2015–16 Minnesota Wild season

NHL team seasonal recap March 2026 June 2015 NHL 2015–16 2015 Minnesota Wild Western 8th Central 5th 38–33–11 21–16–4 17–17–7 216 206 Chuck Fletcher Mike Yeo (Oct.–Feb.)John Torchetti (interim, Feb.–Apr.) Mikko Koivu Zach PariseRyan Suter Xcel Energy Center 19,827 (113.2%)2015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance dead December 14, 2008 ESPN(41 games) Iowa Wild (AHL) Zach Parise (25) Ryan Suter (43) Mikko Koivu (56) Ryan Carter (46) Erik Haula (+21) Devan Dubnyk (32) Devan Dubnyk (2.33) The 2015–16 Minnesota Wild season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 2013 Diamond Sports Data, Inc. 73 978-1-894801-26-3 https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/73 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 and the first team to do so in the west since the Edmonton Oilers 1999–00 season and the San Jose Sharks 1999–00 season to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points. Standings MIN MIN Schedule and results Pre-season 2015–16 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)http://wild.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=81614 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717081450/http://wild.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=81614 dead July 17, 2012 Minnesota Wild 2015-2016 Preseason Schedule - Minnesota Wild - Schedule July 17, 2015 Wild.nhl.com # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Buffalo 3–2 Minnesota Kuemper 17,217 0–1–0 2 September 22 Minnesota 1–0 Winnipeg OT Backstrom 15,294 1–1–0 3 September 24 Minnesota 5–2 Columbus Dubnyk 10,209 2–1–0 4 September 26(In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) Minnesota 0–3 Edmonton Kuemper 7,541 2–2–0 5 September 27 Winnipeg 1–8 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,710 3–2–0 6 October 1 Buffalo 1–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 17,214 4–2–0 Regular season 2015–16 game loghttp://wild.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090906131208/http://wild.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm dead September 6, 2009 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Minnesota Wild - Schedule July 17, 2015 Wild.nhl.com 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 Colorado Dubnyk 18,007 1–0–0 2 2 October 10 St. Louis 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,096 2–0–0 4 3 October 15 Minnesota 4–3 Arizona Dubnyk 12,029 3–0–0 6 4 October 16 Minnesota 1–2 Los Angeles OT Kuemper 18,230 3–0–1 7 5 October 18 Minnesota 1–4 Anaheim Dubnyk 16,784 3–1–1 7 6 October 22 Columbus 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,650 4–1–1 9 7 October 24 Anaheim 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 5–1–1 11 8 October 25 Minnesota 4–5 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,294 5–2–1 11 9 October 27 Edmonton 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,936 6–2–1 13 10 October 30 Chicago 4–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,140 7–2–1 15 11 October 31 Minnesota 2–3 St. Louis OT Dubnyk 17,728 7–2–2 16 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 Nashville 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,024 7–3–2 16 13 November 7 Tampa Bay 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,066 8–3–2 18 14 November 10 Winnipeg 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,153 9–3–2 20 15 November 12 Minnesota 3–2 Carolina OT Dubnyk 9,511 10–3–2 22 16 November 14 Minnesota 2–3 Dallas OT Dubnyk 18,532 10–3–3 23 17 November 17 Minnesota 3–4 Pittsburgh Dubnyk 18,495 10–4–3 23 18 November 19 Minnesota 2–4 Boston Dubnyk 17,565 10–5–3 23 19 November 21 Nashville 0–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,056 11–5–3 25 20 November 25 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,877 11–6–3 25 21 November 27 Winnipeg 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,055 11–7–3 25 22 November 28 Dallas 4–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,024 11–7–4 26 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 Chicago Dubnyk 21,580 12–7–4 28 24 December 3 Toronto 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,880 13–7–4 30 25 December 5 Colorado 0–3 Minnesota Kuemper 19,173 14–7–4 32 26 December 7 Minnesota 1–2 Colorado OT Kuemper 16,589 14–7–5 33 27 December 11 Minnesota 1–2 Arizona OT Kuemper 14,404 14–7–6 34 28 December 12 Minnesota 2–0 San Jose Kuemper 16,766 15–7–6 36 29 December 15 Vancouver 2–6 Minnesota Kuemper 18,804 16–7–6 38 30 December 17 NY Rangers 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,090 17–7–6 40 31 December 19 Minnesota 2–3 Nashville Dubnyk 17,117 17–8–6 40 32 December 21 Dallas 6–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,047 17–9–6 40 33 December 22 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,105 18–9–6 42 34 December 26 Pittsburgh 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,234 18–10–6 42 35 December 28 Detroit 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,110 19–10–6 44 36 December 31 Minnesota 3–1 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,194 20–10–6 46 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 Tampa Bay SO Dubnyk 19,092 20–10–7 47 38 January 3 Minnesota 1–2 Florida Dubnyk 15,426 20–11–7 47 39 January 5 Minnesota 4–2 Columbus Dubnyk 12,411 21–11–7 49 40 January 7 Philadelphia 4–3 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,125 