2015–16 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 June 2015 NHL 2015–16 2015 Detroit Red Wings Atlantic 3rd Eastern 8th 41–30–11 22–13–6 19–17–5 211 224 Ken Holland Jeff Blashill Henrik Zetterberg Pavel DatsyukNiklas Kronwall Joe Louis Arena 20,027 (100%)Total: 821,107 Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)Toledo Walleye (ECHL) Dylan Larkin (23) Henrik Zetterberg (37) Henrik Zetterberg (50) Dylan Larkin (+11) Justin Abdelkader (120) Petr Mrazek (27) Petr Mrazek (2.33) 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.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 2013 Diamond Sports Data, Inc. 57 978-1-894801-26-3 https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/57 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.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/2015/10/09/2015020014 Blashill's Red Wings shut out Babcock's Maple Leafs Harris Paul October 9, 2015 October 10, 2015 National Hockey League This season saw the Red Wings extend their playoff streak to 25 straight seasons, the longest in North American professional sports at the time. However, this would be the final season of that quarter-century at or near the top of the league for the franchise, and as of 2026, this remains the most recent season in which the Red Wings have made the playoffs. 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.Red Wings name Jeff Blashill head coach http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770307 https://web.archive.org/web/20150611120730/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770307 dead June 11, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa June 9, 2015 June 9, 2015 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.Red Wings name assistant coaches http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771721 https://web.archive.org/web/20150624021316/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771721 dead June 24, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015 Standings DET Schedule and results Pre-season 2015 preseason game log: 6–0–2 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–0–1)2015-16 preseason schedule revealed http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769497 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707131931/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769497 dead July 7, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 Detroit 4–5 Chicago OT McCollum 20,736 0–0–1 Recap 2 September 23 Chicago 1–4 Detroit Coreau 16,886 1–0–1 Recap 3 September 24 Pittsburgh 1–6 Detroit Howard 15,677 2–0–1 Recap 4 September 26 Boston 4–5 Detroit OT Mrazek –– 2–0–2 Recap 5 September 28 Detroit 3–1 Boston Howard 16,681 3–0–2 Recap 6 September 30 Detroit 7–2 Pittsburgh Mrazek 18,207 4–0–2 Recap 7 October 2 Toronto 2–4 Detroit Howard 19,149 5–0–2 Recap 8 October 3 Detroit 2–1 Toronto Mrazek 17,879 6–0–2 Recap Regular season 2015–16 game loghttp://redwings.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm?season=20152016&gameType=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626235202/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm?season=20152016&gameType=2 dead June 26, 2015 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Detroit Red Wings Schedule July 17, 2015 Detroit Red Wings October: 5–5–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Toronto 0–4 Detroit Howard 20,027 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Detroit 4–3 Carolina Mrazek 18,949 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Tampa Bay 1–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 16 Carolina 5–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 17 Detroit 1–4 Montreal Mrazek 21,288 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 21 Detroit 1–3 Edmonton Mrazek 16,839 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 23 Detroit 2–3 Calgary OT Howard 19,158 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 24 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver OT Mrazek 18,312 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 27 Carolina 3–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 30 Ottawa 3–1 Detroit Howard 20,027 4–5–1 9 Recap 11 October 31 Detroit 5–3 Ottawa Mrazek 16,964 5–5–1 11 Recap November: 7–3–3 (Home: 4–2–3; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Tampa Bay 1–2 Detroit Howard 20,027 6–5–1 13 Recap 13 November 6 Detroit 2–1 Toronto OT Mrazek 19,680 7–5–1 15 Recap 14 November 8 Dallas 4–1 Detroit Howard 20,027 7–6–1 15 Recap 15 November 10 Washington 0–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 13 San Jose 3–2 Detroit Howard 20,027 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 14 Detroit 1–3 Boston Mrazek 17,565 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 16 Detroit 4–3 Ottawa OT Howard 16,718 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 18 Washington 2–1 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 20 Los Angeles 2–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 10–8–2 22 Recap 21 November 21 Detroit 4–3 St. Louis OT Howard 18,098 11–8–2 24 Recap 22 November 25 