2015–16 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2015–16
Year:	2015
Team:	Minnesota Wild
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	8th
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	38–33–11
Homerecord:	21–16–4
Roadrecord:	17–17–7
Goalsfor:	216
Goalsagainst:	206
Generalmanager:	Chuck Fletcher
Coach:	Mike Yeo (Oct.–Feb.) John Torchetti (interim, Feb.–Apr.)
Captain:	Mikko Koivu
Altcaptain:	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena:	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance:	19,827 (113.2%)^[1] (41 games)
Minorleague:	Iowa Wild (AHL)
Goalsleader:	Zach Parise (25)
Assistsleader:	Ryan Suter (43)
Pointsleader:	Mikko Koivu (56)
Pimleader:	Ryan Carter (46)
Plusminusleader:	Erik Haula (+21)
Winsleader:	Devan Dubnyk (32)
Gaaleader:	Devan Dubnyk (2.33)

The 2015–16 Minnesota Wild season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2] Head coach Mike Yeo was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173–132–44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild. Iowa Wild head coach John Torchetti was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the 2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015–16 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)^[3]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21		3–2	Minnesota			17,217	0–1–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010008
2	September 22	Minnesota	1–0		OT		15,294	1–1–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010028
3	September 24	Minnesota	5–2				10,209	2–1–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010036
4	September 26 (In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)	Minnesota	0–3			Kuemper	7,541	2–2–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010053
5	September 27		1–8	Minnesota		Dubnyk	17,710	3–2–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010063
6	October 1		1–6	Minnesota		Dubnyk	17,214	4–2–0	http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015010084

