2014–15 Minnesota Wild season

2014–15 Minnesota Wild
Division	4th Central
Conference	6th Western
2014–15 record	46–28–8
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	24–15–2
Goals for	231
Goals against	201
Team information
General Manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Mike Yeo
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Zack Parise Ryan Suter
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	19,023 (106.0%) (41 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Zach Parise (33)
Assists	Jason Pominville Ryan Suter (36)
Points	Zach Parise (62)
Penalties in minutes	Marco Scandella (56)
Plus/minus	(+): Jonas Brodin Zach Parise (+21) (−): Jason Zucker (−9)
Wins	Devan Dubnyk (27)
Goals against average	Devan Dubnyk (1.78)
<2013–14	2015–16>

The 2014–15 Minnesota Wild season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Off-season

Following the team's 4–2 Western Conference Semifinals loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, General Manager Chuck Fletcher was tasked with deciding how to deal with the Wild's 21 free-agents, including 13 unrestricted and nine restricted free agents. The contract situation for all players, including UFAs Dany Heatley, Cody McCormick, Matt Moulson and Nate Prosser, needed to be decided before heading into the NHL's free agency period beginning on July 1, 2014.

Playoffs

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild-card. After defeating the St. Louis Blues 4–2 in the first round, they advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the third-straight season.

Standings

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Marco Scandella	Illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues forward T. J. Oshie during NHL Game No. 351 in St. Paul on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 8:45 of the first period.	—	$2,755.38	December 1, 2014
Marco Scandella	Illegal check to the head of New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson during NHL Game No. 415 in St. Paul on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at 17:32 of the third period.	2 games (1–1 in absence)	$11,021.50	December 10, 2014
Ryan Suter	Elbowing Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Downie during NHL Game No. 633 in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 4:22 of the second period.	2 games (2–0 in absence)	$81,058.72	January 14, 2015

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Minnesota	1–2	Winnipeg		Bryzgalov	14,448	0–1–0	[1]
2	September 25	Minnesota	2–3	Pittsburgh	OT	Bryzgalov	17,858	0–1–1	[2]
3	September 27	Winnipeg	3–4	Minnesota		Backstrom	16,822	1–1–1	[3]
4	September 29	Pittsburgh	1–4	Minnesota		Kuemper	16,106	2–1–1	[4]
5	October 2	Minnesota	1–4	St. Louis		Backstrom	12,103	2–2–1	[5]
6	October 4	St. Louis	4–5	Minnesota	OT	Kuemper	17,342	3–2–1	[6]