Boston 3–2 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 27 Edmonton 3–4 Detroit OT Howard 20,027 12–8–3 27 Recap 24 November 29 Florida 2–1 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 12–8–4 28 Recap December: 6–5–3 (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Buffalo 4–5 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 13–8–4 30 Recap 26 December 3 Arizona 1–5 Detroit Howard 20,027 14–8–4 32 Recap 27 December 5 Nashville 4–5 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 15–8–4 34 Recap 28 December 8 Detroit 2–3 Washington SO Howard 18,506 15–8–5 35 Recap 29 December 10 Montreal 2–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 16–8–5 37 Recap 30 December 11 Detroit 2–3 New Jersey OT Howard 16,514 16–8–6 38 Recap 31 December 14 Buffalo 2–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 16–9–6 38 Recap 32 December 18 Vancouver 4–3 Detroit SO Howard 20,027 16–9–7 39 Recap 33 December 20 Calgary 2–4 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 17–9–7 41 Recap 34 December 22 New Jersey 4–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 17–10–7 41 Recap 35 December 26 Detroit 3–2 Nashville Mrazek 17,208 18–10–7 43 Recap 36 December 28 Detroit 1–3 Minnesota Mrazek 19,110 18–11–7 43 Recap 37 December 29 Detroit 1–4 Winnipeg Howard 15,294 18–12–7 43 Recap 38 December 31 Pittsburgh 5–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 18–13–7 43 Recap January: 7–3–1 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 7–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Detroit 4–3 Buffalo Mrazek 19,070 19–13–7 45 Recap 40 January 4 Detroit 1–0 New Jersey Mrazek 15,547 20–13–7 47 Recap 41 January 7 Detroit 2–1 San Jose Mrazek 16,856 21–13–7 49 Recap 42 January 10 Detroit 2–1 Anaheim Mrazek 17,174 22–13–7 51 Recap 43 January 11 Detroit 2–4 Los Angeles Howard 18,230 22–14–7 51 Recap 44 January 14 Detroit 3–2 Arizona OT Mrazek 12,014 23–14–7 53 Recap 45 January 17 Philadelphia 2–1 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 23–14–8 54 Recap 46 January 20 St. Louis 2–1 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 23–15–8 54 Recap 47 January 22 Detroit 3–0 Buffalo Mrazek 18,601 24–15–8 56 Recap 48 January 23 Anaheim 4–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 24–16–8 56 Recap 49 January 25 Detroit 4–2 N.Y. Islanders Mrazek 12,086 25–16–8 58 Recap February: 7–4–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 2–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 3 Detroit 1–3 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 25–17–8 58 Recap 51 February 4 Detroit 3–6 Florida Howard 16,991 25–18–8 58 Recap 52 February 6 N.Y. Islanders 1–5 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 26–18–8 60 Recap 53 February 8 Florida 0–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 27–18–8 62 Recap 54 February 10 Ottawa 1–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 28–18–8 64 Recap 55 February 12 Colorado 3–2 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 28–18–9 65 Recap 56 February 14 Boston 5–6 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 29–18–9 67 Recap 57 February 15 Detroit 1–4 N.Y. Islanders Howard 15,795 29–19–9 67 Recap 58 February 18 Detroit 3–6 Pittsburgh Mrazek 18,584 29–20–9 67 Recap 59 February 20 Detroit 2–3 Ottawa SO Mrazek 18,930 29–20–10 68 Recap 60 February 21 Detroit 0–1 N.Y. Rangers OT Howard 18,006 29–20–11 69 Recap 61 February 23 Columbus 1–2 Detroit SO Mrazek 20,027 30–20–11 71 Recap 62 February 27Note 1 Detroit 5–3 Colorado Mrazek 50,095 31–20–11 73 Recap 63 February 29 Detroit 3–2 Dallas OT Howard 18,532 32–20–11 75 Recap NoteOutdoor game, played at Coors Field. March: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Chicago 5–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 32–21–11 75 Recap 65 March 6 Detroit 1–4 Chicago Mrazek 22,247 32–22–11 75 Recap 66 March 8 Detroit 3–5 Columbus Howard 14,426 32–23–11 75 Recap 67 March 10 Winnipeg 2–3 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 33–23–11 77 Recap 68 March 12 N.Y. Rangers 2–3 Detroit OT Mrazek 20,027 34–23–11 79 Recap 69 March 13 Toronto 1–0 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 34–24–11 79 Recap 70 March 15 Detroit 3–4 Philadelphia Mrazek 19,806 34–25–11 79 Recap 71 March 17 Detroit 3–1 Columbus Howard 14,415 35–25–11 81 Recap 72 March 19 Detroit 5–3 Florida Howard 20,817 36–25–11 83 Recap 73 March 22 Detroit 2–6 Tampa Bay Howard 19,092 36–26–11 83 Recap 74 March 24 Montreal 3–4 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 37–26–11 85 Recap 75 March 26 Pittsburgh 7–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 37–27–11 85 Recap 76 March 28 Buffalo 2–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 38–27–11 87 Recap 77 March 29 Detroit 3–4 Montreal Howard 21,288 38–28–11 87 Recap April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Minnesota 2–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 39–28–11 89 Recap 79 April 2 Detroit 3–2 Toronto Howard 19,371 40–28–11 91 Recap 80 April 6 Philadelphia 0–3 Detroit Howard 20,027 41–28–11 93 Recap 81 April 7 Detroit 2–5 Boston Howard 