2014–15 Boston Bruins season

The 2014–15 Boston Bruins season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[2] Despite earning 96 points, the Bruins did not qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending their seven-season playoff streak. At the time, this was the most points ever by a team who did not qualify, surpassing the 95 points earned by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche and the 2010–11 Dallas Stars. The Bruins held this record for three seasons, until the 2017–18 Florida Panthers tied their record. The Montreal Canadiens achieved the same thing the next season.

Off-seasonEdit

On May 21, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks announced that Bruins Assistant General Manager Jim Benning had been hired as the Canucks' new general manager. Bruins' General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced that he would be looking "internally and externally to replace that position."^[3]
On June 27, Peter Chiarelli announced that club had promoted Scott Bradley to assistant general manager after he spent five seasons as the team's director of player personnel. Chiarelli also announced that Ryan Nadeau was promoted to director of hockey operations/analytics. The club also hired John Ferguson, Jr. as executive director of player personnel. Ferguson had previously been a part of the San Jose Sharks organization since 2008.^[4]

StandingsEdit

Divisional standingsEdit

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Conference standingsEdit

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Suspensions/fines Edit

Schedule and resultsEdit

Pre-seasonEdit

Regular seasonEdit

Player stats Edit

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

• ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ^(G)Denotes goaltender.