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Colorado 0–5 Minnesota Kuemper 19,098 1–0–0 2 [7] 2 October 11 Minnesota 3–0 Colorado Kuemper 18,139 2–0–0 4 [8] 3 October 17 Minnesota 1–2 Anaheim Kuemper 17,306 2–1–0 4 [9] 4 October 19 Minnesota 1–2 Los Angeles Backstrom 18,230 2–2–0 4 [10] 5 October 23 Arizona 0–2 Minnesota Kuemper 18,554 3–2–0 6 [11] 6 October 25 Tampa Bay 2–7 Minnesota Kuemper 18,884 4–2–0 8 [12] 7 October 27 Minnesota 4–5 NY Rangers Kuemper 18,006 4–3–0 8 [13] 8 October 28 Minnesota 4–3 Boston Backstrom 17,565 5–3–0 10 [14] 9 October 30 San Jose 3–4 Minnesota SO Kuemper 18,633 6–3–0 12 [15]
November: 7–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Dallas 1–4 Minnesota Kuemper 19,088 7–3–0 14 [16] 11 November 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Minnesota Kuemper 18,788 7–4–0 14 [17] 12 November 6 Minnesota 0–3 Ottawa Backstrom 16,867 7–5–0 14 [18] 13 November 8 Minnesota 1–4 Montreal Kuemper 21,287 7–6–0 14 [19] 14 November 11 Minnesota 1–3 New Jersey Kuemper 14,256 7–7–0 14 [20] 15 November 13 Buffalo 3–6 Minnesota Backstrom 18,925 8–7–0 16 [21] 16 November 15 Minnesota 2–1 Dallas Kuemper 17,543 9–7–0 18 [22] 17 November 16 Winnipeg 3–4 Minnesota OT Kuemper 18,808 10–7–0 20 [23] 18 November 20 Minnesota 3–2 Philadelphia Kuemper 19,919 11–7–0 22 [24] 19 November 22 Minnesota 1–2 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,204 11–8–0 22 [25] 20 November 24 Minnesota 4–1 Florida Backstrom 8,426 12–8–0 24 [26] 21 November 26 Los Angeles 4–0 Minnesota Kuemper 19,038 12–9–0 24 [27] 22 November 28 Minnesota 5–4 Dallas OT Kuemper 18,532 13–9–0 26 [28] 23 November 29 St. Louis 3–2 Minnesota SO Backstrom 19,124 13–9–1 27 [29]
December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–3 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Montreal 1–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,034 14–9–1 29 [30] 25 December 5 Anaheim 5–4 Minnesota Kuemper 19,044 14–10–1 29 [31] 26 December 9 NY Islanders 4–5 Minnesota Backstrom 18,904 15–10–1 31 [32] 27 December 11 Minnesota 1–2 San Jose Kuemper 17,097 15–11–1 31 [33] 28 December 13 Minnesota 4–3 Arizona SO Backstrom 13,975 16–11–1 33 [34] 29 December 16 Minnesota 3–5 Chicago Backstrom 21,472 16–12–1 33 [35] 30 December 17 Boston 3–2 Minnesota OT Backstrom 18,841 16–12–2 34 [36] 31 December 20 Nashville 6–5 Minnesota OT Backstrom 19,017 16–12–3 35 [37] 32 December 23 Philadelphia 5–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,020 16–13–3 35 [38] 33 December 27 Winnipeg 4–3 Minnesota OT Curry 19,177 16–13–4 36 [39] 34 December 29 Minnesota 3–2 Winnipeg Kuemper 15,016 17–13–4 38 [40] 35 December 31 Minnesota 1–3 Columbus Kuemper 18,040 17–14–4 38 [41]
January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 2 Toronto 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 19,168 18–14–4 40 [42] 37 January 3 Minnesota 1–7 Dallas Kuemper 18,532 18–15–4 40 [43] 38 January 6 San Jose 4–3 Minnesota OT Kuemper 19,043 18–15–5 41 [44] 39 January 8 Chicago 4–2 Minnesota Backstrom 19,060 18–16–5 41 [45] 40 January 10 Nashville 3–1 Minnesota Backstrom 19,052 18–17–5 41 [46] 41 January 11 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Backstrom 21,809 18–18–5 41 [47] 42 January 13 Minnesota 2–7 Pittsburgh Backstrom 18,642 18–19–5 41 [48] 43 January 15 Minnesota 7–0 Buffalo Dubnyk 18,963 19–19–5 43 [49] 44 January 17 Arizona 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,111 20–19–5 45 [50] 45 January 19 Columbus 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,064 20–20–5 45 [51] 46 January 20 Minnesota 4–5 Detroit SO Kuemper 20,027 20–20–6 46 [52] 47 January 27 Minnesota 2–1 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 21–20–6 48 [53] 48 January 29 Minnesota 1–0 Calgary Dubnyk 19,289 22–20–6 50 [54]
February: 11–2–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,438 23–20–6 52 [55] 50 February 3 Chicago 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 24–20–6 54 [56] 51 February 7 Colorado 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,244 25–20–6 56 [57] 52 February 9 Vancouver 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,804 26–20–6 58 [58] 53 February 10 Minnesota 1–2 Winnipeg OT Dubnyk 15,016 26–20–7 59 [59] 54 February 12 Florida 1–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,055 27–20–7 61 [60] 55 February 14 Carolina 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,220 28–20–7 63 [61] 56 February 16 Minnesota 2–3 Vancouver Dubnyk 18,465 28–21–7 63 [62] 57 February 18 Minnesota 3–2 Calgary OT Dubnyk 19,277 29–21–7 65 [63] 58 February 20 Minnesota 4–0 Edmonton Dubnyk 16,839 30–21–7 67 [64] 59 February 22 Dallas 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,754 31–21–7 69 [65] 60 February 24 Edmonton 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,044 31–22–7 69 [66] 61 February 26 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Dubnyk 17,113 32–22–7 71 [67] 62 February 28 Minnesota 3–1 Colorado Dubnyk 18,087 33–22–7 73 [68]
March: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 6–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 3 Ottawa 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,054 34–22–7 75 [69] 64 March 5 Minnesota 2–1 Washington Dubnyk 18,506 35–22–7 77 [70] 65 March 6 Minnesota 3–1 Carolina Dubnyk 10,857 36–22–7 79 [71] 66 March 8 Colorado 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,119 36–23–7 79 [72] 67 March 10 New Jersey 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,034 37–23–7 81 [73] 68 March 13 Anaheim 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,045 37–24–7 81 [74] 69 March 14 Minnesota 3–1 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,638 38–24–7 83 [75] 70 March 17 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Dubnyk 17,209 39–24–7 85 [76] 71 March 19 Washington 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,044 39–25–7 85 [77] 72 March 21 St. Louis 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,204 40–25–7 87 [78] 73 March 23 Minnesota 2–1 Toronto Dubnyk 18,366 41–25–7 89 [79] 74 March 24 Minnesota 2–1 NY Islanders SO Dubnyk 16,170 42–25–7 91 [80] 75 March 27 Calgary 2–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,040 43–25–7 93 [81] 76 March 28 Los Angeles 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,204 44–25–7 95 [82]
April: 2–3–1 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 NY Rangers 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,244 44–26–7 95 [83] 78 April 4 Detroit 3–2 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,246 44–26–8 96 [84] 79 April 6 Winnipeg 2–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,010 44–27–8 96 [85] 80 April 7 Minnesota 2–1 Chicago Dubnyk 21,851 45–27–8 98 [86] 81 April 9 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Kuemper 17,236 46–27–8 100 [87] 82 April 11 Minnesota 2–4 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,155 46–28–8 100 [88]
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) St. Louis Blues: Minnesota wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Minnesota 4–2 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,671 1–0 Recap 2 April 18 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,243 1–1 Recap 3 April 20 St. Louis 0–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,165 2–1 Recap 4 April 22 St. Louis 6–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,390 2–2 Recap 5 April 24 Minnesota 4–1 St. Louis Dubnyk 19,653 3–2 Recap 6 April 26 St. Louis 1–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,318 4–2 Recap Western Conference Second Round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago wins 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Minnesota 3–4 Chicago Dubnyk 21,851 0–1 Recap 2 May 3 Minnesota 1–4 Chicago Dubnyk 21,934 0–2 Recap 3 May 5 Chicago 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,349 0–3 Recap 4 May 7 Chicago 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,163 0–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Zach Parise	74	33	29	62	21	41
Jason Pominville	82	18	36	54	9	8
Thomas Vanek	80	21	31	52	−6	37
Mikko Koivu	80	14	34	48	2	38
Mikael Granlund	68	8	31	39	17	20
Ryan Suter	77	2	36	38	7	48
Nino Niederreiter	80	24	13	37	2	28
Charlie Coyle	82	11	24	35	13	39
Justin Fontaine	71	9	22	31	13	12
Jason Zucker	51	21	5	26	−9	18
Jared Spurgeon	66	9	16	25	3	6
Marco Scandella	64	11	12	23	8	56
Kyle Brodziak	73	9	11	20	−6	47
Jonas Brodin	71	3	14	17	21	8
Mathew Dumba	58	8	8	16	13	23
Erik Haula	72	7	7	14	−7	32
Ryan Carter	53	3	10	13	3	55
Chris Stewart†	20	3	8	11	4	25
Matt Cooke	29	4	6	10	0	13
Christian Folin	40	2	8	10	3	13
Jordan Schroeder	25	3	5	8	9	2
Nate Prosser	63	2	5	7	−1	32
Brett Sutter	6	0	3	3	1	4
Stephane Veilleux	12	1	1	2	0	10
Jordan Leopold†	18	0	1	1	1	8
Keith Ballard	14	0	1	1	−3	26
Sean Bergenheim†	17	1	0	1	−4	6
Jonathon Blum	4	0	1	1	−3	2
Stu Bickel	9	0	1	1	1	46
Tyler Graovac	3	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Falk‡	13	0	0	0	−6	7

