2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The season will begin its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Nashville Predators.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player stats
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 28 | 23 | 51 | −2 | 38 | |
| 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 6 | 34 | |
| 80 | 21 | 27 | 48 | −6 | 24 | |
| 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −23 | 24 | |
| 64 | 16 | 21 | 37 | −22 | 27 | |
| ‡ | 63 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −6 | 36 |
| ‡ | 63 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −3 | 32 |
| 71 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 12 | |
| 55 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 8 | |
| 64 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −5 | 18 | |
| 79 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −14 | 22 | |
| 63 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 8 | |
| 81 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −13 | 37 | |
| 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 18 | |
| 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −7 | 16 | |
| ‡ | 64 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −3 | 16 |
| 68 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −12 | 16 | |
| 77 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −17 | 24 | |
| 35 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −1 | 10 | |
| 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −15 | 14 | |
| 57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −11 | 75 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −14 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 12 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
†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.
Roster
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL Third Star of the Week | December 14, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 | |
| N. Hanifin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 10, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 24, 2015 | |
| B. Pesce | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 30, 2015 |
| 250th Career NHL Win | October 30, 2015 | |
| C. Ward | 30,000 Career NHL Minutes | November 10, 2015 |
| N. Hanifin | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 16, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | November 20, 2015 | |
| B. Pesce | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 22, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2015 | |
| J. Slavin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 30, 2015 |
| 1st Career NHL Game | December 5, 2015 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | December 8, 2015 | |
| J. Slavin | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 8, 2015 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 8, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Game | December 19, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Assist | December 19, 2015 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | December 26, 2015 | |
| 800th Career NHL Game | December 27, 2015 | |
| J. Faulk | 200th Career NHL Game | December 31, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Assist | December 31, 2015 | |
| K. Versteeg | 300th Career NHL Point | January 9, 2016 |
Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.Trades
;Notes- Carolina to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Players released
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections 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 |
| 1 | 5 | Noah Hanifin | D |  United States | Boston College |
| 2 | 35 | Sebastian Aho | LW |  Finland | Oulun Kärpät |
| 4 | 93 | Callum Booth | G |  Canada | Quebec Remparts |
| 4 | 96 | Nicolas Roy | C | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 5 | 126 | Luke Stevens | LW | United States | Noble & Greenough |
| 5 | 138 | Spencer Smallman | RW | Canada | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| 6 | 156 | Jake Massie | D | Canada | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats |
| 6 | 169 | David Cotton | C | United States | Cushing Academy |
| 7 | 186 | Steven Lorentz | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes |
;Draft notes
- The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tim Gleason to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and this pick.
- :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Martin Erat and John Mitchell to Phoenix in exchange for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and this pick.
- The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick. The condition – Carolina will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Winnipeg qualifies for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2015.
- The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on December 18, 2014 that sent Jay Harrison to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
- :Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.