2014–15 Minnesota Wild season

none March 2026 May 2014 NHL 2014–15 2014 Minnesota Wild Western 6th Central 4th 46–28–8 22–13–6 24–15–2 231 201 Chuck Fletcher Mike Yeo Mikko Koivu Zack PariseRyan Suter Xcel Energy Center 19,023 (106.0%)2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/ ESPN(41 games) Zach Parise (33) Jason PominvilleRyan Suter (36) Zach Parise (62) Jonas BrodinZach Parise (+21) Marco Scandella (56) Devan Dubnyk (27) Devan Dubnyk (1.78) The 2014–15 Minnesota Wild season was the 15th 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 Off-season Following the team's 4–2 Western Conference semifinals loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, General Manager Chuck Fletcher was tasked with deciding how to deal with the Wild's 21 free-agents, including 13 unrestricted and nine restricted free agents.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=116460 2014 Free Agents - Western Conference www.tsn.ca dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140415114949/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=116460 2014-04-15 The contract situation for all players, including UFAs Dany Heatley, Cody McCormick, Matt Moulson and Nate Prosser, needed to be decided before heading into the NHL's free agency period beginning on July 1, 2014. http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/page/calendar2013/2013-14-nhl-calendar dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130801113411/http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/page/calendar2013/2013-14-nhl-calendar 2013-08-01 2013-14 NHL calendar - ESPN Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild-card. After defeating the St. Louis Blues 4–2 in the first round, they advanced to the second round, where they were swept by the Chicago Blackhawks for the third-straight season. Standings MIN MIN Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Marco Scandella Illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues forward T. J. Oshie during NHL Game No. 351 in St. Paul on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 8:45 of the first period. — $2,755.38 December 1, 2014Wild's Scandella fined for illegal check to the head http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=741840 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216025144/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=741840 dead December 16, 2014 NHL December 1, 2014 Marco Scandella Illegal check to the head of New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson during NHL Game No. 415 in St. Paul on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at 17:32 of the third period. 2 games(1–1 in absence) $11,021.50 December 10, 2014Wild's Scandella suspended two games http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=743475 https://web.archive.org/web/20141211030332/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=743475 dead December 11, 2014 NHL December 10, 2014 Ryan Suter Elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Downie during NHL Game No. 633 in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 4:22 of the second period. 2 games(2–0 in absence) $81,058.72 January 14, 2015Wild's Suter suspended two games for elbowing http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748730 https://web.archive.org/web/20150115030415/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748730 dead January 15, 2015 NHL January 14, 2015 Schedule and results Pre-season 2014 preseason game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 Minnesota 1–2 Winnipeg Bryzgalov 14,448 0–1–0 2 September 25 Minnesota 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Bryzgalov 17,858 0–1–1 3 September 27 Winnipeg 3–4 Minnesota Backstrom 16,822 1–1–1 4 September 29 Pittsburgh 1–4 Minnesota Kuemper 16,106 2–1–1 5 October 2 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Backstrom 12,103 2–2–1 6 October 4 St. Louis 4–5 Minnesota OT Kuemper 17,342 3–2–1 Regular season 2014–15 Game Log October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Colorado 0–5 Minnesota Kuemper 19,098 1–0–0 2 2 October 11 Minnesota 3–0 Colorado Kuemper 18,139 2–0–0 4 3 October 17 Minnesota 1–2 Anaheim Kuemper 17,306 2–1–0 4 4 October 19 Minnesota 1–2 Los Angeles Backstrom 18,230 2–2–0 4 5 October 23 Arizona 0–2 Minnesota Kuemper 18,554 3–2–0 6 6 October 25 Tampa Bay 2–7 Minnesota Kuemper 18,884 4–2–0 8 7 October 27 Minnesota 4–5 NY Rangers Kuemper 18,006 4–3–0 8 8 October 28 Minnesota 4–3 