2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 36th season in the National Hockey League since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
Off-season
On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired. The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player stats
Final;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 77 | 23 | 21 | 54 | −13 | 41 | |
| 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | −19 | 30 | |
| 81 | 17 | 22 | 39 | −23 | 14 | |
| 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −14 | 16 | |
| 77 | 18 | 13 | 31 | −24 | 18 | |
| 78 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −14 | 34 | |
| 68 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −10 | 12 | |
| 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14 | |
| ‡ | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | −17 | 16 |
| 57 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −9 | 14 | |
| 82 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | |
| 57 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
| 57 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −10 | 32 | |
| ‡ | 57 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −7 | 8 |
| † | 41 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −8 | 74 | |
| 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −11 | 8 | |
| 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −12 | 10 | |
| 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −14 | 16 | |
| 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 27 | |
| ‡ | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −18 | 44 |
| 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 42 |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0 | |
| † | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | 50 | 3026 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 121 | 2.40 | 1351 | 0.910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 34 | 32 | 1920 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 87 | 2.72 | 874 | 0.900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Notable achievements
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 10, 2014 | |
| V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 2, 2014 |
| V. Rask | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 7, 2014 |
| 100th Career NHL Goal | November 10, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Point | November 20, 2014 | |
| 200th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Goal | November 22, 2014 | |
| 500th Career NHL Point | December 4, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | December 11, 2014 | |
| J. Skinner | 200th Career NHL Point | December 16, 2014 |
| A. Semin | 600th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014 |
| E. Staal | 800th Career NHL Game | December 29, 2014 |
| E. Staal | 300th Career NHL Goal | January 6, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2015 | |
| J. Skinner | 300th Career NHL Game | January 19, 2015 |
| 700th Career NHL Game | January 31, 2015 | |
| J. Faulk | 100th Career NHL Point | February 7, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 14, 2015 | |
| M. Jordan | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 16, 2015 |
| 500th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | February 27, 2015 | |
| 400th Career NHL Game | March 8, 2015 | |
| J. Skinner | 100th Career NHL Assist | March 17, 2015 |
| 600th Career NHL Game | March 29, 2015 |
Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hurricanes will pick 7th overall in the first round.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Haydn Fleury |  Canada | Red Deer Rebels | |
| 2 | 37 | Alex Nedeljkovic |  United States | Plymouth Whalers | |
| 3 | 67 | Warren Foegele | LW | Canada | St. Andrew's Saints |
| 4 | 96 | Josh Wesley | D | United States | Plymouth Whalers |
| 4 | 97 | Lucas Wallmark | RW |  Sweden | Luleå HF |
| 5 | 127 | Clark Bishop | C |  Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
| 7 | 187 | Kyle Jenkins | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
;Draft notes
- Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.
- Carolina's sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings, as the result of a trade on January 13, 2013, that sent Kevin Westgarth to Carolina, in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a fourth round pick in 2013, and this pick.