17,565 41–29–11 93 Recap 82 April 9 Detroit 2–3 N.Y. Rangers Howard 18,006 41–30–11 93 RecapLegend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #ffc Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #ffffcc Playoffs 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 Detroit 2–3 Tampa Bay Howard 19,092 0–1 Recap 2 April 15 Detroit 2–5 Tampa Bay Howard 19,092 0–2 Recap 3 April 17 Tampa Bay 0–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 1–2 Recap 4 April 19 Tampa Bay 3–2 Detroit Mrazek 20,027 1–3 Recap 5 April 21 Detroit 0–1 Tampa Bay Mrazek 19,092 1–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Henrik Zetterberg 82 13 37 50 −15 24 Pavel Datsyuk 66 16 33 49 7 14 Dylan Larkin 80 23 22 45 11 34 Tomas Tatar Tomáš Tatar 81 21 24 45 4 24 Gustav Nyquist 82 17 26 43 −2 34 Justin Abdelkader 82 19 23 42 −16 120 Mike Green Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) 74 7 28 35 −6 38 Brad Richards 68 10 18 28 4 8 Darren Helm 77 13 13 26 −2 32 Niklas Kronwall 64 3 23 26 −21 30 Riley Sheahan 81 14 11 25 −8 12 Luke Glendening 81 8 13 21 4 46 Danny DeKeyser 78 8 12 20 2 44 Jonathan Ericsson 71 3 12 15 2 56 Brendan Smith Brendan Smith (ice hockey) 63 3 12 15 1 62 Andreas Athanasiou 37 9 5 14 1 5 Teemu Pulkkinen 36 6 6 12 2 14 Kyle Quincey 47 4 7 11 1 36 Alexei Marchenko 66 2 9 11 −5 10 Tomas Jurco Tomáš Jurčo 44 4 2 6 −6 16 Jakub Kindl‡ 25 2 4 6 3 14 Anthony Mantha 10 2 1 3 −6 2 Joakim Andersson 29 1 2 3 1 6 Drew Miller 28 1 1 2 −5 2 Johan Franzen Johan Franzén 2 0 1 1 0 2 Xavier Ouellet 5 0 1 1 −2 0 Eric Tangradi 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tomas Nosek Tomáš Nosek 6 0 0 0 −2 2 Landon Ferraro‡ 11 0 0 0 −3 7 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Tomas Tatar Tomáš Tatar 5 0 3 3 1 2 Mike Green Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) 5 1 1 2 −1 10 Dylan Larkin 5 1 0 1 −2 18 Justin Abdelkader 5 1 0 1 −3 35 Darren Helm 5 1 0 1 −1 6 Gustav Nyquist 5 1 0 1 2 6 Andreas Athanasiou 5 1 0 1 1 0 Henrik Zetterberg 5 1 0 1 3 4 Brad Richards 5 1 0 1 −4 7 Luke Glendening 5 0 1 1 −2 0 Niklas Kronwall 5 0 1 1 3 8 Jonathan Ericsson 5 0 1 1 0 2 Kyle Quincey 4 0 1 1 −2 4 Brendan Smith Brendan Smith (ice hockey) 3 0 1 1 2 0 Joakim Andersson 5 0 1 1 −1 2 Riley Sheahan 5 0 1 1 0 4 Danny DeKeyser 5 0 1 1 −3 4 Pavel Datsyuk 5 0 0 0 2 4 Alexei Marchenko 3 0 0 0 −1 10 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Petr Mrazek Petr Mrázek 54 49 2961 27 16 6 115 2.33 1448 .921 4 0 2 2 Jimmy Howard 37 33 1974 14 14 5 92 2.80 979 .906 2 0 1 2 Goaltenders Playoffs Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Petr Mrazek Petr Mrázek 3 3 177 1 2 4 1.36 73 .945 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Howard 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 Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Teemu Pulkkinen Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 211 in Dallas on Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 12:36 of the first period. — $2,000.00 November 13, 2015Red Wings' Pulkkinen fined for diving/embellishment http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=787656 https://web.archive.org/web/20151114165250/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=787656 dead November 14, 2015 National Hockey League November 13, 2015 Awards and honours Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded Justin Abdelkader NHL First Star of the WeekAbdelkader, Lindberg and Smith named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=782831 https://web.archive.org/web/20151013030758/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=782831 dead October 13, 2015 National Hockey League October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015 Dylan Larkin NHL Rookie of the MonthWings' Larkin named rookie of month for November http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790437 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204234045/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790437 dead December 4, 2015 National Hockey League December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 Dylan Larkin NHL All-Star game selectionStar-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248 https://web.archive.org/web/20160106220520/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248 dead January 6, 2016 National Hockey League January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016 Petr Mrazek Petr Mrázek NHL Second Star of the WeekOvechkin, Mrazek and Barrie named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112172218/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080 dead January 12, 2016 National Hockey League January 11, 2016 January 11, 2016 Pavel Datsyuk NHL First Star of the WeekDatsyuk, Lundqvist and Marchand named 'Three Stars' of week https://www.nhl.com/news/pavel-datsyuk-henrik-lundqvist-and-brad-marchand-named-nhl-three-stars-278838124 National Hockey League February 15, 2016 February 15, 2016 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Dylan Larkin 1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point October 9, 2015 Jeff Blashill 1st Career NHL Win (coach) October 9, 2015 Justin Abdelkader 400th Career NHL Game October 10, 2015 Tomas Jurco Tomáš Jurčo 100th Career NHL Game October 13, 2015 Brendan Smith Brendan Smith (ice hockey) 200th Career NHL Game October 23, 2015 Petr Mrazek Petr Mrázek 1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point October 24, 2015 Henrik Zetterberg 500th Career NHL Assist800th Career NHL Point October 31, 2015 Drew Miller 500th Career NHL Game November 3, 2015 Henrik Zetterberg 300th Career NHL Goal November 6, 2015 Andreas Athanasiou 1st Career NHL Game November 8, 2015 Andreas Athanasiou 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point November 10, 2015 Tomas Tatar Tomáš Tatar 200th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015 Gustav Nyquist 200th Career NHL Game November 21, 2015 Pavel Datsyuk 300th Career NHL Goal November 25, 2015 Drew Miller 100th Career NHL Point with Detroit December 1, 2015 Niklas Kronwall 700th Career NHL Game December 3, 2015 Pavel Datsyuk 900th Career NHL Game December 8, 2015 Mike Green Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) 600th Career NHL Game December 14, 2015 Tomas Nosek Tomáš Nosek 1st Career NHL Game December 26, 2015 Joakim Andersson 200th Career NHL Game January 20, 2016 Danny DeKeyser 200th Career NHL Game January 23, 2016 Andreas Athanasiou 1st Career NHL Assist February 6, 2016 Brad Richards 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 Anthony Mantha 1st Career NHL Game March 15, 2016 Anthony Mantha 1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point March 22, 2016 Anthony Mantha 1st Career NHL Goal March 24, 2016 Pavel Datsyuk 600th Career NHL Assist March 26, 2016 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Dylan Larkin 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2016 Andreas Athanasiou 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2016 Dylan Larkin 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 15, 2016 Andreas Athanasiou 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 17, 2016 Transactions The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season: Trades DateDetailsRef January 15, 2016 To St. Louis Blues Richard Nedomlel To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations Red Wings trade Richard Nedomlel to St. Louis for future considerations http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=797834 https://web.archive.org/web/20160117174256/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=797834 dead January 17, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Alex DiFilippo January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016 February 27, 2016 To Florida Panthers Jakub Kindl Note1 a a To Detroit Red Wings 6th round pick in 2017 Red Wings trade Kindl to Panthers http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870988 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090859/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870988 dead March 5, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa February 27, 2016 February 27, 2016 May 26, 2016 To San Jose Sharks 3rd round pick in 2017 To Detroit Red Wings Dylan Sadowy Wings acquire prospect from Sharks http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884081 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529163338/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884081 dead May 29, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Bill Roose May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016 Notes Note1 a aDetroit 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 2015 07 01 Mike Green Washington Capitals 3 years, $18 million Green agrees to three-years with Wings http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773493 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702110353/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773493 dead July 2, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Bill Roose July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 2015 07 01 Brad Richards Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $4 million Wings add depth up middle with Richards http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773511 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702094715/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773511 dead July 2, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Bill Roose July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 2015 07 08 Eric Tangradi Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $575,000 Red Wings sign winger Eric Tangradi http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774265 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709000233/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774265 dead July 9, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Bill Roose July 8, 2015 July 8, 2015 2015 08 16 Robbie Russo University of Notre Dame 2 years, entry-level contract Detroit Red Wings sign defenseman Robbie Russo, free agent from Notre Dame http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/08/detroit_red_wings_sign_defense_6.html MLive Ansar