Boston Backstrom 17,565 5–3–0 10 9 October 30 San Jose 3–4 Minnesota SO Kuemper 18,633 6–3–0 12 November: 7–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Dallas 1–4 Minnesota Kuemper 19,088 7–3–0 14 11 November 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Minnesota Kuemper 18,788 7–4–0 14 12 November 6 Minnesota 0–3 Ottawa Backstrom 16,867 7–5–0 14 13 November 8 Minnesota 1–4 Montreal Kuemper 21,287 7–6–0 14 14 November 11 Minnesota 1–3 New Jersey Kuemper 14,256 7–7–0 14 15 November 13 Buffalo 3–6 Minnesota Backstrom 18,925 8–7–0 16 16 November 15 Minnesota 2–1 Dallas Kuemper 17,543 9–7–0 18 17 November 16 Winnipeg 3–4 Minnesota OT Kuemper 18,808 10–7–0 20 18 November 20 Minnesota 3–2 Philadelphia Kuemper 19,919 11–7–0 22 19 November 22 Minnesota 1–2 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,204 11–8–0 22 20 November 24 Minnesota 4–1 Florida Backstrom 8,426 12–8–0 24 21 November 26 Los Angeles 4–0 Minnesota Kuemper 19,038 12–9–0 24 22 November 28 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas OT Kuemper 18,532 13–9–0 26 23 November 29 St. Louis 3–2 Minnesota SO Backstrom 19,124 13–9–1 27 December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,034 14–9–1 29 25 December 5 Anaheim 5–4 Minnesota Kuemper 19,044 14–10–1 29 26 December 9 NY Islanders 4–5 Minnesota Backstrom 18,904 15–10–1 31 27 December 11 Minnesota 1–2 San Jose Kuemper 17,097 15–11–1 31 28 December 13 Minnesota 4–3 Arizona SO Backstrom 13,975 16–11–1 33 29 December 16 Minnesota 3–5 Chicago Backstrom 21,472 16–12–1 33 30 December 17 Boston 3–2 Minnesota OT Backstrom 18,841 16–12–2 34 31 December 20 Nashville 6–5 Minnesota OT Backstrom 19,017 16–12–3 35 32 December 23 Philadelphia 5–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,020 16–13–3 35 33 December 27 Winnipeg 4–3 Minnesota OT Curry 19,177 16–13–4 36 34 December 29 Minnesota 3–2 Winnipeg Kuemper 15,016 17–13–4 38 35 December 31 Minnesota 1–3 Columbus Kuemper 18,040 17–14–4 38 January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 2 Toronto 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 19,168 18–14–4 40 37 January 3 Minnesota 1–7 Dallas Kuemper 18,532 18–15–4 40 38 January 6 San Jose 4–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,043 18–15–5 41 39 January 8 Chicago 4–2 Minnesota Backstrom 19,060 18–16–5 41 40 January 10 Nashville 3–1 Minnesota Backstrom 19,052 18–17–5 41 41 January 11 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Backstrom 21,809 18–18–5 41 42 January 13 Minnesota 2–7 Pittsburgh Backstrom 18,642 18–19–5 41 43 January 15 Minnesota 7–0 Buffalo Dubnyk 18,963 19–19–5 43 44 January 17 Arizona 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,111 20–19–5 45 45 January 19 Columbus 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,064 20–20–5 45 46 January 20 Minnesota 4–5 Detroit SO Kuemper 20,027 20–20–6 46 47 January 27 Minnesota 2–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 21–20–6 48 48 January 29 Minnesota 1–0 Calgary Dubnyk 19,289 22–20–6 50 February: 11–2–1 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,438 23–20–6 52 50 February 3 Chicago 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 24–20–6 54 51 February 7 Colorado 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,244 25–20–6 56 52 February 9 Vancouver 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,804 26–20–6 58 53 February 10 Minnesota 1–2 Winnipeg OT Dubnyk 15,016 26–20–7 59 54 February 12 Florida 1–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,055 27–20–7 61 55 February 14 Carolina 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,220 28–20–7 63 56 February 16 Minnesota 2–3 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,465 28–21–7 63 57 February 18 Minnesota 3–2 Calgary OT Dubnyk 19,277 29–21–7 65 58 February 20 Minnesota 4–0 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 30–21–7 67 59 February 22 Dallas 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,754 31–21–7 69 60 February 24 Edmonton 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,044 31–22–7 69 61 February 26 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Dubnyk 17,113 32–22–7 71 62 February 28 Minnesota 3–1 Colorado Dubnyk 18,087 33–22–7 73 March: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 6–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 3 Ottawa 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,054 34–22–7 75 64 March 5 Minnesota 2–1 Washington Dubnyk 18,506 35–22–7 77 65 March 6 Minnesota 