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Zach Parise	10	4	6	10	0	4
Jason Pominville	10	3	3	6	−1	0
Mikael Granlund	10	2	4	6	2	0
Nino Niederreiter	10	4	1	5	−2	10
Mikko Koivu	10	1	3	4	−4	2
Thomas Vanek	10	0	4	4	−7	2
Jared Spurgeon	10	1	3	4	0	4
Mathew Dumba	10	2	2	4	−1	2
Ryan Suter	10	0	3	3	−8	0
Marco Scandella	10	2	1	3	4	0
Jason Zucker	10	2	1	3	−1	2
Matt Cooke	7	0	2	2	1	4
Chris Stewart	8	0	2	2	−3	2
Charlie Coyle	10	1	1	2	−3	0
Justin Fontaine	6	1	1	2	0	2
Erik Haula	2	1	0	1	1	0
Jordan Leopold	9	0	0	0	−3	0
Sean Bergenheim	3	0	0	0	−2	0
Kyle Brodziak	10	0	0	0	−3	2
Ryan Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Schroeder	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Prosser	1	0	0	0	−1	2
Jonas Brodin	10	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Devan Dubnyk†	39	39	2293	27	9	2	68	1.78	1064	.936	5	0	2	2
Darcy Kuemper	31	28	1569	14	12	2	68	2.60	718	.905	3	0	0	0
Niklas Backstrom	19	14	1005	5	7	3	51	3.04	452	.887	0	0	0	2
John Curry	2	1	72	0	0	1	5	4.17	25	.800	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Devan Dubnyk	10	10	570	4	6	24	2.53	260	.908	1	0	1	0
Darcy Kuemper	1	0	23	0	0	0	0.00	9	1.000	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Roster