21–11–8 50 41 January 9 Minnesota 2–1 Dallas Dubnyk 18,532 22–11–8 52 42 January 10 New Jersey 2–1 Minnesota Kuemper 19,028 22–12–8 52 43 January 12 Buffalo 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 22–13–8 52 44 January 15 Winnipeg 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,222 22–14–8 52 45 January 16 Minnesota 0–3 Nashville Dubnyk 17,302 22–15–8 52 46 January 20 Minnesota 1–3 Anaheim Dubnyk 15,962 22–16–8 52 47 January 21 Minnesota 3–0 Los Angeles Kuemper 18,230 23–16–8 54 48 January 23 Minnesota 3–4 San Jose Kuemper 16,956 23–17–8 54 49 January 25 Arizona 2–1 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,020 23–17–9 55 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 NY Islanders Dubnyk 13,331 23–18–9 55 51 February 4 Minnesota 2–4 NY Rangers Dubnyk 18,006 23–19–9 55 52 February 6 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,318 23–20–9 55 53 February 9 Dallas 4–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,087 23–20–10 56 54 February 11 Washington 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,213 23–21–10 56 55 February 13 Boston 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,191 23–22–10 56 56 February 15 Minnesota 5–2 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,437 24–22–10 58 57 February 17 Minnesota 5–3 Calgary Dubnyk 19,289 25–22–10 60 58 February 18 Minnesota 5–2 Edmonton Kuemper 16,839 26–22–10 62 59 February 21(2016 NHL Stadium Series) Chicago 1–6 Minnesota(at TCF Bank Stadium) Dubnyk 50,426 27–22–10 64 60 February 23 NY Islanders 4–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,085 27–23–10 64 61 February 25 Minnesota 2–3 Philadelphia Dubnyk 18,631 27–24–10 64 62 February 26 Minnesota 2–3 Washington Kuemper 18,605 27–25–10 64 63 February 28 Florida 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,093 28–25–10 66 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 Colorado 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,107 29–25–10 68 65 March 3 Minnesota 2–1 Toronto Dubnyk 18,915 30–25–10 70 66 March 5 Minnesota 3–2 Buffalo SO Dubnyk 19,070 31–25–10 72 67 March 6 St. Louis 4–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,040 31–26–10 72 68 March 10 Edmonton 2–1 Minnesota Kuemper 19,058 31–27–10 72 69 March 12 Minnesota 4–1 Montreal Dubnyk 21,288 32–27–10 74 70 March 15 Minnesota 2–3 Ottawa OT Dubnyk 18,966 32–27–11 75 71 March 17 Minnesota 4–7 New Jersey Kuemper 15,114 32–28–11 75 72 March 19 Carolina 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,044 33–28–11 77 73 March 20 Minnesota 3–2 Chicago SO Dubnyk 22,059 34–28–11 79 74 March 22 Los Angeles 1–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,018 35–28–11 81 75 March 24 Calgary 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,032 36–28–11 83 76 March 26 Minnesota 4–0 Colorado Dubnyk 18,007 37–28–11 85 77 March 29 Chicago 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,190 38–28–11 87 78 March 31 Ottawa 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,032 38–29–11 87 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 Detroit Dubnyk 20,027 38–30–11 87 80 April 3 Minnesota 1–5 Winnipeg Dubnyk 15,294 38–31–11 87 81 April 5 San Jose 3–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,061 38–32–11 87 82 April 9 Calgary 2–1 Minnesota Kuemper 19,247 38–33–11 87 Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference first round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Minnesota 0–4 Dallas Dubnyk 18,532 0–1 Recap 2 April 16 Minnesota 1–2 Dallas Dubnyk 18,988 0–2 Recap 3 April 18 Dallas 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,038 1–2 Recap 4 April 20 Dallas 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,080 1–3 Recap 5 April 22 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas OT Dubnyk 18,889 2–3 Recap 6 April 24 Dallas 5–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,310 2–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics Final stats Skaters Regular season2015–2016 – Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://wild.nhl.com/club/stats.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090910042800/http://wild.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead September 10, 2009 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mikko Koivu 82 17 39 56 6 40 Zach Parise 70 25 28 53 −3 36 Ryan Suter 82 8 43 51 10 30 Mikael Granlund 82 13 31 44 −12 20 Nino Niederreiter 82 20 23 43 9 36 Charlie Coyle 82 21 21 42 1 16 Thomas Vanek 74 18 23 41 −10 22 Jason Pominville 75 11 25 36 10 12 Erik Haula 76 14 20 34 21 24 Jared Spurgeon 77 11 18 29 11 14 Mathew Dumba 81 10 16 26 1 38 Jason Zucker 71 13 10 23 −4 20 Marco Scandella 73 5 16 21 6 22 Justin Fontaine Justin Fontaine (ice hockey) 60 5 11 16 3 20 Ryan Carter 60 7 5 12 −3 48 Chris Porter Chris Porter (ice hockey) 61 4 3 7 −6 6 Jonas Brodin 68 2 5 7 −5 18 Mike Reilly Mike Reilly (ice hockey) 29 1 6 7 −4 8 Jarret Stoll† 51 3 3 6 −4 16 Jordan Schroeder 26 2 2 4 2 2 Christian Folin 26 0 4 4 −1 11 David Jones David Jones (ice hockey)† 16 2 1 3 1 0 Nate Prosser 54 0 3 3 1 39 Zac Dalpe 2 1 0 1 0 0 Tyson Strachan 2 0 0 0 1 0 Brett Bulmer 3 0 0 0 −1 7 Tyler Graovac 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Kurtis Gabriel 3 0 0 0 1 10 Christoph Bertschy 3 0 0 0 0 0 Gustav Olofsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Keranen Michael Keränen‡ 