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log^[4]
October: 7–2–2 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Minnesota 5–4 18,007 1–0–0 2 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020011 2 October 10 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,096 2–0–0 4 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020025 3 October 15 Minnesota 4–3 Dubnyk 12,029 3–0–0 6 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020057 4 October 16 Minnesota 1–2 OT 18,230 3–0–1 7 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020064 5 October 18 Minnesota 1–4 Dubnyk 16,784 3–1–1 7 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020077 6 October 22 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,650 4–1–1 9 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020096 7 October 24 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 5–1–1 11 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020106 8 October 25 Minnesota 4–5 Dubnyk 15,294 5–2–1 11 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020118 9 October 27 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,936 6–2–1 13 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020130 10 October 30 4–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,140 7–2–1 15 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020151 11 October 31 Minnesota 2–3 OT Dubnyk 17,728 7–2–2 16 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020162
November: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 5 3–2 Minnesota 19,024 7–3–2 16 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020189 13 November 7 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,066 8–3–2 18 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020207 14 November 10 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,153 9–3–2 20 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020224 15 November 12 Minnesota 3–2 OT Dubnyk 9,511 10–3–2 22 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020233 16 November 14 Minnesota 2–3 OT Dubnyk 18,532 10–3–3 23 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020257 17 November 17 Minnesota 3–4 Dubnyk 18,495 10–4–3 23 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020270 18 November 19 Minnesota 2–4 Dubnyk 17,565 10–5–3 23 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020278 19 November 21 0–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,056 11–5–3 25 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020302 20 November 25 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,877 11–6–3 25 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020324 21 November 27 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,055 11–7–3 25 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020332 22 November 28 4–3 Minnesota OT 19,024 11–7–4 26 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020349
December: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Minnesota 2–1 21,580 12–7–4 28 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020365 24 December 3 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,880 13–7–4 30 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020379 25 December 5 0–3 Minnesota 19,173 14–7–4 32 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020395 26 December 7 Minnesota 1–2 OT Kuemper 16,589 14–7–5 33 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020406 27 December 11 Minnesota 1–2 OT Kuemper 14,404 14–7–6 34 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020433 28 December 12 Minnesota 2–0 Kuemper 16,766 15–7–6 36 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020444 29 December 15 2–6 Minnesota Kuemper 18,804 16–7–6 38 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020460 30 December 17 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,090 17–7–6 40 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020472 31 December 19 Minnesota 2–3 Dubnyk 17,117 17–8–6 40 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020490 32 December 21 6–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,047 17–9–6 40 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020504 33 December 22 1–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,105 18–9–6 42 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020512 34 December 26 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,234 18–10–6 42 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020523 35 December 28 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,110 19–10–6 44 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020538 36 December 31 Minnesota 3–1 Dubnyk 19,194 20–10–6 46 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020559
January: 3–7–3 (Home: 0–3–2 ; Road: 3–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 2 Minnesota 2–3 SO 19,092 20–10–7 47 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020571 38 January 3 Minnesota 1–2 Dubnyk 15,426 20–11–7 47 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020580 39 January 5 Minnesota 4–2 Dubnyk 12,411 21–11–7 49 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020593 40 January 7 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,125 21–11–8 50 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020603 41 January 9 Minnesota 2–1 Dubnyk 18,532 22–11–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020620 42 January 10 2–1 Minnesota 19,028 22–12–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020627 43 January 12 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 22–13–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020637 44 January 15 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,222 22–14–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020658 45 January 16 Minnesota 0–3 Dubnyk 17,302 22–15–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020666 46 January 20 Minnesota 1–3 Dubnyk 15,962 22–16–8 52 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020692 47 January 21 Minnesota 3–0 Kuemper 18,230 23–16–8 54 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020702 48 January 23 Minnesota 3–4 Kuemper 16,956 23–17–8 54 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020710 49 January 25 2–1 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,020 23–17–9 55 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020730
February: 5–8–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 3–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 2 Minnesota 3–5 13,331 23–18–9 55 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2015020746 51 February 4 Minnesota 2–4 Dubnyk 18,006 23–19–9 55 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020760 52 February 6 Minnesota 1–4 Dubnyk 19,318 23–20–9 55 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020782 53 February 9 4–3 Minnesota OT 19,087 23–20–10 56 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020802 54 February 11 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,213 23–21–10 56 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020813 55 February 13 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,191 23–22–10 56 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020826 56 February 15 Minnesota 5–2 Dubnyk 18,437 24–22–10 58 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020826 57 February 17 Minnesota 5–3 Dubnyk 19,289 25–22–10 60 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020857 58 February 18 Minnesota 5–2 Kuemper 16,839 26–22–10 62 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020866 59 February 21 (2016 NHL Stadium Series) 1–6 Minnesota (at TCF Bank Stadium) Dubnyk 50,426 27–22–10 64 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020884 60 February 23 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,085 27–23–10 64 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020898 61 February 25 Minnesota 2–3 Dubnyk 18,631 27–24–10 64 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020906 62 February 26 Minnesota 2–3 Kuemper 18,605 27–25–10 64 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020917 63 February 28 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,093 28–25–10 66 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020932
March: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 5–1–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 3–6 Minnesota 19,107 29–25–10 68 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020948 65 March 3 Minnesota 2–1 Dubnyk 18,915 30–25–10 70 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020958 66 March 5 Minnesota 3–2 SO Dubnyk 19,070 31–25–10 72 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020969 67 March 6 4–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,040 31–26–10 72 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015020985 68 March 10 2–1 Minnesota 19,058 31–27–10 72 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021011 69 March 12 Minnesota 4–1 Dubnyk 21,288 32–27–10 74 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021021 70 March 15 Minnesota 2–3 OT Dubnyk 18,966 32–27–11 75 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021044 71 March 17 Minnesota 4–7 Kuemper 15,114 32–28–11 75 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021053 72 March 19 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,044 33–28–11 77 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021068 73 March 20 Minnesota 3–2 SO Dubnyk 22,059 34–28–11 79 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021082 74 March 22 1–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,018 35–28–11 81 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021094 75 March 24 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,032 36–28–11 83 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021107 76 March 26 Minnesota 4–0 Dubnyk 18,007 37–28–11 85 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021117 77 March 29 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,190 38–28–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021146 78 March 31 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,032 38–29–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021158
April: 0–4–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Minnesota 2–3 20,027 38–30–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021162 80 April 3 Minnesota 1–5 Dubnyk 15,294 38–31–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021180 81 April 5 3–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,061 38–32–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021195 82 April 9 2–1 Minnesota 19,247 38–33–11 87 http://wild.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2015021224
Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season^[5]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	17	39	56	6	40
	70	25	28	53	−3	36
	82	8	43	51	10	30
	82	13	31	44	−12	20
	82	20	23	43	9	36
	82	21	21	42	1	16
	74	18	23	41	−10	22
	75	11	25	36	10	12
	76	14	20	34	21	24
	77	11	18	29	11	14
	81	10	16	26	1	38
	71	13	10	23	−4	20
	73	5	16	21	6	22
	60	5	11	16	3	20
	60	7	5	12	−3	48
	61	4	3	7	−6	6
	68	2	5	7	−5	18
	29	1	6	7	−4	8
^†	51	3	3	6	−4	16
	26	2	2	4	2	2
	26	0	4	4	−1	11
^†	16	2	1	3	1	0
	54	0	3	3	1	39
	2	1	0	1	0	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	3	0	0	0	−1	7
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	1	10
	3	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0
^‡	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	6	4	3	7	0	6
	6	1	5	6	1	4
	6	3	2	5	0	2
	6	2	3	5	1	4
	5	1	3	4	0	2
	6	1	2	3	−2	0
	6	1	2	3	3	0
	6	0	3	3	3	4
	6	1	1	2	−4	6
	6	0	2	2	−4	2
	6	0	2	2	−2	6
	6	1	0	1	0	0
	6	1	0	1	−7	4
	2	1	0	1	−1	0
	6	0	1	1	−6	0
	6	0	1	1	0	0
	4	0	0	0	−1	4
	2	0	0	0	−1	10
	3	0	0	0	−1	0
	4	0	0	0	−1	0
	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[6]