Khan August 16, 2015 August 16, 2015 Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 01 Kevin Porter Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 Penguins sign forward Kevin Porter http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=773527 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702105320/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=773527 dead July 2, 2015 National Hockey League July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 2015 10 04 Jonas Gustavsson Boston Bruins 1 year, $750,000 http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781592 https://web.archive.org/web/20151005090742/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781592 dead October 5, 2015 Bruins Sign Jonas Gustavsson to a One-Year Contract National Hockey League October 4, 2015 October 4, 2015 |- Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Landon Ferraro Boston Bruins November 22, 2015 Bruins claim Ferraro off waivers, place Miller on IR http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=789180 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 Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 06 26 Joakim Andersson 1 year, $815,000 contract extension Detroit Red Wings sign forward Joakim Andersson to one-year contract http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/06/detroit_red_wings_sign_forward_3.html MLive Ansar Khan June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015 2015 06 30 Brendan Smith 2 years, $5.5 million contract extension Red Wings re-sign defenseman Brendan Smith to two-year deal http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773042 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702093636/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773042 dead July 2, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Alex DiFilippo June 30, 2015 June 30, 2015 2015 07 01 Andy Miele 1 year, $575,000 Miele, McCollum re-sign with Red Wings http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773202 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702064117/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773202 dead July 2, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 2015 07 01 Tom McCollum 1 year, $600,000 2015 07 03 Vili Saarijarvi 3 years, entry-level contract Wings ink Saarijarvi, who may play in Flint http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773862 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704204900/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773862 dead July 4, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Bill Roose July 3, 2015 July 3, 2015 2015 07 05 Landon Ferraro 1 year, two-way contract Landon Ferraro will compete for spot on Red Wings' fourth line after signing one-year contract http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2015/07/landon_ferraro_will_compete_fo.html MLive Ansar Khan July 5, 2015 July 5, 2015 2015 07 09 Jared Coreau 1 year, $600,000 Wings reach one-year deal with Coreau http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774405 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711081217/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774405 dead July 11, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 2015 07 10 Gustav Nyquist 4 years, $19 million contract extension Detroit agrees to four-year deal with Gustav Nyquist http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774511 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712205943/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774511 dead July 12, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 10, 2015 July 10, 2015 2015 07 13 Mitch Callahan 1 year, $600,000 Red Wings bring back Callahan and Jensen http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774694 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714070722/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774694 dead July 14, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 13, 2015 July 13, 2015 2015 07 13 Nick Jensen 2 years, $1.764 million 2015 07 15 Louis-Marc Aubry 1 year, $575,000 Detroit re-signs Louis-Marc Aubry http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774861 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716201649/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774861 dead July 16, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 15, 2015 July 15, 2015 2015 07 21 Teemu Pulkkinen 1 year, $735,000 Wings agree to terms with Pulkkinen http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775304 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723055636/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775304 dead July 23, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa July 21, 2015 July 21, 2015 2015 07 24 Tomas Jurco 2 years, $1.8 million Tomas Jurco, Red Wings agree to two-year contract http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/07/24/red-wings-tomas-jurco/30649441/ Detroit Free Press Helene St. James July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 2015 09 4 Daniel Cleary 1 year, $950,000 Red Wings re-sign