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Jason Pominville 6 4 3 7 0 6 Nino Niederreiter 6 1 5 6 1 4 Mikko Koivu 6 3 2 5 0 2 Jared Spurgeon 6 2 3 5 1 4 Erik Haula 5 1 3 4 0 2 Mikael Granlund 6 1 2 3 −2 0 Jonas Brodin 6 1 2 3 3 0 Ryan Suter 6 0 3 3 3 4 Charlie Coyle 6 1 1 2 −4 6 Jason Zucker 6 0 2 2 −4 2 Mathew Dumba 6 0 2 2 −2 6 Chris Porter Chris Porter (ice hockey) 6 1 0 1 0 0 Marco Scandella 6 1 0 1 −7 4 Jordan Schroeder 2 1 0 1 −1 0 Nate Prosser 6 0 1 1 −6 0 David Jones David Jones (ice hockey) 6 0 1 1 0 0 Jarret Stoll 4 0 0 0 −1 4 Ryan Carter 2 0 0 0 −1 10 Zac Dalpe 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Justin Fontaine Justin Fontaine (ice hockey) 4 0 0 0 −1 0 Kurtis Gabriel 4 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season2015–2016 Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=20152016&gameType=2&sort=wins&aggregate=1&teamId=30&pos=G NHL 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 Devan Dubnyk 67 66 3861 32 26 6 150 2.33 1829 .918 5 0 0 8 Darcy Kuemper 21 16 1063 6 7 5 43 2.43 507 .915 2 0 0 2 Playoffs2015–2016 Playoffs – Minnesota Wild – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=20152016&gameType=2&sort=wins&aggregate=1&teamId=30&pos=G NHL 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 Devan Dubnyk 6 6 359 2 4 20 3.34 163 .877 0 0 0 0 †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 M. Koivu Mikko Koivu NHL Third Star of the WeekVarlamov, Oshie and Koivu named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222090601/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810 dead December 22, 2015 NHL December 21, 2015 December 21, 2015 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk 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 NHL January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016 Z. Parise Zach Parise NHL First Star of the WeekParise Named NHL's First Star After Five-Goal Week http://wild.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=46036&navid=DL https://web.archive.org/web/20160412160501/http://wild.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=46036&navid=DL dead April 12, 2016 NHL March 28, 2016 Sporer Evan March 28, 2016 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk NHL Second Star of the MonthNHL's 3 stars of March: Sidney Crosby, Devan Dubnyk and Brent Burns https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/41146/nhls-3-stars-of-march-sidney-crosby-devan-dubnyk-and-brent-burns ESPN April 1, 2016 April 1, 2016 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached R. Suter Ryan Suter 300th Career NHL Assist October 8, 2015 Z. Parise Zach Parise 3rd Career NHL Hat Trick October 8, 2015 J. Zucker Jason Zucker 100th Career NHL Game October 10, 2015 T. Vanek Thomas Vanek 300th Career NHL Goal October 15, 2015 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk 100th Career NHL Win October 15, 2015 J. Brodin Jonas Brodin 200th Career NHL Game October 18, 2015 J. Spurgeon Jared Spurgeon 300th Career NHL Game October 18, 2015 Z. Parise Zach Parise 700th Career NHL Game October 27, 2015 C. Coyle Charlie Coyle 200th Career NHL Game October 31, 2015 C. Bertschy Christoph Bertschy 1st Career NHL Game November 7, 2015 M. Keranen Michael Keranen 1st Career NHL Game November 17, 2015 G. Olofsson Gustav Olofsson 1st Career NHL Game November 19, 2015 N. Prosser Nate Prosser 200th Career NHL Game November 19, 2015 M. Koivu Mikko Koivu 700th Career NHL Game November 21, 2015 M. Granlund Mikael Granlund 100th Career NHL Point November 25, 2015 C. Porter Chris Porter (ice hockey) 200th Career NHL Game December 11, 2015 M. Dumba Matt Dumba 100th Career NHL Game December 15, 2015 Z. Parise Zach Parise 300th Career NHL Assist December 15, 2015 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk 100th Career NHL Loss December 21, 2015 C. Coyle Charlie Coyle 100th Career NHL Point January 2, 2016 Z. Parise Zach Parise 4th Career NHL Hat Trick January 5, 2016 M. Reilly Mike Reilly (ice hockey) 1st Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 M. Granlund Mikael Granlund 200th Career NHL Game January 10, 2016 J. Pominville Jason Pominville 800th Career NHL Game January 23, 2016 J. Pominville Jason Pominville 600th Career NHL Point February 2, 2016 N. Niederreiter Nino Niederreiter 100th Career NHL Point February 2, 2016 R. Suter Ryan Suter 800th Career NHL Game February 4, 2016 M. Reilly Mike Reilly (ice hockey) 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point February 13, 2016 Z. Parise Zach Parise 600th Career NHL Point February 17, 2016 T. Vanek Thomas Vanek 800th Career NHL Game February 18, 2016 M. Reilly Mike Reilly (ice hockey) 1st Career NHL Assist February 18, 2016 J. Schroeder Jordan Schroeder 100th Career NHL Game March 19, 2016 Z. Parise Zach Parise 5th Career NHL Hat Trick March 24, 2016 N. Niederreiter Nino Niederreiter 300th Career NHL Game March 24, 2016 M. Granlund Mikael Granlund 100th Career NHL Assist March 26, 2016 R. Suter Ryan Suter 400th Career NHL Point March 26, 2016 M. Scandella Marco Scandella 300th Career NHL Game April 3, 2016 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Z. Dalpe Zac Dalpe 1st Career Playoff Game April 14, 2016 K. Gabriel Kurtis Gabriel 1st Career Playoff Game April 18, 2016 J. Schroeder Jordan Schroeder 1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Point April 22, 2016 Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season. Trades