3–1 Carolina Dubnyk 10,857 36–22–7 79 66 March 8 Colorado 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,119 36–23–7 79 67 March 10 New Jersey 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 37–23–7 81 68 March 13 Anaheim 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,045 37–24–7 81 69 March 14 Minnesota 3–1 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,638 38–24–7 83 70 March 17 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Dubnyk 17,209 39–24–7 85 71 March 19 Washington 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,044 39–25–7 85 72 March 21 St. Louis 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,204 40–25–7 87 73 March 23 Minnesota 2–1 Toronto Dubnyk 18,366 41–25–7 89 74 March 24 Minnesota 2–1 NY Islanders SO Dubnyk 16,170 42–25–7 91 75 March 27 Calgary 2–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,040 43–25–7 93 76 March 28 Los Angeles 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,204 44–25–7 95 April: 2–3–1 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 NY Rangers 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,244 44–26–7 95 78 April 4 Detroit 3–2 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,246 44–26–8 96 79 April 6 Winnipeg 2–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,010 44–27–8 96 80 April 7 Minnesota 2–1 Chicago Dubnyk 21,851 45–27–8 98 81 April 9 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Kuemper 17,236 46–27–8 100 82 April 11 Minnesota 2–4 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,155 46–28–8 100 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 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference first round vs. (C1) St. Louis Blues: Minnesota wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Minnesota 4–2 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,671 1–0 Recap 2 April 18 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,243 1–1 Recap 3 April 20 St. Louis 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,165 2–1 Recap 4 April 22 St. Louis 6–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,390 2–2 Recap 5 April 24 Minnesota 4–1 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,653 3–2 Recap 6 April 26 St. Louis 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,318 4–2 Recap Western Conference second round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago wins 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Minnesota 3–4 Chicago Dubnyk 21,851 0–1 Recap 2 May 3 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Dubnyk 21,934 0–2 Recap 3 May 5 Chicago 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,349 0–3 Recap 4 May 7 Chicago 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,163 0–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics Final stats2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Minnesota Wild – Statistics http://wild.nhl.com/club/stats.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090910042800/http://wild.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead September 10, 2009 Minnesota Wild May 8, 2015 Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Zach Parise 74 33 29 62 21 41 Jason Pominville 82 18 36 54 9 8 Thomas Vanek 80 21 31 52 −6 37 Mikko Koivu 80 14 34 48 2 38 Mikael Granlund 68 8 31 39 17 20 Ryan Suter 77 2 36 38 7 48 Nino Niederreiter 80 24 13 37 2 28 Charlie Coyle 82 11 24 35 13 39 Justin Fontaine Justin Fontaine (ice hockey) 71 9 22 31 13 12 Jason Zucker 51 21 5 26 −9 18 Jared Spurgeon 66 9 16 25 3 6 Marco Scandella 64 11 12 23 8 56 Kyle Brodziak 73 9 11 20 −6 47 Jonas Brodin 71 3 14 17 21 8 Matt Dumba 58 8 8 16 13 23 Erik Haula 72 7 7 14 −7 32 Ryan Carter 53 3 10 13 3 55 Chris Stewart Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987)† 20 3 8 11 4 25 Matt Cooke 29 4 6 10 0 13 Christian Folin 40 2 8 10 3 13 Jordan Schroeder 25 3 5 8 9 2 Nate Prosser 63 2 5 7 −1 32 Brett Sutter 6 0 3 3 1 4 Stephane Veilleux Stéphane Veilleux (ice hockey) 12 1 1 2 0 10 Sean Bergenheim† 17 1 0 1 −4 6 Jordan Leopold† 18 0 1 1 1 8Keith Ballard 14 0 1 1 −3 26 Jonathon Blum 4 0 1 1 −3 2 Stu Bickel 9 0 1 1 1 46 Tyler Graovac 3 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Falk‡ 13 0 0 0 −6 7 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Zach Parise 10 4 6 10 0 4 Jason Pominville 10 3 3 6 −1 0 Mikael Granlund 10 2 4 6 2 0 Nino Niederreiter 10 4 1 5 −2 10 Matt Dumba 10 2 2 4 −1 2 Jared Spurgeon 10 1 3 4 0 4 Mikko Koivu 10 1 3 4 −4 2 Thomas Vanek 10 0 4 4 −7 2 Marco