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		67	66	3861	32	26	6	150	2.33	1829	.918	5	0	0	8
style=white-space:nowrap		21	16	1063	6	7	5	43	2.43	507	.915	2	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[8]	December 21, 2015
	NHL All-Star game selection^[9]	January 6, 2016
	NHL First Star of the Week^[10]	March 28, 2016
	NHL Second Star of the Month^[11]	April 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	300th Career NHL Assist	October 8, 2015
	3rd Career NHL Hat Trick	October 8, 2015
	100th Career NHL Game	October 10, 2015
	300th Career NHL Goal	October 15, 2015
	100th Career NHL Win	October 15, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	October 18, 2015
	300th Career NHL Game	October 18, 2015
	700th Career NHL Game	October 27, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	October 31, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game	November 7, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game	November 17, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game	November 19, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2015
	700th Career NHL Game	November 21, 2015
	100th Career NHL Point	November 25, 2015
	200th Career NHL Game	December 11, 2015
	100th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2015
	300th Career NHL Assist	December 15, 2015
	100th Career NHL Loss	December 21, 2015
	100th Career NHL Point	January 2, 2016
	4th Career NHL Hat Trick	January 5, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	January 9, 2016
	200th Career NHL Game	January 10, 2016
	800th Career NHL Game	January 23, 2016
	600th Career NHL Point	February 2, 2016
	100th Career NHL Point	February 2, 2016
	800th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2016
	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 13, 2016
	600th Career NHL Point	February 17, 2016
	800th Career NHL Game	February 18, 2016
	1st Career NHL Assist	February 18, 2016
	100th Career NHL Game	March 19, 2016
	5th Career NHL Hat Trick	March 24, 2016
	300th Career NHL Game	March 24, 2016
	100th Career NHL Assist	March 26, 2016
	400th Career NHL Point	March 26, 2016
	300th Career NHL Game	April 3, 2016

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 14, 2016
	1st Career Playoff Game	April 18, 2016
	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 22, 2016

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date			Ref
	To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2015	^[12]
	To Calgary Flames Niklas Backstrom 6th-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota Wild David Jones	^[13]
	To Ottawa Senators Michael Keranen	To Minnesota Wild Conor Allen	^[14]
	To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter	To Minnesota Wild Scott Sabourin

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[15]
			1 year, $600,000	^[16]
			1 year, $600,000
			2 years, $1.21 million
			1 year, $650,000	^[17]
			1 year, $761,250
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[18]
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[19]
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[20]
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[21]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $900,000	^[22]
			1 year, $1.7 million	^[23]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
		October 1, 2015	^[24]
		December 15, 2015	^[25]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		2 years, $6 million	^[26]
		2 years, $1.25 million	^[27]
		1 year, $625,000	^[28]
		2 years, entry-level contract	^[29]
		6 years, $26 million	^[30]
		2 years, $1.45 million	^[31]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[32]
		2 years, $2 million	^[33]
		1 year, $600,000	^[34]
		4 years, $20.75 million (extension)	^[35]
	Adam Gilmour	2 years, entry-level contract	^[36]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[37]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[38]

