2015–16 Detroit Red Wings season explained
The 2015–16 Detroit Red Wings season was the 90th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] The regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and former Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, with a 4–0 victory.[2] This season also involved the Red Wings extending their playoff streak to 25 straight seasons.
Off-season
On June 9, 2015, Jeff Blashill was named the head coach of the Red Wings, following the departure of Mike Babcock to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3]
On June 23, 2015, the Red Wings finalized their coaching staff, Tony Granato will return as an assistant coach, along with Pat Ferschweiler, who was an assistant coach under Blashill with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Dave Noel-Bernier was named video coach, and Chris Chelios will evaluate in-game player performance, and will continue to play a role in player development, by working on-ice with the team's defensemen during practices. Jim Bedard will return for his 19th season with the organization as goaltending coach.[4]
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 6–0–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)[5] |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
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1 | September 22 | Detroit | 4–5 | | OT | | 20,736 | 0–0–1 | Recap |
2 | September 23 | | 1–4 | Detroit | | | 16,886 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
3 | September 24 | | 1–6 | Detroit | | | 15,677 | 2–0–1 | Recap |
4 | September 26 | | 4–5 | Detroit | OT | | –– | 2–0–2 | Recap |
5 | September 28 | Detroit | 3–1 | | | Howard | 16,681 | 3–0–2 | Recap |
6 | September 30 | Detroit | 7–2 | | | Mrazek | 18,207 | 4–0–2 | Recap |
7 | October 2 | | 2–4 | Detroit | | Howard | 19,149 | 5–0–2 | Recap |
8 | October 3 | Detroit | 2–1 | | | Mrazek | 17,879 | 6–0–2 | Recap | |
Regular season
2015–16 Game Log[6] |
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October: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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1 | October 9 | | 0–4 | Detroit | | | 20,027 | 1–0–0 | 2 | Recap | 2 | October 10 | Detroit | 4–3 | | | | 18,949 | 2–0–0 | 4 | Recap | 3 | October 13 | | 1–3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 3–0–0 | 6 | Recap | 4 | October 16 | | 5–3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 3–1–0 | 6 | Recap | 5 | October 17 | Detroit | 1–4 | | | Mrazek | 21,288 | 3–2–0 | 6 | Recap | 6 | October 21 | Detroit | 1–3 | | | Mrazek | 16,839 | 3–3–0 | 6 | Recap | 7 | October 23 | Detroit | 2–3 | | OT | Howard | 19,158 | 3–3–1 | 7 | Recap | 8 | October 24 | Detroit | 3–2 | | OT | Mrazek | 18,312 | 4–3–1 | 9 | Recap | 9 | October 27 | | 3–1 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 4–4–1 | 9 | Recap | 10 | October 30 | | 3–1 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 4–5–1 | 9 | Recap | 11 | October 31 | Detroit | 5–3 | | | Mrazek | 16,964 | 5–5–1 | 11 | Recap | |
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November: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–2–3 ; Road: 3–1–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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12 | November 3 | | 1–2 | Detroit | | | 20,027 | 6–5–1 | 13 | Recap | 13 | November 6 | Detroit | 2–1 | | OT | | 19,680 | 7–5–1 | 15 | Recap | 14 | November 8 | | 4–1 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 7–6–1 | 15 | Recap | 15 | November 10 | | 0–1 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 8–6–1 | 17 | Recap | 16 | November 13 | | 3–2 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 8–7–1 | 17 | Recap | 17 | November 14 | Detroit | 1–3 | | | Mrazek | 17,565 | 8–8–1 | 17 | Recap | 18 | November 16 | Detroit | 4–3 | | OT | Howard | 16,718 | 9–8–1 | 19 | Recap | 19 | November 18 | | 2–1 | Detroit | OT | Mrazek | 20,027 | 9–8–2 | 20 | Recap | 20 | November 20 | | 2–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 10–8–2 | 22 | Recap | 21 | November 21 | Detroit | 4–3 | | OT | Howard | 18,098 | 11–8–2 | 24 | Recap | 22 | November 25 | | 3–2 | Detroit | OT | Mrazek | 20,027 | 11–8–3 | 25 | Recap | 23 | November 27 | | 3–4 | Detroit | OT | Howard | 20,027 | 12–8–3 | 27 | Recap | 24 | November 29 | | 2–1 | Detroit | OT | Mrazek | 20,027 | 12–8–4 | 28 | Recap | |