Updated December 22, 2015.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32		Niklas Backstrom	G	L	46	2006	Helsinki, Finland
25		Jonas Brodin	D	L	31	2011	Karlstad, Sweden
18		Ryan Carter	C	L	41	2014	White Bear Lake, Minnesota
3		Charlie Coyle	C	R	32	2011	Weymouth, Massachusetts
40		Devan Dubnyk	G	L	38	2015	Regina, Saskatchewan
24		Matt Dumba	D	R	30	2012	Regina, Saskatchewan
14		Justin Fontaine	RW	R	36	2011	Bonnyville, Alberta
64		Mikael Granlund	C	L	32	2010	Oulu, Finland
56		Erik Haula	C	L	33	2009	Pori, Finland
9		Mikko Koivu (C)	C	L	41	2001	Turku, Finland
35		Darcy Kuemper	G	L	34	2009	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
22		Nino Niederreiter	RW	L	31	2013	Chur, Switzerland
11		Zach Parise (A)	LW	L	40	2012	Minneapolis, Minnesota
29		Jason Pominville	RW	R	41	2013	Repentigny, Quebec
7		Chris Porter	LW	L	40	2015	Toronto, Ontario
39		Nate Prosser	D	R	38	2010	Elk River, Minnesota
6		Marco Scandella	D	L	34	2008	Montreal, Quebec
46		Jared Spurgeon	D	R	34	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
19		Jarret Stoll	C	R	42	2015	Melville, Saskatchewan
20		Ryan Suter (A)	D	L	39	2012	Madison, Wisconsin
26		Thomas Vanek	LW	R	40	2014	Baden bei Wien, Austria
16		Jason Zucker	LW	L	32	2010	Newport Beach, California

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
D. Kuemper	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 13, 2014
R. Suter	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 15, 2014
R. Suter	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
Z. Parise	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 26, 2015
D. Dubnyk	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 2, 2015
D. Dubnyk	NHL First Star of the Week	February 9, 2015
D. Dubnyk	NHL First Star of the Month	March 1, 2015
D. Dubnyk	NHL First Star of the Week	March 30, 2015
D. Dubnyk	NHL Third Star of the Month	April 1, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
M. Granlund	100th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2014
N. Niederreiter	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	November 13, 2014
K. Ballard	600th Career NHL Game	November 26, 2014
N. Backstrom	400th Career NHL Game	December 9, 2014
C. Folin	1st Career NHL Goal	December 11, 2014
J. Pominville	700th Career NHL Game	December 17, 2014
R. Suter	700th Career NHL Game	December 17, 2014
T. Graovac	1st Career NHL Game	December 29, 2014
T. Vanek	700th Career NHL Game	January 3, 2015
J. Fontaine	100th Career NHL Game	January 8, 2015
M. Scandella	200th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2015
R. Carter	400th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2015
T. Vanek	300th Career NHL Assist	January 29, 2015
D. Dubnyk	200th Career NHL Game	February 3, 2015
S. Veilleux	500th Career NHL Game	February 12, 2015
N. Niederreiter	200th Career NHL Game	February 14, 2015
K. Brodziak	600th Career NHL Game	February 20, 2015
E. Haula	100th Career NHL Game	February 26, 2015
S. Bergenheim	500th Career NHL Game	March 27, 2015
J. Spurgeon	100th Career NHL Point	March 27, 2015
T. Vanek	600th Career NHL Point	March 14, 2015
D. Dubnyk	38th Consecutive Start (Wild franchise record)	April 7, 2015
M. Koivu	500th Career NHL Point	April 9, 2015

