2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season explained

League:NHL
Season:2015–16
Year:2015
Team:Anaheim Ducks
Conference:Western
Conferencerank:4th
Division:Pacific
Divisionrank:1st
Record:46–25–11
Homerecord:25–10–6
Roadrecord:21–15–5
Goalsfor:218
Goalsagainst:192
Generalmanager:Bob Murray
Coach:Bruce Boudreau
Captain:Ryan Getzlaf
Altcaptain:Ryan Kesler
Corey Perry
Arena:Honda Center
Minorleague:San Diego Gulls (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Corey Perry (34)
Assistsleader:Ryan Getzlaf (50)
Pointsleader:Ryan Getzlaf (63)
Plusminusleader:Ryan Getzlaf (+14)
Pimleader:Kevin Bieksa (99)
Winsleader:Frederik Andersen (22)
Gaaleader:John Gibson (2.07)
Divisionwin:Yes

The 2015–16 Anaheim Ducks season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993.[1] The team's regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks battled back from 1–7–2 and 12–15–6 starts to win 46 games and the Pacific Division, but were dispatched in a home playoff Game 7 for the fourth year in a row, as Nashville bested Anaheim in a hard-fought opening-round series. The first round loss came a season after the Ducks went two rounds further in the playoffs to the Western Conference Finals. The Ducks terminated the employment of head coach Bruce Boudreau two days after the team's elimination.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log
Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season[3]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
77 13 50 63 14 55
82 34 28 62 2 68
79 21 32 53 5 78
72 20 23 43 −1 19
82 20 19 39 8 32
71 9 29 38 8 20
82 9 23 32 2 28
80 10 18 28 7 40
69 5 23 28 −8 27
56 8 12 20 2 73
28 8 12 20 12 34
70 9 9 18 −4 8
59 6 9 15 1 34
71 5 10 15 11 74
71 4 11 15 −7 99
56 4 9 13 −13 54
21 8 4 12 3 23
43 4 8 12 −10 14
37 5 3 8 −4 21
19 3 5 8 7 2
49 3 3 6 −1 47
50 1 5 6 4 67
9 3 2 5 0 0
33 2 2 4 −2 37
32 0 4 4 2 8
22 1 2 3 0 4
29 0 3 3 −3 10
‡† 17 0 2 2 0 19
1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 −1 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 −2 4
5 0 0 0 −1 2
Playoffs[4]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
7 2 3 5 4 4
7 0 5 5 1 6
7 4 0 4 2 0
7 2 2 4 −1 0
7 1 3 4 4 6
7 0 4 4 −7 6
7 1 2 3 2 0
7 1 2 3 3 8
7 1 2 3 −2 4
7 0 3 3 6 0
7 2 0 2 −2 2
7 2 0 2 0 2
7 1 1 2 −4 0
7 1 0 1 3 6
5 0 1 1 0 2
6 0 1 1 1 2
1 0 0 0 −1 0
7 0 0 0 −5 6
2 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[5]
Player
43 37 2,298 22 9 7 88 2.30 1086 0.919 3 0 1 2
40 38 2,295 21 13 4 79 2.07 992 0.920 4 0 1 2
9 7 356 3 3 0 16 2.70 175 0.909 1 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player
5 5 297 3 2 7 1.41 132 0.947 1 0 0 0
2 2 117 0 2 6 3.08 60 0.900 0 0 0 0
Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Ducks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Suspensions/fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk during NHL Game No. 434 in Anaheim on Friday, December 11, 2015, at 6:25 of the first period. 3 games $25,806.45 December 14, 2015[6]
Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. 20 games $357,526.88 January 26, 2016[7]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
NHL First Star of the Week[8] December 7, 2015
NHL Rookie of the Month (December)[9] January 4, 2016
NHL All-Star game selection[10] January 6, 2016
NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016
NHL First Star of the Month (February)[11] March 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
1st career NHL goal November 6, 2015
200th career NHL goal November 9, 2015
500th career NHL point November 11, 2015
300th career NHL goal November 11, 2015
200th career NHL game November 17, 2015

Transactions

Following the end of the Ducks' 2014–15 season, and during the 2015–16 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