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December: 6–5–3 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–2) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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25 | December 1 | | 4–5 | Detroit | SO | | 20,027 | 13–8–4 | 30 | Recap | 26 | December 3 | | 1–5 | Detroit | | | 20,027 | 14–8–4 | 32 | Recap | 27 | December 5 | | 4–5 | Detroit | OT | Mrazek | 20,027 | 15–8–4 | 34 | Recap | 28 | December 8 | Detroit | 2–3 | | SO | Howard | 18,506 | 15–8–5 | 35 | Recap | 29 | December 10 | | 2–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 16–8–5 | 37 | Recap | 30 | December 11 | Detroit | 2–3 | | OT | Howard | 16,514 | 16–8–6 | 38 | Recap | 31 | December 14 | | 2–1 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 16–9–6 | 38 | Recap | 32 | December 18 | | 4–3 | Detroit | SO | Howard | 20,027 | 16–9–7 | 39 | Recap | 33 | December 20 | | 2–4 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 17–9–7 | 41 | Recap | 34 | December 22 | | 4–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 17–10–7 | 41 | Recap | 35 | December 26 | Detroit | 3–2 | | | Mrazek | 17,208 | 18–10–7 | 43 | Recap | 36 | December 28 | Detroit | 1–3 | | | Mrazek | 19,110 | 18–11–7 | 43 | Recap | 37 | December 29 | Detroit | 1–4 | | | Howard | 15,294 | 18–12–7 | 43 | Recap | 38 | December 31 | | 5–2 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 18–13–7 | 43 | Recap | |
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January: 7–3–1 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 7–1–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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39 | January 2 | Detroit | 4–3 | | | | 19,070 | 19–13–7 | 45 | Recap | 40 | January 4 | Detroit | 1–0 | | | Mrazek | 15,547 | 20–13–7 | 47 | Recap | 41 | January 7 | Detroit | 2–1 | | | Mrazek | 16,856 | 21–13–7 | 49 | Recap | 42 | January 10 | Detroit | 2–1 | | | Mrazek | 17,174 | 22–13–7 | 51 | Recap | 43 | January 11 | Detroit | 2–4 | | | | 18,230 | 22–14–7 | 51 | Recap | 44 | January 14 | Detroit | 3–2 | | OT | Mrazek | 12,014 | 23–14–7 | 53 | Recap | 45 | January 17 | | 2–1 | Detroit | SO | Mrazek | 20,027 | 23–14–8 | 54 | Recap | 46 | January 20 | | 2–1 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 23–15–8 | 54 | Recap | 47 | January 22 | Detroit | 3–0 | | | Mrazek | 18,601 | 24–15–8 | 56 | Recap | 48 | January 23 | | 4–3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 24–16–8 | 56 | Recap | 49 | January 25 | Detroit | 4–2 | | | Mrazek | 12,086 | 25–16–8 | 58 | Recap | |
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February: 7–4–3 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–2) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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50 | February 3 | Detroit | 1–3 | | | | 19,092 | 25–17–8 | 58 | Recap | 51 | February 4 | Detroit | 3–6 | | | | 16,991 | 25–18–8 | 58 | Recap | 52 | February 6 | | 1–5 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 26–18–8 | 60 | Recap | 53 | February 8 | | 0–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 27–18–8 | 62 | Recap | 54 | February 10 | | 1–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 28–18–8 | 64 | Recap | 55 | February 12 | | 3–2 | Detroit | SO | Mrazek | 20,027 | 28–18–9 | 65 | Recap | 56 | February 14 | | 5–6 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 29–18–9 | 67 | Recap | 57 | February 15 | Detroit | 1–4 | | | Howard | 15,795 | 29–19–9 | 67 | Recap | 58 | February 18 | Detroit | 3–6 | | | Mrazek | 18,584 | 29–20–9 | 67 | Recap | 59 | February 20 | Detroit | 2–3 | | SO | Mrazek | 18,930 | 29–20–10 | 68 | Recap | 60 | February 21 | Detroit | 0–1 | | OT | Howard | 18,006 | 29–20–11 | 69 | Recap | 61 | February 23 | | 1–2 | Detroit | SO | Mrazek | 20,027 | 30–20–11 | 71 | Recap | 62 | February 27 | Detroit | 5–3 | | | Mrazek | 50,095 | 31–20–11 | 73 | Recap | 63 | February 29 | Detroit | 3–2 | | OT | Howard | 18,532 | 32–20–11 | 75 | Recap |
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March: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–5–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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64 | March 2 | | 5–2 | Detroit | | | 20,027 | 32–21–11 | 75 | Recap | 65 | March 6 | Detroit | 1–4 | | | Mrazek | 22,247 | 32–22–11 | 75 | Recap | 66 | March 8 | Detroit | 3–5 | | | | 14,426 | 32–23–11 | 75 | Recap | 67 | March 10 | | 2–3 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 33–23–11 | 77 | Recap | 68 | March 12 | | 2–3 | Detroit | OT | Mrazek | 20,027 | 34–23–11 | 79 | Recap | 69 | March 13 | | 1–0 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 34–24–11 | 79 | Recap | 70 | March 15 | Detroit | 3–4 | | | Mrazek | 19,806 | 34–25–11 | 79 | Recap | 71 | March 17 | Detroit | 3–1 | | | Howard | 14,415 | 35–25–11 | 81 | Recap | 72 | March 19 | Detroit | 5–3 | | | Howard | 20,817 | 36–25–11 | 83 | Recap | 73 | March 22 | Detroit | 2–6 | | | Howard | 19,092 | 36–26–11 | 83 | Recap | 74 | March 24 | | 3–4 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 37–26–11 | 85 | Recap | 75 | March 26 | | 7–2 | Detroit | | Mrazek | 20,027 | 37–27–11 | 85 | Recap | 76 | March 28 | | 2–3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 38–27–11 | 87 | Recap | 77 | March 29 | Detroit | 3–4 | | | Howard | 21,288 | 38–28–11 | 87 | Recap | |
