2015–16 Florida Panthers season

2015–16 Florida Panthers
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
2015–16 record 32–17–6
Home record 17–8–3
Road record 15–9–3
Goals for 158
Goals against 128
Team information
General Manager Dale Tallon
Coach Gerard Gallant
Captain Willie Mitchell
Alternate captains Dave Bolland
Brian Campbell
Jussi Jokinen
Derek MacKenzie
Arena BB&T Center
Minor league affiliations Portland Pirates (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Reilly Smith (18)
Assists Jonathan Huberdeau (28)
Points Jonathan Huberdeau
Jaromir Jagr
Jussi Jokinen (38)
Penalties in minutes Alex Petrovic (68)
Plus/minus Aaron Ekblad
Brian Campbell (+20)
Wins Roberto Luongo (24)
Goals against average Al Montoya (2.06)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Florida Panthers season is the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1] The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015 against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7–1 home win.[2]

Off-season


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[2]
February: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap
50 February 2 Florida 5–2 Washington Montoya (8–2–1) Grubauer (5–4–1) 18,506 30–15–5 65 Recap
51 February 4 Detroit 3–6 Florida Luongo (22–13–3) Howard (7–8–4) 16,991 31–15–5 67 Recap
52 February 6 Pittsburgh 2–3 Florida 31–15–6 68
53 February 8 Florida 0–3 Detroit 31–16–6 68
54 February 9 Florida 7–4 Buffalo 32–16–6 70
55 February 12 St. Louis 3–5 Florida 32–17–6 70 Recap
56 February 13 Nashville Florida
57 February 15 Pittsburgh Florida
58 February 18 San Jose Florida
59 February 20 Winnipeg Florida
60 February 25 Arizona Florida
61 February 27 Florida Columbus
62 February 28 Florida Minnesota

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Updated as of games played through February 1, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Huberdeau, JonathanJonathan Huberdeau 49 8 26 34 11 20
Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 46 15 18 33 10 26
Barkov, AleksanderAleksander Barkov 39 13 18 31 12 4
Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen 49 9 21 30 9 30
Smith, ReillyReilly Smith 49 16 12 28 11 8
Trocheck, VincentVincent Trocheck 49 14 13 27 0 22
Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri 46 9 12 21 −6 26
Ekblad, AaronAaron Ekblad 45 10 11 21 19 23
Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell 49 4 15 19 16 14
Bjugstad, NickNick Bjugstad 34 9 6 15 −2 31
MacKenzie, DerekDerek MacKenzie 45 4 6 10 7 25
Howden, QuintonQuinton Howden 41 5 4 9 6 18
Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov 41 1 7 8 9 29
Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell 46 1 6 7 −2 18
Knight, CorbanCorban Knight 17 2 4 6 2 4
Petrovic, AlexAlex Petrovic 36 1 5 6 −2 37
Gudbranson, ErikErik Gudbranson 49 1 5 6 4 36
Shaw, LoganLogan Shaw 28 4 2 6 −2 9
Bolland, DaveDave Bolland 25 1 4 5 −2 16
Brickley, ConnorConnor Brickley 23 1 4 5 1 14
Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton 28 1 1 2 −2 48
Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer 20 0 2 2 2 8
Grimaldi, RoccoRocco Grimaldi 14 1 1 2 −5 0
Olsen, DylanDylan Olsen 8 0 1 1 −1 2
Wilson, GarrettGarrett Wilson 6 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo 39 38 2304:40 22 13 4 80 2.08 1146 .930 4 0 2 4
Montoya, AlAl Montoya 12 11 656:55 7 2 1 21 1.92 295 .929 0 0 0 2