DateDetailsRef 2015 06 27 To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2016 To Minnesota Wild5th-round pick in 2015http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772631 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630153118/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772631 dead June 30, 2015 Wild Selects Seven Players in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft nhl.com July 17, 2015 2016 02 29 To Calgary Flames Niklas Backstrom6th-round pick in 2016 To Minnesota WildDavid Joneshttp://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871450 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301101053/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871450 dead March 1, 2016 Wild Acquires David Jones, Trades Niklas Backstrom To Calgary nhl.com February 29, 2016 2016 02 29 To Ottawa Senators Michael Keranen To Minnesota WildConor Allenhttp://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871393 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302083336/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871393 dead March 2, 2016 Wild Acquires Conor Allen From Ottawa, Scott Sabourin From Los Angeles nhl.com March 1, 2016 2016 02 29 To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter To Minnesota WildScott Sabourin Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 01 Mike Reilly Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772364 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021413/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772364 dead July 2, 2015 Wild Signs With Mike Reilly nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Zac Dalpe Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $600,000 http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773497 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090935/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773497 dead July 2, 2015 Wild Signs Three To Two-Way Contracts nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Ruslan Fedotenko Iowa Wild 1 year, $600,000 2015 07 01 Marc Hagel Iowa Wild 2 years, $1.21 million 2015 07 02 Tyson Strachan Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $650,000 http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773713 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703044351/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773713 dead July 3, 2015 Wild Agrees To Terms Tyson Strachan and Signed Jared Knight nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 02 Jared Knight Iowa Wild 1 year, $761,250 2016 03 26 Nick Seeler University of Minnesota 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875563 https://web.archive.org/web/20160329160626/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875563 dead March 29, 2016 Minnesota Wild Signs Defenseman Nick Seeler To An Entry-Level Contract nhl.com March 27, 2016 2016 03 27 Mario Lucia University of Notre Dame 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875706 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328181852/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875706 dead March 28, 2016 Wild Signs Mario Lucia To Entry-Level Contract nhl.com March 27, 2016 2016 04 15 Sam Anas Quinnipiac University 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878989 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418153452/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878989 dead April 18, 2016 Wild Signs Sam Anas To Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract nhl.com April 18, 2016 2016 05 17 Adam Vay Debreceni Hoki Klub 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=883070 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521025919/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=883070 dead May 21, 2016 Wild Agrees To Terms With Free Agent Goaltender Adam Vay nhl.com May 18, 2016 Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 02 Kyle Brodziak St. Louis Blues 1 year, $900,000 http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773757 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703175009/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773757 dead July 3, 2015 Brodziak Signs One-Year Deal with Blues nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 12 Chris Stewart Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.7 million http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774606 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713100907/http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774606 dead July 13, 2015 Ducks Sign Stewart to One-Year Contract nhl.com July 17, 2015 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Chris Porter Philadelphia Flyers October 1, 2015 Wild Claims Chris Porter Off Waivers Jarret Stoll New York Rangers December 15, 2015 Wild Claims Jarret Stoll Off Waivers Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 01 Mikael Granlund 2 years, $6 million http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773189 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021410/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773189 dead July 2, 2015 Wild Re-Signs Granlund nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Nate Prosser 2 years, $1.25 million http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773190 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702024112/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773190 