DateRef
To New Jersey Devils----Kyle PalmieriTo Anaheim Ducks----2nd-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2016
[12]
To New York Rangers----Emerson Etem
FLA's 2nd-round pick in 2015
To Anaheim Ducks----Carl Hagelin
2nd-round pick in 2015
6th-round pick in 2015
[13]
To Carolina Hurricanes----James WisniewskiTo Anaheim Ducks----Anton Khudobin[14]
To Vancouver Canucks----2nd-round pick in 2016To Anaheim Ducks----Kevin Bieksa[15]
To Montreal Canadiens----Max FribergTo Anaheim Ducks----Dustin Tokarski[16]
To Pittsburgh Penguins----Carl HagelinTo Anaheim Ducks----David Perron
Adam Clendening
[17]
To Chicago Blackhawks----Jiri SekacTo Anaheim Ducks----Ryan Garbutt[18]
To Buffalo Sabres----Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016To Anaheim Ducks----Jamie McGinn[19]
To Florida Panthers----6th-round pick in 2016To Anaheim Ducks----Brandon Pirri[20]
To Chicago Blackhawks----Tim Jackman
7th-round pick in 2017
To Anaheim Ducks----Corey Tropp[21]
To Edmonton Oilers----Patrick MaroonTo Anaheim Ducks----Martin Gernat
4th-round pick in 2016
[22]
To Toronto Maple Leafs----Frederik AndersenTo Anaheim Ducks----PIT's 1st-round pick in 2016
2nd-round pick in 2017
[23]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
2 years, $1.2 million [24]
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $1.75 million [25]
1 year, $600,000 [26]
1 year, $600,000 [27]
1 year, $1.7 million [28]
1 year, $600,000 [29]
1 year, $875,000 [30]
2 years, entry-level contract [31]
1 year, entry-level contract [32]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
3 years, $13.5 million [33]
5 years, $19.8 million [34]
1 year, $600,000 [35]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref
November 15, 2015 [37]
January 27, 2016 [38]

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Ducks. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
1 year, $750,000 [39]
2 years, $8 million contract extension [40]
6 years, $41.25 million contract extension [41]
1 year, $600,000 [42]
1 year, $600,000
3 years, entry-level contract [43]
2 years, contract extension [44]
4 years, $15 million [45]
4 years, $16 million [46]
3 years, $6.9 million [47]
5 years, $4.5 million contract extension [48]
Chris Wagner 2 years, contract extension [49]
2 years, entry-level contract [50]
2 years, entry-level contract [51]
3 years, entry-level contract [52]
3 years, entry-level contract [53]
4 years, $19.5 million contract extension [54]
Michael Sgarbossa 1 year, contract extension [55]
1 year, contract extension
1 year, contract extension

Draft picks

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

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
127Jacob LarssonDFrolunda HC (SHL)
259Julius NattinenCJYP (Liiga)
380Brent GatesCGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)
384Deven SideroffRWKamloops Blazers (WHL)
5148Troy TerryC/RWUSA U-18 (USHL)
6178Steven RuggieroDUSA U-18 (USHL)
6179Garrett MetcalfGMadison Capitols (USHL)

Notes

Draft notes[56]

Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Nate Thompson to Anaheim in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 21. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. Web site: 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Anaheim Ducks - Schedule. July 17, 2015. Ducks.nhl.com.
  3. Web site: NHL.com - Stats. NHL.com. April 12, 2016.
  4. Web site: 2015–2016 Playoff Stats – Points – Anaheim Ducks – Statistics. Anaheim Ducks. April 17, 2015.
  5. Web site: NHL.com - Stats. NHL.com. December 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Ducks forward Thompson suspended three games. NHL. December 14, 2015.
  7. Web site: Ducks forward Horcoff suspended for 20 games. NHL. January 26, 2016.
  8. Web site: Gibson, Weber and Cammalleri named stars of week. NHL. December 7, 2015.
  9. Web site: Ducks' Gibson named Rookie of Month for December. NHL. January 4, 2016.
  10. Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. NHL. January 6, 2016.
  11. Web site: Getzlaf Named First Star of the Month of February. NHL. March 1, 2016.
  12. Web site: Ducks Acquire 2015 and 2016 Draft Picks from New Jersey in Exchange for Palmieri. live. June 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630223445/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772533 . June 30, 2015 .
  13. Web site: Ducks Acquire Hagelin Plus Second and Sixth Round Draft Picks from the Rangers for Etem and a Second Round Pick. live. June 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630212420/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772547 . June 30, 2015 .
  14. Web site: Ducks Acquire Khudobin from Carolina in Exchange for Wisniewski. live. June 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630190707/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772617 . June 30, 2015 .
  15. Web site: Ducks Acquire Bieksa from Vancouver in Exchange for a 2016 NHL Draft Pick. live. June 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701191227/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=773104 . July 1, 2015 .
  16. Web site: Ducks Acquire Tokarski from Montreal in Exchange for Friberg. live. January 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160110033056/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=796507 . January 10, 2016 .
  17. Web site: Ducks Acquire Perron and Clendening from Pittsburgh in Exchange for Hagelin. live. January 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160117112543/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=797985 . January 17, 2016 .
  18. Web site: Ducks Acquire LW Garbutt from Chicago in Exchange for Sekac. live. January 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124225358/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=798818 . January 24, 2016 .
  19. Web site: Ducks Acquire LW McGinn from Buffalo in Exchange for a 2016 Conditional Third-Round Pick. live. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302083219/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=871404 . March 2, 2016 .
  20. Web site: Ducks Acquire Pirri from Florida Panthers in Exchange for 2016 Sixth-Round Draft Pick. live. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302203151/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=871411 . March 2, 2016 .
  21. Web site: Ducks Acquire Tropp from Chicago in Exchange for Jackman and 2017 Seventh-Round Draft Pick. live. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302083224/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=871424 . March 2, 2016 .
  22. Web site: Ducks Acquire Gernat and 2016 Fourth-Round Pick from Edmonton in Exchange for Maroon. live. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301103638/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871446 . March 1, 2016 .
  23. Web site: Ducks Acquire First (30th Overall) & Second Round Draft Picks From Toronto in Exchange for Andersen. live. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622203654/http://ducks.nhl.com:80/club/news.htm?id=886567 . June 22, 2016 .
  24. Web site: Ducks Sign Hackett, Mueller and Piskula to Contracts. Anaheim Ducks. July 1, 2015.
  25. Web site: Ducks Sign Horcoff to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 3, 2015.
  26. Web site: Ducks Sign Zolnierczyk to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 3, 2015.
  27. Web site: Ducks Sign McGrattan to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 10, 2015.
  28. Web site: Ducks Sign Stewart to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 12, 2015.
  29. Web site: Ducks Sign Defenseman O'Brien to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 16, 2015.
  30. Web site: Ducks Sign Santorelli to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. August 17, 2015.
  31. Web site: Ducks Sign Kossila to Two-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. March 30, 2016.
  32. Web site: Ducks Sign Boyle to One-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. March 30, 2016.
  33. Web site: Avalanche Signs Beauchemin. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
  34. Web site: B's Sign Matt Beleskey, Acquire Jimmy Hayes from Florida, Sign Ryan Spooner and Jeremy Smith. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
  35. Web site: Flyers sign goaltender Jason LaBarbera. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
  36. Web site: Ducks Claim Wagner on Waivers. Colorado Avalanche. February 25, 2016.
  37. Web site: Avalanche Claims Wagner. Colorado Avalanche. November 15, 2015.
  38. Web site: PRESS RELEASE: Oilers claim Clendening. nhl.com. January 28, 2016.
  39. Web site: Ducks Sign Holzer to One-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 2, 2015.
  40. Web site: Ducks Sign Bieksa to Two-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. July 2, 2015.
  41. Web site: Ducks Sign Kesler to Six-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. July 15, 2015.
  42. Web site: Ducks Sign Centers Wagner, Sgarbossa to One-Year Contracts. Anaheim Ducks. July 16, 2015.
  43. Web site: Ducks Sign Second-Round Pick Nattinen to Three-Year Entry Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. July 16, 2015.
  44. Web site: Ducks Sign Manson to Two-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. July 22, 2015.
  45. Web site: Ducks Sign Silfverberg to Four-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. August 7, 2015.
  46. Web site: Ducks Sign Hagelin to Four-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. August 14, 2015.
  47. Web site: Ducks Sign Goaltender Gibson to Three-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. September 21, 2015.
  48. Web site: Ducks Sign Despres to Five-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. November 12, 2015.
  49. Web site: Ducks Sign Wagner to Two-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. April 4, 2016.
  50. Web site: Ducks Sign D Welinski to Two-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. April 4, 2016.
  51. Web site: Ducks Sign LW Kevin Roy to a Two-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. April 8, 2016.
  52. Web site: Ducks Sign Defenseman Keaton Thompson to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. April 20, 2016.
  53. Web site: Ducks Sign D Larsson to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract. Anaheim Ducks. May 20, 2016.
  54. Web site: Ducks Sign Vatanen to Four-Year Contract Extension. Anaheim Ducks. June 18, 2016.
  55. Web site: Ducks Sgarbossa, Cramarossa and O'Brien to One-Year Contract Extensions. Anaheim Ducks. June 23, 2016.
  56. Web site: 2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 3, 2015.
  57. Web site: Jackets ship D Wisniewski to Ducks. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.
  58. Web site: Ducks acquire forward Kesler from Canucks. June 27, 2014. June 27, 2014.
  59. Web site: Panthers trade Fleischmann to Ducks for Heatley, pick. February 28, 2015. February 28, 2015.
  60. Web site: Lightning trade three forwards, get draft picks. National Hockey League. June 29, 2014. June 29, 2014.