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated January 1, 2016.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Finland Barkov, AleksanderAleksander Barkov C L 20 2013 Tampere, Finland
27 United States Bjugstad, NickNick Bjugstad C R 23 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
63 Canada Bolland, DaveDave Bolland (A)  C R 29 2014 Etobicoke, Ontario
86 United States Brickley, ConnorConnor Brickley C L 23 2010 Everett, Massachusetts
51 Canada Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell (A) D L 36 2011 Strathroy, Ontario
5 Canada Ekblad, AaronAaron Ekblad D R 20 2014 Windsor, Ontario
44 Canada Gudbranson, ErikErik Gudbranson D R 24 2010 Ottawa, Ontario
42 Canada Howden, QuintonQuinton Howden C/LW L 24 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
11 Canada Huberdeau, JonathanJonathan Huberdeau LW L 22 2011 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
68 Czech Republic Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr RW L 44 2015 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
36 Finland Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen (A) LW L 32 2014 Kalajoki, Finland
3 United States Kampfer, StevenSteven Kampfer D R 27 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan
53 Canada Knight, CorbanCorban Knight C R 25 2015 Oliver, British Columbia
7 Russia Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov D L 25 2009 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
1 Canada Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo G L 36 2014 Montreal, Quebec
17 Canada MacKenzie, DerekDerek MacKenzie (A) C L 34 2014 Sudbury, Ontario
33 Canada Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell (C)  D L 38 2014 Port McNeill, British Columbia
35 United States Montoya, AlAl Montoya G L 31 2014 Chicago, Illinois
6 Canada Petrovic, AlexAlex Petrovic D R 23 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
73 Canada Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri C L 24 2014 Toronto, Ontario
Canada Savard, MarcMarc Savard  C L 38 2015 Ottawa, Ontario
48 Canada Shaw, LoganLogan Shaw RW R 23 2011 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
18 Canada Smith, ReillyReilly Smith RW L 24 2015 Etobicoke, Ontario
22 Canada Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton LW R 38 2014 Oshawa, Ontario
21 United States Trocheck, VincentVincent Trocheck C R 22 2011 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Jagr, J.J. Jagr NHL All-Star game captain[6] January 2, 2016
Ekblad, A.A. Ekblad NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 6, 2016
Luongo, R.R. Luongo NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 6, 2016
Trocheck, V.V. Trocheck NHL Third Star of the Week[8] February 8, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Brickley, C.C. Brickley 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2015
C. Brickley 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 13, 2015
MacKenzie, D.D. MacKenzie 400th Career NHL Game October 31, 2015
Ekblad, A.A. Ekblad 100th Career NHL Game November 19, 2015
Trocheck, V.V. Trocheck 100th Career NHL Game December 12, 2015


Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 27, 2015 To New York Islanders
MTL's 5th-round pick in 2015
To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2016
[9]
July 1, 2015 To Boston Bruins
Jimmy Hayes (rights)
To Florida Panthers
Reilly Smith
Marc Savard (rights)
[10]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Mike McKenna Arizona Coyotes 2 years, $1.15 million [11]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Shane Harper Chicago Wolves 1 year, $575,000 [11]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Sena Acolatse Adirondack Flames 1 year, $575,000 [11]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Cameron Gaunce Texas Stars 1 year, $575,000 [12]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Brent Regner Chicago Wolves 2 years, $1.2 million [12]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Rob Flick Providence Bruins 1 year, $575,000 [13]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04) Dan Ellis Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 [14]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Shane O'Brien Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 [15]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Scottie Upshall St. Louis Blues 1 year, $700,000 [16]
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27) Brad Boyes Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $700,000 [17]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via retirement

Player Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Corban Knight 1 year, $750,000 [18]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Garrett Wilson 1 year, $675,000 [18]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Greg McKegg 1 year, $700,000 [19]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Lawson Crouse 3 years, entry-level contract [20]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Alex Petrovic 2 years, $2.1 million [21]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Quinton Howden 1 year, $850,500 [21]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) John McFarland 1 year, $850,500 [21]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Jonathan Huberdeau 2 years, $6.5 million [22]
January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26) Aleksander Barkov 6 years, $35.4 million contract extension [23]

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' 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 11 Lawson Crouse LW  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 77[a] Samuel Montembault G  Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
3 88[b] Thomas Schemitsch D  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4 102 Denis Malgin C   Switzerland ZSC Lions (NLA)
5 132 Karch Bachman LW  United States Culver Academy (HS-Indiana)
6 162 Christopher Wilkie RW  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
7 192 Patrick Shea C  United States Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-New Hampshire)
7 206[c] Ryan Bednard G  United States Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)
Draft notes[24]

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