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April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
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78 | April 1 | | 2–3 | Detroit | | | 20,027 | 39–28–11 | 89 | Recap | 79 | April 2 | Detroit | 3–2 | | | Howard | 19,371 | 40–28–11 | 91 | Recap | 80 | April 6 | | 0–3 | Detroit | | Howard | 20,027 | 41–28–11 | 93 | Recap | 81 | April 7 | Detroit | 2–5 | | | Howard | 17,565 | 41–29–11 | 93 | Recap | 82 | April 9 | Detroit | 2–3 | | | Howard | 18,006 | 41–30–11 | 93 | Recap | |
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Legend: | |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Skaters
Regular SeasonPlayer | | | | | data-sort-type="number" | | |
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| 82 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −15 | 24 |
| 66 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 7 | 14 |
| 80 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 34 |
| 81 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 24 |
| 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −2 | 34 |
| 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | −16 | 120 |
| 74 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −6 | 38 |
| 68 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 8 |
| 77 | 13 | 13 | 26 | −2 | 32 |
| 64 | 3 | 23 | 26 | −21 | 30 |
| 81 | 14 | 11 | 25 | −8 | 12 |
| 81 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 46 |
| 78 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 44 |
| 71 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 56 |
| 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 62 |
| 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 36 |
| 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −5 | 10 |
| 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −6 | 16 |
‡ | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 2 |
| 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
‡ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7 | |
PlayoffsPlayer | | | | | data-sort-type="number" | | |
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| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 35 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 | |
Goaltenders
Regular SeasonPlayer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 54 | 49 | 2961 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 115 | 2.33 | 1448 | .921 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 33 | 1974 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 92 | 2.80 | 979 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
- Goaltenders
PlayoffsPlayer | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 3 | 3 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.36 | 73 | .945 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.59 | 64 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Player suspensions/fines
Awards and honours
Awards
Regular SeasonPlayer | Award | data-sort-type="date" | Awarded |
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| NHL First Star of the Week[8] | October 12, 2015 |
| NHL Rookie of the Month[9] | December 1, 2015 |
| NHL All-Star game selection[10] | January 6, 2016 |
| NHL Second Star of the Week[11] | January 11, 2016 |
| NHL First Star of the Week[12] | February 15, 2016 | |
Milestones
Regular SeasonPlayer | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached |
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| 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 9, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Win (coach) | October 9, 2015 |
| 400th Career NHL Game | October 10, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | October 13, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | October 23, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 24, 2015 |
| 500th Career NHL Assist 800th Career NHL Point | October 31, 2015 |
| 500th Career NHL Game | November 3, 2015 |
Henrik Zetterberg | 300th Career NHL Goal | November 6, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | November 8, 2015 |
Andreas Athanasiou | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 10, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | November 16, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | November 21, 2015 |
| 300th Career NHL Goal | November 25, 2015 |
Drew Miller | 100th Career NHL Point with Detroit | December 1, 2015 |
| 700th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2015 |
