2014–15 San Jose Sharks season
The 2014–15 San Jose Sharks season was the 24th season in the National Hockey League. The Sharks did not qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, thus ending their ten-season playoff streak.
Off-season
On May 15, 2014, following a first round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Kings, General Manager Doug Wilson made known his intentions to build a "younger, more aggressive team", announcing that the team would retain Head Coach Todd McLellan, but will move 33-year-old winger Martin Havlat, who still had one year on remaining his contract, and would not re-sign 37-year-old impending unrestricted free agent defenceman Dan Boyle. The Sharks also acquired John Scott and Tye McGinn.Regular season
The Sharks did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002–03, ending the second-longest active NHL playoff appearance streak at ten seasons.Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
The pre-season schedule was announced on June 19.Regular season
The regular season schedule was announced on June 22.Player statistics
Skaters
Final statistics.| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 37 | 33 | 70 | +12 | 29 | |
| 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | −6 | 12 | |
| 78 | 16 | 49 | 65 | −4 | 30 | |
| 82 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −9 | 65 | |
| 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −17 | 12 | |
| 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −7 | 40 | |
| 82 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −5 | 16 | |
| 72 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
| 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −3 | 20 | |
| 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +12 | 23 | |
| 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | +8 | 48 | |
| 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +3 | 6 | |
| 53 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +3 | 18 | |
| ‡ | 57 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −3 | 28 |
| 60 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −1 | 35 | |
| ‡ | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 8 |
| † | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −11 | 54 |
| ‡ | 56 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 50 |
| 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
| 58 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 26 | |
| 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 11 |
| 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 87 | |
| 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 10 | |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 33 | |
| ‡ | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 11 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Notable occurrences
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 8, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 8, 2014 | |
| 1,000th career NHL game | October 14, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | October 14, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 16, 2014 | |
| 1,200th career NHL point | October 21, 2014 | |
| 500th career NHL assist | October 23, 2014 | |
| 100th career NHL goal | October 26, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL point | October 28, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL goal | October 30, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game | October 30, 2014 | |
| 200th career NHL assist | October 30, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win 1st career NHL shutout | November 16, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 16, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | November 20, 2014 | |
| 200th career NHL goal | November 22, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL goal | December 9, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | December 9, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | December 18, 2014 | |
| 1st career NHL goal | December 22, 2014 | |
| 600th career NHL game | January 3, 2015 | |
| 200th career NHL game | January 10, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL game | January 13, 2015 | |
| 1,300th career NHL game | February 5, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | February 5, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL goal | February 5, 2015 | |
| 100th career NHL game | February 28, 2015 | |
| 700th career NHL game | March 9, 2015 | |
| 900th career NHL assist | April 6, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | April 9, 2015 |
Awards
Suspensions and fines
Transactions
The Sharks 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
Players released
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.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 27 | Nikolay Goldobin | Left Wing | Russia | Sarnia Sting |
| 2 | 46 | Julius Bergman | Left Wing | Sweden | Frölunda HC U20 |
| 2 | 53 | Noah Rod | Right Wing | Switzerland | Geneve-Servette HC U20 |
| 3 | 72 | Alex Schoenborn | Right Wing | United States | Portland Winterhawks |
| 3 | 81 | Dylan Sadowy | Left Wing | Canada | Saginaw Spirit |
| 4 | 102 | Alexis Vanier | Defence | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 5 | 149 | Rourke Chartier | Centre | Canada | Kelowna Rockets |
| 6 | 171 | Kevin Labanc | Right Wing | United States | Barrie Colts |
;Draft notes
- The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 and the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 25, 2013, that sent Douglas Murray to the Penguins in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick and this conditional pick.
- *Condition – Second-round pick if Penguins advance to third round of 2013 playoffs or if Murray re-signs with Penguins for 2013–14 season, else third-round pick. Converted to third-round pick when Penguins were eliminated in second-round of 2013 playoffs and Murray signed with the Montreal Canadiens on August 22, 2013.
- The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 21, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
- The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Ryan Clowe to the Rangers in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick, a 2013 third-round pick and this conditional pick.
- *Condition – Second round if Rangers advance to third round of 2013 playoffs or if Clowe re-signs with Rangers after 2013 season, else fifth round. Converted on July 5, 2013.
- The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2013, and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to the Sharks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent Brad Stuart to the Sharks in exchange for Andrew Murray, and this conditional pick.
- *Condition – If Stuart re-signs with Sharks. Converted on June 18, 2012.