap
74 | March 28 | New Jersey | 1–3 | Carolina |  | Ward | 12,578 | 28–36–10 | 66 | Recap
75 | March 29 | Boston | 2–1 | Carolina | OT | Khudobin | 14,275 | 28–36–11 | 67 | Recap
76 | March 31 | Carolina | 2–4 | Washington |  | Ward | 18,506 | 28–37–11 | 67 | Recap
| April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap
77 | April 2 | Carolina | 1–6 | Florida |  | Khudobin | 9,827 | 28–38–11 | 67 | Recap
78 | April 4 | Philadelphia | 2–3 | Carolina | SO | Ward | 12,852 | 29–38–11 | 69 | Recap
79 | April 6 | Carolina | 3–4 | Buffalo |  | Ward | 19,070 | 29–39–11 | 69 | Recap
80 | April 7 | Carolina | 2–3 | Detroit |  | Khudobin | 20,027 | 29–40–11 | 69 | Recap
81 | April 9 | Carolina | 3–1 | Philadelphia |  | Ward | 17,348 | 30–40–11 | 71 | Recap
82 | April 11 | Detroit | 2–0 | Carolina |  | Ward | 16,680 | 30–41–11 | 71 | Recap

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

## Player stats

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Final[4]

Skaters

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Eric Staal | 77 | 23 | 21 | 54 | −13 | 41
Justin Faulk | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −19 | 30
Elias Lindholm | 81 | 17 | 22 | 39 | −23 | 14
Victor Rask | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −14 | 16
Jeff Skinner | 77 | 18 | 13 | 31 | −24 | 18
Nathan Gerbe | 78 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −14 | 34
Riley Nash | 68 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −10 | 12
Jordan Staal | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14
Jiri Tlusty‡ | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | −17 | 16
John-Michael Liles | 57 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −9 | 14
Jay McClement | 82 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17
Chris Terry | 57 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −4 | 14
Alexander Semin | 57 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −10 | 32
Andrej Sekera‡ | 57 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −7 | 8
Andrej Nestrasil† | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4
Brad Malone | 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −8 | 74
Ryan Murphy | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −11 | 8
Patrick Dwyer | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −12 | 10
Ron Hainsey | 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −14 | 16
Brett Bellemore | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27
Tim Gleason‡ | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −18 | 44
Zach Boychuk | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4
Michal Jordan | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 4
Jay Harrison‡ | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 42
Danny Biega | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0
Jack Hillen† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0
Rasmus Rissanen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4
Justin Shugg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
Brody Sutter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0
Keegan Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10
Brendan Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0
Patrick Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4

Goaltenders
Regular Season[5] 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

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### Awards

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J. Faulk | NHL All-Star game selection[6] | January 10, 2015

### Milestones

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V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014
P. Brown | 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014
V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point | November 2, 2014
V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 7, 2014
J. Skinner | 100th Career NHL Goal | November 10, 2014
J. McClement | 700th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2014
E. Staal | 700th Career NHL Point | November 20, 2014
J. Faulk | 200th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2014
A. Nestrasil | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 22, 2014
A. Semin | 500th Career NHL Point | December 4, 2014
R. Hainsey | 700th Career NHL Game | December 11, 2014
J. Skinner | 200th Career NHL Point | December 16, 2014
A. Semin | 600th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014
E. Staal | 800th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2014
E. Staal | 300th Career NHL Goal | January 6, 2015
E. Lindholm | 100th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2015
J. Skinner | 300th Career NHL Game | January 19, 2015
T. Gleason | 700th Career NHL Game | January 31, 2015
J. Faulk | 100th Career NHL Point | February 7, 2015
B. Bellemore | 100th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2015
M. Jordan | 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point | February 14, 2015
M. Jordan | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 16, 2015
C. Ward | 500th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015
B. Malone | 100th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015
J. Liles | 700th Career NHL Game | February 27, 2015
P. Dwyer | 400th Career NHL Game | March 8, 2015
J. Skinner | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 17, 2015
J. Staal | 600th Career NHL Game | March 29, 2015

## Transactions

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

### Trades

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December 18, 2014
[7] | To Winnipeg Jets

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Jay Harrison | To Carolina Hurricanes

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OTT's 6th-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015
[8] | To Winnipeg Jets

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Jiri Tlusty | To Carolina Hurricanes