Pavel Datsyuk | 900th Career NHL Game | December 8, 2015 |
| 600th Career NHL Game | December 14, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | December 26, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | January 20, 2016 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | January 23, 2016 |
Andreas Athanasiou | 1st Career NHL Assist | February 6, 2016 |
| 1,100th Career NHL Game | February 14, 2016 |
Pavel Datsyuk | 900th Career NHL Point | February 14, 2016 |
Henrik Zetterberg | 900th Career NHL Game | March 2, 2016 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | March 15, 2016 |
Anthony Mantha | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 22, 2016 |
Anthony Mantha | 1st Career NHL Goal | March 24, 2016 |
Pavel Datsyuk | 600th Career NHL Assist | March 26, 2016 | |
PlayoffsPlayer | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached |
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| 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2016 |
| 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 13, 2016 |
Dylan Larkin | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 15, 2016 |
Andreas Athanasiou | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 17, 2016 | |
Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
- Notes
- Detroit to retain 15% ($720,000) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
| | | 3 years, $18 million | [16] |
| | | 1 year, $4 million | [17] |
| | | 1 year, $575,000 | [18] |
| | | 2 years, entry-level contract | [19] | |
Free agents lost
Date | Player | New team | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
| | | 1 year, $575,000 | [20] |
| | | 1 year, $750,000 | [21] | |
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Lost via waivers
Player | New team | Date | Ref |
| | November 22, 2015 | [22] |
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Player signings
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
| | 1 year, $815,000 contract extension | [23] |
| | 2 years, $5.5 million contract extension | [24] |
| | 1 year, $575,000 | [25] |
| | 1 year, $600,000 |
| | 3 years, entry-level contract | [26] |
| | 1 year, two-way contract | [27] |
| | 1 year, $600,000 | [28] |
| | 4 years, $19 million contract extension | [29] |
| | 1 year, $600,000 | [30] |
| | 2 years, $1.764 million |
| | 1 year, $575,000 | [31] |
| | 1 year, $735,000 | [32] |
| | 2 years, $1.8 million | [33] |
| | 1 year, $950,000 | [34] |
| | 3 years, entry-level contract | [35] |
| | 7 years, $29.75 million contract extension | [36] |
| | 1 year, $715,000 contract extension | [37] |
| | 2 years, $1.25 million contract extension | [38] |
| | 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension | [39] |
| | 3 years, entry-level contract | [40] |
| | 2 years, $4.15 million contract extension | [41] |
| 1 year, $650,000 contract extension | |
Draft picks
See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks. The Detroit Red Wings' picks at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
- Draft notes[42]
- The Detroit Red Wings' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Erik Cole and a conditional third-round pick in 2015 to Detroit in exchange for Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman and this pick.[43]
- The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Mattias Janmark, Mattias Backman, and a second-round pick in 2015 to Dallas in exchange for Erik Cole and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[44] The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2015 if they do not qualify for the 2015 Eastern Conference Final and Cole does not play in 50% of Detroit's playoff games – was converted on April 8, 2015, when Cole was injured for the remainder of the season.[45]
- The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a second-round pick in 2015 to Columbus in exchange for James Wisniewski and this pick.[46]
Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Edmonton's third-round pick in 2014 to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[47]
Notes and References
- Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 57. 978-1-894801-26-3.
- Web site: Blashill's Red Wings shut out Babcock's Maple Leafs. Harris. Paul. October 9, 2015. October 10, 2015. National Hockey League.
- Web site: Red Wings name Jeff Blashill head coach. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. June 9, 2015. June 9, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings name assistant coaches. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. June 23, 2015. June 23, 2015.
- Web site: 2015-16 preseason schedule revealed. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. June 2, 2015. June 2, 2015.