Scandella 10 2 1 3 4 0 Jason Zucker 10 2 1 3 −1 2 Ryan Suter 10 0 3 3 −8 0 Charlie Coyle 10 1 1 2 −3 0 Justin Fontaine Justin Fontaine (ice hockey) 6 1 1 2 0 2 Matt Cooke 7 0 2 2 1 4 Chris Stewart Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987) 8 0 2 2 −3 2 Erik Haula 2 1 0 1 1 0 Jordan Leopold 9 0 0 0 −3 0 Sean Bergenheim 3 0 0 0 −2 0 Kyle Brodziak 10 0 0 0 −3 2 Ryan Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Schroeder 3 0 0 0 0 0 Nate Prosser 1 0 0 0 −1 2 Jonas Brodin 10 0 0 0 −2 0 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 minutesDevan Dubnyk† 39 39 2293 27 9 2 68 1.78 1064 .936 5 0 2 2 Darcy Kuemper 31 28 1569 14 12 2 68 2.60 718 .905 3 0 0 0 Niklas Backstrom Niklas Bäckström 19 14 1005 5 7 3 51 3.04 452 .887 0 0 0 2John Curry John Curry (ice hockey) 2 1 72 0 0 1 5 4.17 25 .800 0 0 0 0 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 minutesDevan Dubnyk 10 10 570 4 6 24 2.53 260 .908 1 0 1 0 Darcy Kuemper 1 0 23 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 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 Notable achievements Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded D. Kuemper Darcy Kuemper NHL Second Star of the WeekPlekanec, Kuemper and Crosby named 'Three Stars' http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=734322 https://web.archive.org/web/20141014064643/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=734322 dead October 14, 2014 NHL October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014 R. Suter Ryan Suter NHL Second Star of the WeekEnnis, Suter and Lundqvist named stars of the week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=744091 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015640/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=744091 dead December 16, 2014 NHL December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014 R. Suter NHL All-Star game selection2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111080926/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 dead January 11, 2015 NHL January 10, 2015 January 10, 2015 Z. Parise Zach Parise NHL Third Star of the WeekJohansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=750329 https://web.archive.org/web/20150201052618/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=750329 dead February 1, 2015 NHL January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk NHL Third Star of the WeekPrice, Paquette and Dubnyk named stars of the week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751383 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202195550/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751383 dead February 2, 2015 NHL February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 D. Dubnyk NHL First Star of the WeekDubnyk, Perry and Desharnais named week's stars http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=752463 https://web.archive.org/web/20150209194307/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=752463 dead February 9, 2015 NHL February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015 D. Dubnyk NHL First Star of the MonthDubnyk Named First Star Of February http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755792 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303115147/http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755792 dead March 3, 2015 NHL March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 D. Dubnyk NHL First Star of the WeekDubnyk, Atkinson and O'Reilly named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760582 https://web.archive.org/web/20150331232952/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760582 dead March 31, 2015 NHL March 30, 2015 March 30, 2015 D. Dubnyk NHL Third Star of the MonthHammond, Hudler, Dubnyk named stars for March http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760970 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401225614/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760970 dead April 1, 2015 NHL April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached M. Granlund Mikael Granlund 100th Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 N. Niederreiter Nino Niederreiter 1st Career NHL Hat Trick November 13, 2014 K. Ballard Keith Ballard 600th Career NHL Game November 26, 2014 N. Backstrom Niklas Bäckström 400th Career NHL Game December 9, 2014 C. Folin Christian Folin 1st Career NHL Goal December 11, 2014 J. Pominville Jason Pominville 700th Career NHL Game December 