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks. Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	20	Joel Eriksson Ek	C		Farjestad BK
2	50	Jordan Greenway	LW		USA U-18
4	111	Ales Stezka	G		HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
5	135	Kirill Kaprizov	LW		Metallurg Novokuznetsk
6	171	Nicholas Boka	D		USA U-18
7	201	Gustav Bouramman	D		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7	204	Jack Sadek	D		Lakeville North High School

Draft notes^[39]

• The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent Devan Dubnyk to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[40]
• The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2016 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
• The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Jordan Leopold to Minnesota in exchange for Justin Falk and this pick.^[41]
• The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[42] Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a second-round pick in 2014 to Vancouver in exchange for Jason Garrison, the rights to Jeff Costello and this pick.^[43]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance. dead. December 14, 2008. ESPN.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 73. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Minnesota Wild 2015-2016 Preseason Schedule - Minnesota Wild - Schedule. July 17, 2015. Wild.nhl.com.
4. Web site: 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Minnesota Wild - Schedule. July 17, 2015. Wild.nhl.com.
5. Web site: 2015–2016 – Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
6. Web site: 2015–2016 Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
7. Web site: 2015–2016 Playoffs – Minnesota Wild – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
8. Web site: Varlamov, Oshie and Koivu named stars of week. NHL. December 21, 2015.
9. Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. NHL. January 6, 2016.
10. Web site: Parise Named NHL's First Star After Five-Goal Week. NHL. March 28, 2016. Sporer. Evan.
11. Web site: NHL's 3 stars of March: Sidney Crosby, Devan Dubnyk and Brent Burns . ESPN. April 1, 2016.
12. Web site: Wild Selects Seven Players in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
13. Web site: Wild Acquires David Jones, Trades Niklas Backstrom To Calgary. nhl.com. February 29, 2016.
14. Web site: Wild Acquires Conor Allen From Ottawa, Scott Sabourin From Los Angeles. nhl.com. March 1, 2016.
15. Web site: Wild Signs With Mike Reilly. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
16. Web site: Wild Signs Three To Two-Way Contracts. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
17. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms Tyson Strachan and Signed Jared Knight. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
18. Web site: Minnesota Wild Signs Defenseman Nick Seeler To An Entry-Level Contract . nhl.com. March 27, 2016.
19. Web site: Wild Signs Mario Lucia To Entry-Level Contract . nhl.com. March 27, 2016.
20. Web site: Wild Signs Sam Anas To Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract . nhl.com. April 18, 2016.
21. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Free Agent Goaltender Adam Vay. nhl.com. May 18, 2016.
22. Web site: Brodziak Signs One-Year Deal with Blues. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
23. Web site: Ducks Sign Stewart to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
24. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781282 Wild Claims Chris Porter Off Waivers
25. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=792750 Wild Claims Jarret Stoll Off Waivers
26. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Granlund. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
27. Web site: Nate Prosser Re-Signs With Wild. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
28. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Ryan Carter. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
29. Web site: Wild Signs Goaltender Steve Michalek. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
30. Web site: Dubnyk Re-Signs. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
31. Web site: Christian Folin Re-Signs With Wild. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
32. Web site: Wild Signs Joel Eriksson Ek. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
33. Web site: Erik Haula Agrees To Terms On A Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2015.
34. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Brett Bulmer. nhl.com. August 16, 2015.
35. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Jared Spurgeon To A Four-Year Contract Extension. nhl.com. December 21, 2015.
36. Web site: Wild Signs Adam Gilmour To An Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. April 12, 2016.
37. Web site: Wild Signs Alex Tuch To Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. April 18, 2016.
38. Web site: Wild Signs Chase Lang To Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. May 25, 2016.
39. Web site: 2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 3, 2015.
40. Web site: Wild acquire goaltender Dubnyk from Coyotes. January 14, 2015. January 14, 2015.
41. Web site: Blue Jackets trade Leopold to Wild. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.
42. Web site: Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft. June 28, 2014. June 28, 2014.
43. Web site: Lightning acquire defenseman Garrison from Canucks. National Hockey League. June 27, 2014. June 27, 2014.