Dan Cleary to one-year deal http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=778231 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905094421/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=778231 dead September 5, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Todd Beam September 4, 2015 September 4, 2015 2015 10 2 Evgeny Svechnikov 3 years, entry-level contract Red Wings agree to terms with Svechnikov http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781457 https://web.archive.org/web/20151003224335/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781457 dead October 3, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa October 2, 2015 October 2, 2015 2015 11 12 Justin Abdelkader 7 years, $29.75 million contract extension Detroit extends Abdelkader for seven years http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=787563 https://web.archive.org/web/20151113204221/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=787563 dead November 13, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa November 12, 2015 November 12, 2015 2015 11 16 Xavier Ouellet 1 year, $715,000 contract extension Wings sign Ouellet to one-year extension http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=788238 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117113706/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=788238 dead November 17, 2015 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa November 16, 2015 November 16, 2015 2016 03 21 Eric Tangradi 2 years, $1.25 million contract extension Red Wings extend Tangradi for two years http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=874818 https://web.archive.org/web/20160323143112/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=874818 dead March 23, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 2016 05 27 Tomas Nosek 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension Nosek signs to two-year extension http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884177 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531185059/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884177 dead May 31, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016 2016 05 31 Dylan Sadowy 3 years, entry-level contract Detroit signs Dylan Sadowy to entry-level contract http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884506 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601203833/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884506 dead June 1, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa May 31, 2016 May 31, 20162016 06 16 Riley Sheahan 2 years, $4.15 million contract extension Detroit extends Sheahan and Lashoff http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886217 https://web.archive.org/web/20160619104908/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886217 dead June 19, 2016 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Kujawa June 16, 2016 June 16, 2016 Brian Lashoff 1 year, $650,000 contract extension Draft picks 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. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 19 Evgeny Svechnikov LW Russia Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) 3 73Note2 a a Vili Saarijarvi D Finland Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 4 110 Joren van Pottelberghe G Switzerland Linköpings HC (J20 SuperElit) 5 140 Chase Pearson C Canada Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 6 170 Patrick Holway D United States Boston Advantage U18 (MWEHL) 7 200 Adam Marsh LW United States Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) Draft notes2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2015.htm Pro Sports Transactions June 3, 2015 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.Stars deal F Cole to Red Wings https://www.tsn.ca/stars-deal-f-cole-to-red-wings-1.219570 TSN March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 Note2 a a 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).http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/red-wings-acquire-forward-eric-cole-stars Red Wings acquire forward Erik Cole from Stars March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 Sportsnet 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=762117 https://web.archive.org/web/20150410001209/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=762117 dead April 10, 2015 Red Wings' Cole out for season with spine contusion April 8, 2015 April 8, 2015 National Hockey League 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.Jackets ship D Wisniewski to Ducks https://www.tsn.ca/jackets-ship-d-wisniewski-to-ducks-for-package-1.220342 March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015 TSN 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 https://web.archive.org/web/20140630013100/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 dead June 30, 2014 Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft June 28, 2014 June 28, 2014 National Hockey League References 30em Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings season, 2015-16 Detroit Red Detroit Red