17, 2014 R. Suter Ryan Suter 700th Career NHL Game December 17, 2014 T. Graovac Tyler Graovac 1st Career NHL Game December 29, 2014 T. Vanek Thomas Vanek 700th Career NHL Game January 3, 2015 J. Fontaine Justin Fontaine (ice hockey) 100th Career NHL Game January 8, 2015 M. Scandella Marco Scandella 200th Career NHL Game January 17, 2015 R. Carter Ryan Carter 400th Career NHL Game January 17, 2015 T. Vanek 300th Career NHL Assist January 29, 2015 D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk 200th Career NHL Game February 3, 2015 S. Veilleux Stéphane Veilleux (ice hockey) 500th Career NHL Game February 12, 2015 N. Niederreiter 200th Career NHL Game February 14, 2015 K. Brodziak Kyle Brodziak 600th Career NHL Game February 20, 2015 E. Haula Erik Haula 100th Career NHL Game February 26, 2015 S. Bergenheim Sean Bergenheim 500th Career NHL Game March 27, 2015 J. Spurgeon Jared Spurgeon 100th Career NHL Point March 27, 2015 T. Vanek 600th Career NHL Point March 14, 2015 D. Dubnyk 38th Consecutive Start(Wild franchise record) April 7, 2015 M. Koivu Mikko Koivu 500th Career NHL Point April 9, 2015 Playoffs Player Milestone Reached D. Dubnyk Devan Dubnyk 1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Win April 16, 2015 M. Dumba Matt Dumba 1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Point April 16, 2015 J. Schroeder Jordan Schroeder 1st Career Playoff Game April 18, 2015 D. Dubnyk 1st Career Playoff Shutout April 20, 2015 Transactions The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season. Trades DateDetails June 28, 2014Wild Adds Seven On Day 2 Of NHL Draft To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd-round pick in 2014 To Minnesota Wild3rd-round pick in 20147th-round pick in 2015 January 14, 2015Wild Acquires Dubnyk From Arizona To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 To Minnesota WildDevan Dubnyk February 24, 2015Wild Acquires Bergenheim To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2016 To Minnesota WildSean Bergenheim7th-round pick in 2016 March 2, 2015Wild Acquires Leopold At Deadline To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk5th-round pick in 2015 To Minnesota WildJordan Leopold March 2, 2015In Second Deal Of The Day, Wild Acquires Stewart To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2017 To Minnesota WildChris Stewart March 2, 2015Wild Acquires Knight, Reassigns Veilleux To Boston Bruins Zack Phillips To Minnesota WildJared Knight Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Thomas Vanek Montreal Canadiens 3 years, $19.5 million Wild Signs Vanek To Three-Year Deal July 1, 2014 Stu Bickel Hartford Wolf Pack 1 year, $600,000 Wild Inks Three More On FA Opening Day July 1, 2014 Brett Sutter Carolina Hurricanes 2 years, $1.2 million July 1, 2014 Guillaume Gelinas Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 year, $1.79 million entry-level contract July 2, 2014 Joel Rechlicz Washington Capitals 1 year, $600,000 Wild Signs Rechlicz To Two-Way Deal July 9, 2014 Cody Almond Geneve-Servette HC 1 year, $550,000 Wild Signs Almond July 11, 2014 Jordan Schroeder Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $1.2 million Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Blum, Schroeder August 1, 2014 Justin Falk New York Rangers 1 year, $700,000 Wild Ink Falk To One-Year Deal September 23, 2014 Alex Gudbranson Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 years, entry-level contract Wild Signs Gudbranson And Warner September 23, 2014 Hunter Warner Fargo Force 3 years, entry-level contract October 6, 2014 Ryan Carter New Jersey Devils 1 year, $725,000 Wild Inks Carter To One-Year Deal March 24, 2015 Grayson Downing University of New Hampshire 2 years, entry-level contract Wild Inks Downing March 30, 2015 Brody Hoffman University of Vermont entry-level contract Wild Agrees To Terms With Brody Hoffman And Zach Palmquist March 30, 2015 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State University, Mankato entry-level contract Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Clayton Stoner Anaheim Ducks 4 years, $13 million Ducks Sign Stoner to Four-Year Contract July 1, 2014 Cody McCormick Buffalo Sabres 3 years, $4.5 million McCORMICK RETURNS TO BUFFALO July 1, 2014 Matt Moulson Buffalo Sabres 5 years, $25 million MOULSON SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL July 1, 2014 Jon Landry Washington Capitals 1 year, $550,000 Capitals Sign Jon Landry and Mike Moore July 1, 2014 Steven Kampfer