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Conditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2016
February 25, 2015
[9] | To Los Angeles Kings

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Andrej Sekera | To Carolina Hurricanes

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Roland McKeown
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2015
February 28, 2015
[10] | To Washington Capitals

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Tim Gleason | To Carolina Hurricanes

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Jack Hillen
ARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015

### Free agents acquired

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July 1, 2014 | Brad Malone | Colorado Avalanche | 2 years, $1.3 million | [11]
July 1, 2014 | Drew MacIntyre | Toronto Marlies | 1 year, $600,000 | [12]
July 1, 2014 | Jay McClement | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year, $1 million | [13]
July 1, 2014 | Tim Gleason | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year, $1.2 million | [14]
July 1, 2014 | Ben Holmstrom | Adirondack Phantoms | 1 year, $600,000 | [15]
March 22, 2015 | Rasmus Tirronen | Merrimack College | 1 year, $575,000 entry-level contract | [16]
June 15, 2015 | Derek Ryan | Orebro HK | 1 year, $600,000 | [17]

### Free agents lost

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July 1, 2014 | Manny Malhotra | Montreal Canadiens | 1 year, $850,000 | [18]
July 1, 2014 | Justin Peters | Washington Capitals | 2 years, $1.9 million | [19]
July 1, 2014 | Brett Sutter | Minnesota Wild | 2 years, $1.2 million | [20]
July 8, 2104 | Matt Corrente | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 year, $550,000 | [21]
October 2, 2014 | Drayson Bowman | Montreal Canadiens | 1 year, $575,000 | [22]

### Claimed via waivers

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Andrej Nestrasil[23] | Detroit Red Wings | November 20, 2014

### Lost via waivers

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| Player  | New team  | Date

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### Lost via retirement

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### Player signings

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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

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Main article: List of Carolina Hurricanes 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)

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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

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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
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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
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Carolina Hurricanes

* Formerly the New England/Hartford Whalers
* Founded in 1972
* Based in Raleigh, North Carolina

Franchise|

* Team
* General managers
* Coaches
* Players
* Captains
* Draft picks
* expansion draft
* Seasons
* Current season

History|

* Records
* Award winners
* Retired numbers
* Broadcasters
* Raleigh IceCaps

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Thomas Dundon
General manager
Eric Tulsky
Head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Team captain
Jordan Staal
Current roster

Arenas|

* Greensboro Coliseum
* Lenovo Center

Affiliates|

AHL
Chicago Wolves

Media|

FanDuel Sports Network South
Radio
ESPN The Fan (99.9 FM)
The Buzz (620 AM)

Culture and lore|

* Stormy & Caroline
* Rock You Like a Hurricane
* Raise Up
* Bunch of Jerks
* Storm Surge
* David Ayres
* John Forslund
* 2004 NHL entry draft
* 2011 NHL All-Star Game
* 2023 Stadium Series

* Category
* Commons

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Carolina Hurricanes seasons

Pre-1997|

* Hartford Whalers

1990s|

* 1990–91 . 1991–92 . 1992–93 . 1993–94 . 1994–95 . 1995–96 . 1996–97 . 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

2000s|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10

2010s|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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2014–15 NHL season

Pacific|

* Anaheim
* Arizona
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Los Angeles
* San Jose
* Vancouver

Central|

* Chicago
* Colorado
* Dallas
* Minnesota
* Nashville
* St. Louis
* Winnipeg

Atlantic|

* Boston
* Buffalo
* Detroit
* Florida
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Tampa Bay
* Toronto

Metropolitan|

* Carolina
* Columbus
* New Jersey
* NY Islanders
* NY Rangers
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* Washington

See also|

* Draft
* Winter Classic
* All Star Game
* Stadium Series
* Stanley Cup playoffs
* Stanley Cup Finals
* Transactions
* Three Star Awards
* Suspensions and fines

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*[GP]: Games played
*[W]: Win
*[L]: Loss
*[OTL]: Overtime loss
*[ROW]: Regulation plus overtime wins
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[Div]: Division
*[G]: Goals
*[A]: Assists
*[+/−]: Plus/minus
*[PIM]: Penalty minutes
*[GS]: Games started
*[TOI]: Time on ice
*[OT]: Overtime loss
*[GAA]: Goals against average
*[SA]: Shots against
*[SV%]: Save percentage
*[SO]: Shutouts
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