The 2014–15 Boston Bruins season was their 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.
2014–15 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 5th Atlantic |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2014–15 record | 41–27–14 |
Home record | 24–10–7 |
Road record | 17–17–7 |
Goals for | 213 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | Peter Chiarelli |
Coach | Claude Julien |
Captain | Zdeno Chara |
Alternate captains | Patrice Bergeron Chris Kelly David Krejci |
Arena | TD Garden |
Average attendance | 17,565(100%)[1] (41 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Providence Bruins (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brad Marchand (24) |
Assists | Dougie Hamilton and Patrice Bergeron (32) |
Points | Patrice Bergeron (55) |
Penalty minutes | Brad Marchand (95) |
Plus/minus | Kevan Miller (+20) |
Wins | Tuukka Rask (34) |
Goals against average | Tuukka Rask (2.30) |
Off-season
editOn 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]
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 221 | 189 | +32 | 110 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 262 | 211 | +51 | 108 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 235 | 221 | +14 | 100 |
4 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 238 | 215 | +23 | 99 |
2 | ME | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 221 | 210 | +11 | 98 |
3 | AT | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 213 | 211 | +2 | 96 |
4 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 206 | 223 | −17 | 91 |
5 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 236 | 250 | −14 | 89 |
6 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 215 | 234 | −19 | 84 |
7 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 181 | 216 | −35 | 78 |
8 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 188 | 226 | −38 | 71 |
9 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 25 | 211 | 262 | −51 | 68 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 161 | 274 | −113 | 54 |
Suspensions/fines
editPlayer | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Milan Lucic | Making an obscene gesture during NHL Game No. 53 in Montreal on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 19:40 of the third period. | – | $5,000.00 | October 17, 2014[5] |
Brad Marchand | Slew-footing New York Rangers forward Derick Brassard during NHL Game No. 644 in Boston on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 14:30 of the second period. | 2 games | $48,387.10 | January 16, 2015[6] |
Schedule and results
editPre-season
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 23 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Subban | 21,287 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 24 | Washington Capitals | 0–2 | Boston Bruins | Smith | 17,215 | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 26 | Boston Bruins | 4–5 | Washington Capitals | OT | Svedberg | 17,426 | 1–1–1 | Recap |
4 | September 27 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings | Smith | 15,976 | 2–1–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 30 | New York Islanders | 5–3 | Boston Bruins | Smith | 17,004 | 2–2–1 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Boston Bruins | 6–1 | New York Islanders[a] | Subban | 8,600 | 3–2–1 | Recap | |
7 | October 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | SO | Rask | 17,565 | 3–2–2 | Recap |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
editFinal
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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Tuukka Rask | 70 | 67 | 4063 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 156 | 2.30 | 2011 | 0.922 | 3 |
Niklas Svedberg | 18 | 14 | 900 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 2.33 | 425 | 0.918 | 2 |
Malcolm Subban | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.81 | 6 | 0.500 | 0 |
- †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.
Notable achievements
editAwards
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Milestones
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Transactions
editThe Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Trades
editOctober 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 acquirededit
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Free agents lostedit
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Claimed via waiversedit
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Player signings
editDate | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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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
editName | Date | Details |
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Joe Sacco[39] | July 24, 2014 | Named as an Assistant Coach |
Draft picks
editBelow 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) |
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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]
References
edit- ^ "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. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- ^ "Change Coming to Bruins' Front Office".
- ^ "Bruins Announce Promotions and Hiring".
- ^ "Bruins' Lucic fined $5,000 for obscene gesture". NHL. October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Bruins' Marchand banned two games for slew-footing". NHL. January 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Boston Bruins - Statistics". Boston Bruins. Retrieved 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 October 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Bruins Add Connolly, Talbot at Trade Deadline". bruins.nhl.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Bruins Acquire A 2016 Sixth Round Pick From The Colorado Avalanche In Exchange For The Rights To Carl Söderberg
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Bruins Sign Bartkowski to a One-Year Contract & Pastrnak to an Entry Level Contract
- ^ a b c d e f 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
- ^ a b Bruins Sign Defenseman Torey Krug and Forward Reilly Smith to One-Year Contracts
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Cats Win NHL Draft Lottery". April 15, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bruins trade for Meszaros, claim Potter off waivers". March 5, 2014. Retrieved 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.