New York Rangers 1 year, $550,000 Dan Boyle highlights hectic day of Rangers signings July 9, 2014 Dany Heatley Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1 million Ducks Sign LW Heatley to One-Year Contract July 21, 2014 Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000Prosser, Welsh agree to contracts with Blues December 9, 2014 Ilya Bryzgalov Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $2.88 millionDucks Sign Goaltender Bryzgalov to One-Year Contract Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Nate Prosser St. Louis Blues October 2, 2014 Wild Claims Prosser Off Waivers Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 11, 2014 Jonathon Blum 1 year, $675,000 July 15, 2014 Jason Zucker 2 years, $1,800,500 Wild Re-signs Zucker July 17, 2014 John Curry 1 year, $575,000 Wild Agrees To Terms With Curry July 29, 2014 Justin Fontaine 2 years, $2 million Wild Re-Signs Fontaine September 11, 2014 Nino Niederreiter 3 years, $8 million Wild Agrees To Terms With Niederreiter October 12, 2014 Jonas Brodin 6 years, $25 million (extension) Wild Signs Brodin To Six-Year Extension October 22, 2014 Charlie Coyle 5 years, $16 million (extension) Charlie Coyle Signs Extension April 9, 2015 Dylan Labbe 3 years, entry-level contract Wild Agrees To Terms With Labbe May 4, 2015 Pavel Jenys 3 years, entry-level contract Wild Agrees To Terms With Pavel Jenys On An Entry-Level Contract May 22, 2015 Michael Keranen 1 year Wild Agrees To Terms With Michael Keranen Draft picks List of Minnesota Wild draft picks Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections made at the 2014 NHL entry draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/4/15/5618872/panther-win-panthers-win-the-draft-lottery-that-is Cats Win NHL Draft Lottery April 15, 2014 May 6, 2014 April 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417121831/http://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/4/15/5618872/panther-win-panthers-win-the-draft-lottery-that-is dead Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 18 Alex Tuch RW U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 3 80 Louis Belpedio D U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) 4 109 Kaapo Kahkonen G Espoo Blues (Liiga) 5 139 Tanner Faith D Kootenay Ice (WHL) 6 160Note1 a a Pontus Sjalin D Ostersunds IK (J20 Elit) 6 167Note1 b b Chase Lang C Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 6 169 Reid Duke C Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 7 199 Pavel Jenys C Kometa Brno (Czrep) Draft notes2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2014.htm Pro Sports Transactions April 17, 2014 The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jason Pominville, and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Minnesota in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and this pick.Jason Pominville traded to Wild by Sabres http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=663851 https://web.archive.org/web/20130405013612/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=663851 dead April 5, 2013 National Hockey League May 20, 2014 Note1 a aThe Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013 that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.Senators acquire Matt Kassian from Wild http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=659785 https://web.archive.org/web/20130318130042/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=659785 dead March 18, 2013 National Hockey League May 20, 2014 March 12, 2013 Note1 b bThe Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick (previously acquired by the New York Rangershttp://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663863 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406041401/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663863 dead April 6, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire RW Marian Gaborik From the New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets April 3, 2013) went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero, and this pick.Wild, Rangers swap Falk, Ferriero http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=675768 https://web.archive.org/web/20130707041919/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=675768 dead July 7, 2013 National Hockey League May 20, 2014 June 30, 2013 References 30em Category:Minnesota Wild seasons Minnesota Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Category:2010s in Saint Paul, Minnesota