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
D. Dubnyk	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win	April 16, 2015
M. Dumba	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 16, 2015
J. Schroeder	1st Career Playoff Game	April 18, 2015
D. Dubnyk	1st Career Playoff Shutout	April 20, 2015

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 28, 2014	To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd-round pick in 2014	To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2014 7th-round pick in 2015
January 14, 2015	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Minnesota Wild Devan Dubnyk
February 24, 2015	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2016	To Minnesota Wild Sean Bergenheim 7th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015	To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk 5th-round pick in 2015	To Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold
March 2, 2015	To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2017	To Minnesota Wild Chris Stewart
March 2, 2015	To Boston Bruins Zack Phillips	To Minnesota Wild Jared Knight

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Thomas Vanek	Montreal Canadiens	3 years, $19.5 million
July 1, 2014	Stu Bickel	Hartford Wolf Pack	1 year, $600,000
July 1, 2014	Brett Sutter	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $1.2 million
July 1, 2014	Guillaume Gelinas	Val-d'Or Foreurs	3 year, $1.79 million entry-level contract
July 2, 2014	Joel Rechlicz	Washington Capitals	1 year, $600,000
July 9, 2014	Cody Almond	Geneve-Servette HC	1 year, $550,000
July 11, 2014	Jordan Schroeder	Vancouver Canucks	2 years, $1.2 million
August 1, 2014	Justin Falk	New York Rangers	1 year, $700,000
September 23, 2014	Alex Gudbranson	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	3 years, entry-level contract
September 23, 2014	Hunter Warner	Fargo Force	3 years, entry-level contract
October 6, 2014	Ryan Carter	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $725,000
March 24, 2015	Grayson Downing	University of New Hampshire	2 years, entry-level contract
March 30, 2015	Brody Hoffman	University of Vermont	entry-level contract
March 30, 2015	Zach Palmquist	Minnesota State University, Mankato	entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Clayton Stoner	Anaheim Ducks	4 years, $13 million
July 1, 2014	Cody McCormick	Buffalo Sabres	3 years, $4.5 million
July 1, 2014	Matt Moulson	Buffalo Sabres	5 years, $25 million
July 1, 2014	Jon Landry	Washington Capitals	1 year, $550,000
July 1, 2014	Steven Kampfer	New York Rangers	1 year, $550,000
July 9, 2014	Dany Heatley	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $1 million
July 21, 2014	Nate Prosser	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $700,000
December 9, 2014	Ilya Bryzgalov	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $2.88 million

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Nate Prosser	St. Louis Blues	October 2, 2014

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 11, 2014	Jonathon Blum	1 year, $675,000
July 15, 2014	Jason Zucker	2 years, $1,800,500
July 17, 2014	John Curry	1 year, $575,000
July 29, 2014	Justin Fontaine	2 years, $2 million
September 11, 2014	Nino Niederreiter	3 years, $8 million
October 12, 2014	Jonas Brodin	6 years, $25 million (extension)
October 22, 2014	Charlie Coyle	5 years, $16 million (extension)
April 9, 2015	Dylan Labbe	3 years, entry-level contract
May 4, 2015	Pavel Jenys	3 years, entry-level contract
May 22, 2015	Michael Keranen	1 year

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Alex Tuch	RW	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
3	80	Louis Belpedio	D	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
4	109	Kaapo Kahkonen	G	Finland	Espoo Blues (Liiga)
5	139	Tanner Faith	D	Canada	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6	160	Pontus Sjalin	D	Sweden	Ostersunds IK (J20 Elit)
6	167	Chase Lang	C	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6	169	Reid Duke	C	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7	199	Pavel Jenys	C	Czech Republic	Kometa Brno (Czrep)

Draft notes

• The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jason Pominville, and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Minnesota in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
• ^a The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013 that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick (previously acquired by the New York Rangers) went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero, and this pick.

References