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2014–15 New Jersey Devils season

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New Jersey Devils
IndustryProfessional ice hockey
Founded1974
Headquarters
Newark
,
United States
Key people
Lou Lamoriello (General Manager), Peter DeBoer (Head Coach, Oct–Dec), Adam Oates (Head Coach, Dec–Apr), Scott Stevens (Head Coach, Dec–Apr), Bryce Salvador (Captain)
ProductsIce hockey team
Number of employees
Not specified
Websitewww.nhl.com/devils

The 2014–15 season for the New Jersey Devils represented the franchise’s 41st year competing in the NHL since its inception in 1974, and its 33rd season following the relocation from Colorado before the 1982–83 campaign. Concluding the season with a 32–36–14 record, the team placed 13th within the Eastern Conference and 7th in the Metropolitan Division, thereby missing the postseason for a third straight year. The organization was overseen by General Manager Lou Lamoriello, while coaching responsibilities transitioned from Peter DeBoer (October to December) to Adam Oates and Scott Stevens (December through April). Leadership on the ice was provided by captain Bryce Salvador, aided by alternate captains Patrik Elias, Andy Greene, and Travis Zajac. The Devils hosted their home fixtures at Prudential Center, drawing an average crowd of 15,189 spectators.

In terms of individual performances, Mike Cammalleri led the team in goals scored with 25, Scott Gomez topped assists with 27, and Adam Henrique accumulated the highest total points at 40. Among goaltenders, Cory Schneider recorded the most wins with 26 and maintained a leading goals-against average of 2.17.

Suspensions and fines

Player Reason Duration Fine Amount Date Issued
Scott Gomez Delivered an elbow to Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin on April 3, 2015 — $1,478.49 April 4, 2015

Pre-season

Regular season

Match Results


Player statistics

Final season figures

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Template:Sortname 75 16 27 43 −6 34
Template:Sortname 68 27 15 42 2 28
Template:Sortname 69 13 21 34 −20 12
Template:Sortname 58 7 27 34 −10 23
Template:Sortname 67 16 16 32 2 28
Template:Sortname‡ 57 11 18 29 −10 42
Template:Sortname 74 11 14 25 −3 29
Template:Sortname 64 3 21 24 2 34
Template:Sortname‡ 63 4 19 23 −7 42
Template:Sortname 82 3 19 22 1 20
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Template:!-- Less prominent players omitted for brevity --
Template:Sortname 47 6 13 19 −1 30
Goaltenders
Template:!-- Primary goaltenders only --Template:Sortname||69||68||3924||26||31||9||148||2.26||1982||0.925||5||0||2||0 Template:Sortname||19||13||925||6||5||4||40||2.59||469||0.915||0||0||0||0
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM

‡Indicates player traded during the season; statistics represent performance solely with the Devils. Bold and italics signify franchise records.

Awards

Regular Season Honors
Player Award Received Date Awarded
Template:Sortname Selected for the 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game January 10, 2015

Milestones

  | Template:Sortname \  || Played in his 1,500th NHL career game  || December 8, 2014   | Template:Sortname \  || Achieved his 200th NHL career point   || December 13, 2014   | Template:Sortname \   || Recorded first-ever NHL win   || December 19, 2014   | Template:Sortname \   || Played his milestone of the thousandth NHL game   || December 27, 2014   | Template:Sortname \   || Reached a total of ten thousand NHL minutes played   || December 29, 2014   |   Template:Sortname \                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |- Template:Sortname \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \1\,200^{th} career NHL game played\ |\December\,31\, ,\,2\,014\ |- Template:Sortname\\ |\First career NHL goal and point scored\ |\December\,31\, ,\,2\,014\ |- Template:Sortname\\ |\600^{th} career NHL assist and milestone of reaching the thousandth point\ |\January\,6\, ,\,2\,015\ |- Template:Sortname\\ |\700^{th} career NHL game appearance\ |\January\,8\, ,\,2\,015\ |- Template:Sortname\\ |\800^{th} career NHL game contested\ |\January\,16\, ,\,2\,015\ |- Template:Sortname\\ |\100^{th} career NHL game participated in\ |\January\,16\, ,\,2\,015\ |- P. Elias |\400^{th} career NHL goal scored|\February\,6\, ,\,2\,015\
Regular Season Milestones
Player Achievement Date Achieved
Template:Sortname Debut NHL game played October 9, 2014
D. Severson First NHL goal, assist, and point recorded October 11, 2014
Template:Sortname First NHL assist and point earned November 6, 2014
Template:Sortname NHL debut game plus first assist and point tallied November 11, 2014
Template:Sortname Accumulated 10,000 NHL career minutes played November 22, 2014
Template:Sortname Marked his 500th NHL game appearance career-wise  November 28, 2014
Template:Sortname  Registered his 300th NHL career assist  December 4, 2014


Transactions

Throughout the 2014–15 campaign, the Devils executed several significant roster moves.