Notable achievements Edit

Awards Edit

Milestones Edit

Transactions Edit

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

TradesEdit October 4, 2014[10] To New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk To Boston Bruins PHI's 2nd-round pick in 2015 NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2016 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 March 2, 2015[11] To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2015 2nd-round pick in 2016 To Boston Bruins Brett Connolly March 2, 2015[11] To Colorado Avalanche Jordan Caron 6th-round pick in 2016 To Boston Bruins Maxime Talbot Paul Carey March 2, 2015[11] To Minnesota Wild Jared Knight To Boston Bruins Zack Phillips June 25, 2015[12] To Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg (rights) To Boston Bruins BOS's 6th-round pick in 2016 Free agents acquired Edit Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Christopher Breen Calgary Flames 1 year, $600,000 [13] July 1, 2014 Jeremy Smith Springfield Falcons 1 year, $550,000 [14] October 14, 2014 Simon Gagne Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $600,000 [15] March 5, 2015 Justin Hickman Seattle Thunderbirds entry-level contract [16] March 12, 2015 Frank Vatrano University of Massachusetts entry-level contract [17] April 1, 2015 Austin Czarnik Miami University (Ohio) entry-level contract [18] May 21, 2015 Joonas Kemppainen Karpat 1 year, $700,000 [19] June 8, 2015 Noel Acciari Providence College entry-level contract [20] Free agents lost Edit Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Chad Johnson New York Islanders 2 years, $2.6 million [21] July 1, 2014 Shawn Thornton Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.4 million [22] July 1, 2014 Andrej Meszaros Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $4.125 million [23] July 1, 2014 Jarome Iginla Colorado Avalanche 3 years, $16 million [24] July 1, 2014 Mike Moore Washington Capitals 1 year, $550,000 [25] September 5, 2014 Corey Potter Calgary Flames 1 year [26] Claimed via waivers Edit Player Previous team Date Lost via waivers Edit Player New team Date Matt Fraser[27] Edmonton Oilers December 29, 2014 Craig Cunningham[28] Arizona Coyotes March 2, 2015 Player signingsEdit Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 15, 2014 Matt Bartkowski 1 year, $1.25 million [29] July 15, 2014 David Pastrnak 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [29] July 16, 2014 Jordan Caron 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 18, 2014 Tommy Cross 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 18, 2014 Craig Cunningham 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 18, 2014 Justin Florek 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 18, 2014 Tyler Randell 1 year, $575,000 [30] July 18, 2014 Zach Trotman 2 years, $1.25 million [30] July 24, 2014 David Warsofsky 1 year, $600,000 [31] September 4, 2014 David Krejci 6 years, $43.5 million contract extension [32] September 5, 2014 Matt Fraser 1 year, $625,000 [33] September 29, 2014 Reilly Smith 1 year, $1.4 million [34] September 29, 2014 Torey Krug 1 year, $1.4 million [34] March 6, 2015 Reilly Smith 2 years, $6.85 million contract extension [35] March 6, 2015 Torey Krug 1 year, $3.4 million contract extension [35] May 29, 2015 Anton Blidh 3 years, entry-level contract [36] June 18, 2015 Tommy Cross 1 year, $600,000 [37] June 18, 2015 Tyler Randell 1 year, $600,000 [37] June 23, 2015 Zane McIntyre 2 years, entry-level contract [38] Other Edit Name Date Details Joe Sacco[39] July 24, 2014 Named as an Assistant Coach Draft picksEdit See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks Below are the Boston Bruins' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[40] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 25 David Pastrnak (RW) Czech Republic Sodertalje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan) 2 56 Ryan Donato (C) United States Dexter School (USHS–MA) 4 116 Danton Heinen (F) Canada Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 5 146 Anders Bjork (LW) United States US NTDP (USHL) 7 206 Emil Johansson D Sweden HV71 Jr. (Sweden-Jr.) Draft notes[41] Boston's third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Andrej Meszaros to Boston in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[42] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Meszaros does not re-sign with Boston prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft[42] – was converted on June 27, 2014. Boston's sixth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43] The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.[44] ReferencesEdit ↑ 2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. ESPN. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.  ↑ http://bruins.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=29564 ↑ http://bruins.nhl.com/club/m_news.htm?id=724120 ↑ Bruins' Lucic fined $5,000 for obscene gesture. NHL (October 17, 2014). ↑ Bruins' Marchand banned two games for slew-footing. NHL (January 16, 2015). ↑ 7.0 7.1 2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Boston Bruins - Statistics. Boston Bruins. Retrieved on March 18, 2015. ↑ 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL (January 10, 2015). ↑ Ovechkin, Tavares, Rask named 'Stars' for January. NHL (February 2, 2015). ↑ B's Acquire Two 2nd Round Draft Picks and a Conditional 3rd Round Pick from the Islanders in Exchange for Johnny Boychuk. bruins.nhl.com (October 4, 2014). Retrieved on October 4, 2014. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Bruins Add Connolly, Talbot at Trade Deadline. bruins.nhl.com (March 2, 2015). Retrieved on March 3, 2015. ↑ Bruins Acquire A 2016 Sixth Round Pick From The Colorado Avalanche In Exchange For The Rights To Carl Soderberg ↑ B's Sign D Christopher Breen to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract ↑ Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract ↑ B's Sign Gagne to a One-Year Contract; Assign Robins & Caron to Providence ↑ Bruins Sign Justin Hickman to an Entry-Level Contract ↑ Boston signs UMass forward and former Jr. Bruin Vatrano ↑ Bruins Sign Austin Czarnik to an Entry-Level Contract ↑ Bruins Sign Joonas Kemppainen to a One-year, Two-way Contract ↑ Bruins Sign Noel Acciari to an Entry-Level Contract ↑ Islanders Agree to Terms with Johnson ↑ Shawn Thornton Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers ↑ MESZAROS JOINS THE SABRES ↑ Avalanche Signs Jarome Iginla ↑ Capitals Sign Jon Landry and Mike Moore ↑ Flames sign Corey Potter ↑ BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers ↑ Coyotes Claim McGinn & Cunningham off Waivers ↑ 29.0 29.1 Bruins Sign Bartkowski to a One-Year Contract & Pastrnak to an Entry Level Contract ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 Bruins Announce Six Roster Transactions ↑ B's sign David Warsofsky to a one-year, two-way contract ↑ B's Sign Krejci to a Six-Year Contract Extension Through the 2020-21 Season ↑ B's Sign Fraser to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract and Eminger to an AHL contract ↑ 34.0 34.1 Bruins Sign Defenseman Torey Krug and Forward Reilly Smith to One-Year Contracts ↑ 35.0 35.1 B's Sign Krug to a One-Year Contract Extension and Smith to a Two-Year Contract Extension ↑ Bruins Sign Anton Blidh to an Entry-Level Contract ↑ 37.0 37.1 Bruins Sign Tommy Cross & Tyler Randell to One-Year, Two-Way Contracts ↑ Goaltender Zane McIntyre Indicates He Will Sign Entry-Level Contract with Bruins ↑ Joe Sacco Hired As Bruins Assistant Coach ↑ http://www.litterboxcats.com/2014/4/15/5618872/panther-win-panthers-win-the-draft-lottery-that-is ↑ 2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved on April 17, 2014. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Bruins trade for Meszaros, claim Potter off waivers (March 5, 2014). Retrieved on April 5, 2014. ↑ Blues Acquire Conditional Pick for Redden: The Blues get a conditional seventh round pick in 2014 for Wade Redden. National Hockey League (April 3, 2013). ↑ Bruins dominate Maple Leafs to win Game 1. National Hockey League (May 1, 2013). 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