dead July 2, 2015 Nate Prosser Re-Signs With Wild nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Ryan Carter 1 year, $625,000 https://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773267 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702081911/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773267 dead July 2, 2015 Wild Re-Signs Ryan Carter nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Steve Michalek 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773504 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703045820/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773504 dead July 3, 2015 Wild Signs Goaltender Steve Michalek nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 04 Devan Dubnyk 6 years, $26 million http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772916 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706061902/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772916 dead July 6, 2015 Dubnyk Re-Signs nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 11 Christian Folin 2 years, $1.45 million http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774570 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713223942/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774570 dead July 13, 2015 Christian Folin Re-Signs With Wild nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 13 Joel Eriksson Ek 3 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774700 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714094919/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774700 dead July 14, 2015 Wild Signs Joel Eriksson Ek nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 08 02 Erik Haula 2 years, $2 million http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776163 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905214736/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776163 dead September 5, 2015 Erik Haula Agrees To Terms On A Two-Year Contract nhl.com August 2, 2015 2015 08 16 Brett Bulmer 1 year, $600,000 http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=777059 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905114952/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=777059 dead September 5, 2015 Wild Re-Signs Brett Bulmer nhl.com August 16, 2015 2015 12 21 Jared Spurgeon 4 years, $20.75 million (extension) http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=793916 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112906/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=793916 dead December 22, 2015 Wild Re-Signs Jared Spurgeon To A Four-Year Contract Extension nhl.com December 21, 2015 2016 04 11 Adam Gilmour 2 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878286 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413193109/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878286 dead April 13, 2016 Wild Signs Adam Gilmour To An Entry-Level Contract nhl.com April 12, 2016 2016 04 13 Alex Tuch 3 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878701 https://web.archive.org/web/20160415231907/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=878701 dead April 15, 2016 Wild Signs Alex Tuch To Entry-Level Contract nhl.com April 18, 2016 2016 05 24 Chase Lang 3 years, entry-level contract http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=883685 https://web.archive.org/web/20160526090718/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=883685 dead May 26, 2016 Wild Signs Chase Lang To Entry-Level Contract nhl.com May 25, 2016 Draft picks 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 Sweden Farjestad BK 2 50 Jordan Greenway LW United States USA U-18 4 111 Ales Stezka G Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 5 135 Kirill Kaprizov LW Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk 6 171 Nicholas Boka D United States USA U-18 7 201 Gustav Bouramman D Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 7 204Note1 a a Jack Sadek D United States Lakeville North High School Draft notes2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2015.htm Pro Sports Transactions June 3, 2015 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.Wild acquire goaltender Dubnyk from Coyotes http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748690 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115070601/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748690 dead January 15, 2015 January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 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.Blue Jackets trade Leopold to Wild https://www.tsn.ca/blue-jackets-trade-leopold-to-wild-1.220221 March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015 Note1 a a 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.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 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.Lightning acquire defenseman Garrison from Canucks http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724130 https://web.archive.org/web/20140630195736/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724130 dead June 30, 2014 National Hockey League June 27, 2014 June 27, 2014 References 30em Category:Minnesota Wild seasons Minnesota Wild season, 2015-16 Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Category:2010s in Saint Paul, Minnesota