- Web site: 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Detroit Red Wings Schedule. July 17, 2015. Detroit Red Wings.
- Web site: Red Wings' Pulkkinen fined for diving/embellishment. National Hockey League. November 13, 2015.
- Web site: Abdelkader, Lindberg and Smith named stars of week. National Hockey League. October 12, 2015. October 12, 2015.
- Web site: Wings' Larkin named rookie of month for November. National Hockey League. December 1, 2015. December 1, 2015.
- Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. National Hockey League. January 6, 2016.
- Web site: Ovechkin, Mrazek and Barrie named stars of week. National Hockey League. January 11, 2016.
- Web site: Datsyuk, Lundqvist and Marchand named 'Three Stars' of week. National Hockey League. February 15, 2016.
- Web site: Red Wings trade Richard Nedomlel to St. Louis for future considerations. Detroit Red Wings. Alex. DiFilippo. January 15, 2016. January 15, 2016.
- Web site: Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. February 27, 2016. February 27, 2016.
- Web site: Wings acquire prospect from Sharks. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. May 26, 2016. May 26, 2016.
- Web site: Green agrees to three-years with Wings. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
- Web site: Wings add depth up middle with Richards. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings sign winger Eric Tangradi. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. July 8, 2015. July 8, 2015.
- Web site: Detroit Red Wings sign defenseman Robbie Russo, free agent from Notre Dame. MLive. Ansar. Khan. August 16, 2015. August 16, 2015.
- News: Penguins sign forward Kevin Porter. National Hockey League. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
- Web site: Bruins Sign Jonas Gustavsson to a One-Year Contract. National Hockey League. October 4, 2015. October 4, 2015.
- Web site: Bruins claim Ferraro off waivers, place Miller on IR . National Hockey League . November 22, 2015 . November 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123030857/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=789180 . November 23, 2015 .
- Web site: Detroit Red Wings sign forward Joakim Andersson to one-year contract. MLive. Ansar. Khan. June 26, 2015. June 26, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings re-sign defenseman Brendan Smith to two-year deal. Detroit Red Wings. Alex. DiFilippo. June 30, 2015. June 30, 2015.
- Web site: Miele, McCollum re-sign with Red Wings. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
- Web site: Wings ink Saarijarvi, who may play in Flint. Detroit Red Wings. Bill. Roose. July 3, 2015. July 3, 2015.
- Web site: Landon Ferraro will compete for spot on Red Wings' fourth line after signing one-year contract. MLive. Ansar. Khan. July 5, 2015. July 5, 2015.
- Web site: Wings reach one-year deal with Coreau. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
- Web site: Detroit agrees to four-year deal with Gustav Nyquist. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 10, 2015. July 10, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings bring back Callahan and Jensen. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015.
- Web site: Detroit re-signs Louis-Marc Aubry. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 15, 2015. July 15, 2015.
- Web site: Wings agree to terms with Pulkkinen. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 21, 2015. July 21, 2015.
- News: Tomas Jurco, Red Wings agree to two-year contract. Detroit Free Press. Helene. St. James. July 24, 2015. July 24, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings re-sign Dan Cleary to one-year deal. Detroit Red Wings. Todd. Beam. September 4, 2015. September 4, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings agree to terms with Svechnikov. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. October 2, 2015. October 2, 2015.
- Web site: Detroit extends Abdelkader for seven years. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. November 12, 2015. November 12, 2015.
- Web site: Wings sign Ouellet to one-year extension. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings extend Tangradi for two years. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. March 21, 2016. March 21, 2016.
- Web site: Nosek signs to two-year extension. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. May 27, 2016. May 27, 2016.
- Web site: Detroit signs Dylan Sadowy to entry-level contract. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. May 31, 2016. May 31, 2016.
- Web site: Detroit extends Sheahan and Lashoff. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. June 16, 2016. June 16, 2016.
- Web site: 2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 3, 2015.
- Web site: Stars deal F Cole to Red Wings. TSN. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
- Web site: Red Wings acquire forward Erik Cole from Stars. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015. Sportsnet.
- Web site: Red Wings' Cole out for season with spine contusion. April 8, 2015. April 8, 2015. National Hockey League.
- Web site: Jackets ship D Wisniewski to Ducks. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015. TSN.
- Web site: Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft. June 28, 2014. June 28, 2014. National Hockey League.