Trades

Date Template:Center
February 26, 2015 Sent to Florida Panthers
Jaromir Jagr 		Acquired from Florida by New Jersey Devils
2015 2nd-round draft pick
Conditional 2016 3rd-round draft pick
March 2, 2015 Traded to Detroit Red Wings
Marek Zidlicky 		Received from Detroit by New Jersey Devils
Conditional 2016 3rd-round draft selection

Free agents signed

Date Player Previous Team Contract Details
(USD)
July 1, 2014 Mike Cammalleri Calgary Flames Five-year deal worth $25 million
July 1, 2014 Martin Havlat San Jose Sharks One-year contract for $1.5 million
July 1, 2014 Scott Clemmensen Florida Panthers One-year agreement valued at $600,000
October 7, 2014 Jordin Tootoo Detroit Red Wings One-year contract worth $550,000
December 1, 2014 Scott Gomez Florida Panthers One-year deal for $550,000
May 29, 2015 Sergey Kalinin Avangard Omsk Entry-level contract signed
June 15, 2015 Vojtech Mozik HC Plzeň Entry-level contract agreed upon

Free agents lost

Date Player Destination Team Contract Details
(USD)
July 1, 2014 Mark Fayne Edmonton Oilers Four-year contract totaling $14 million
July 7, 2014 Anton Volchenkov Nashville Predators One-year deal worth $1 million
August 14, 2014 Mattias Tedenby HV71 Two-year agreement signed
October 6, 2014 Ryan Carter Minnesota Wild One-year contract valued at $725,000
December 2, 2014 Martin Brodeur St. Louis Blues One-year deal for $700,000

Players claimed through waivers

Player Previous Team Date

Players lost via waivers

Player New Team Date

Released players

Date Player Method of Release
June 30, 2014 Anton Volchenkov Compliance buyout procedure

Player contracts signed

Date Player Contract Details
(USD)
July 1, 2014 Corbin McPherson One-year deal worth $550,000
July 2, 2014 Steve Bernier One-year agreement for $600,000
July 2, 2014 Stephen Gionta Two-year contract totaling $1.7 million
July 9, 2014 Cory Schneider Seven-year contract valued at $42 million
July 30, 2014 Andy Greene Five-year deal worth $25 million
September 15, 2014 Eric Gelinas One-year contract for $900,000
April 14, 2015 Keith Kinkaid Extension for two additional years
May 9, 2015 Jordin Tootoo One-year deal valued at $825,000
May 27, 2015 Ryan Kujawinski Entry-level contract signed
May 27, 2015 Blake Pietila Entry-level contract agreed upon
June 22, 2015 Scott Wedgewood Two-year deal worth $1.175 million


Departures through retirement

Player Date

Selections in the draft

Presented below are the New Jersey Devils' picks from the 2014 NHL entry draft, which took place on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center located in Philadelphia. Despite finishing the previous season ranked 20th, the team chose 30th overall as a result of a penalty imposed for salary cap violations dating back to 2010.

Round # Player Position Country College/junior/club team (league)
1 30 John Quenneville C  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 41 Joshua Jacobs D  United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
3 71 Connor Chatham RW  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5 131 Ryan Rehill D  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6 152Template:Note label Joey Dudek C  United States Kimball Union Academy (High-NH)
6 161 Brandon Baddock LW  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Additional draft details
  • After the NHL revised penalties connected to the Ilya Kovalchuk contract, New Jersey retained its first-round pick, selecting 30th overall. The initial punishment included forfeiture of first-round selections from 2011 through 2014 and a $3 million fine, which was reduced to $1.5 million.[1][2]
  • The fourth-round selection was traded to Winnipeg on February 13, 2013, in return for forward Alexei Ponikarovsky.
  • New Jersey obtained Florida’s sixth-round pick through a deal on September 28, 2013, sending Krys Barch and a future seventh-round pick to Florida in exchange for Scott Timmins and this draft choice.
  • The seventh-round pick was sent to Arizona on April 3, 2013, as part of the trade that brought Steve Sullivan to New Jersey.

References

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