2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference7th Eastern
2015–16 record41–27–14
Home record23–10–8
Road record18–17–6
Goals for214
Goals against218
Team information
PresidentPaul Holmgren
General managerRon Hextall
CoachDave Hakstol
CaptainClaude Giroux
Alternate captainsWayne Simmonds
Mark Streit
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Average attendance19,277 (98.4%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Reading Royals
Team leaders
GoalsWayne Simmonds (32)
AssistsClaude Giroux (45)
PointsClaude Giroux (67)
Penalty minutesWayne Simmonds (147)
Plus/minusAndrew MacDonald (+10)
WinsSteve Mason (23)
Goals against averageMichal Neuvirth (2.27)

The 2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Flyers opened the regular season on October 8, 2015 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] This was the first season under new head coach Dave Hakstol. The Flyers finished fifth in the Metropolitan Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second Wild Card team in the Eastern Conference, where they would lose in the first round in six games to the Washington Capitals.

Off-season[edit]

After the Flyers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in three seasons in 2014–15, head coach Craig Berube was fired.[4] On May 18, 2015, the Flyers hired Dave Hakstol to replace Berube. Hakstol had been the University of North Dakota's head coach for the past 11 seasons, during which he had a 289–143–43 record and led the school to the NCAA tournament in each season and advanced to the Frozen Four seven times.[5] The Flyers retained assistant coaches Ian Laperriere, Joe Mullen and Gord Murphy.[6] Kim Dillabaugh was named goaltending coach on July 3, 2015, replacing Jeff Reese.[7]

The Flyers signed Kontinental Hockey League defenseman Evgeny Medvedev to a one-year, $3 million contract on May 20.[8] June 27, the first day of the draft, was a busy one for the Flyers, as they selected defenseman Ivan Provorov with the seventh overall pick while also trading the 29th and 61st overall selection for the 24th in order to select forward Travis Konecny.[9] The next day, the Flyers made a trade to create some cap space, with the Arizona Coyotes receiving Nicklas Grossmann and acquiring the contract of Chris Pronger, while the Flyers received Sam Gagner and a conditional 2016 or 2017 draft pick.[10] The Flyers then traded Zac Rinaldo to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick on June 29, while re-signing Chris VandeVelde to a two-year deal.[11][12] The next day, the Flyers re-signed Ryan White to a one-year deal.[13] On July 1, the Flyers signed free-agent goaltender Michal Neuvirth to a two-year, $3.25 million contract.[14]

Standings[edit]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[15]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[16]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

2015 preseason[17]
Preseason: 3–2–2 (home: 3–1–0 ; road: 0–1–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1[a] September 21 NY Islanders 3–5 Philadelphia[b] Neuvirth –– 1–0–0 Recap
2[a] September 21 Philadelphia 2–3 NY Islanders Stolarz 5,366 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 22 NY Rangers 3–5 Philadelphia Mason 16,985 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 25 NY Islanders 2–5 Philadelphia Mason 17,369 3–1–0 Recap
5 September 28 Philadelphia 2–3 NY Rangers OT Mason 18,006 3–1–1 Recap
6 September 30 New Jersey 4–2 Philadelphia Neuvirth 17,732 3–2–1 Recap
7 October 2 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey SO Mason 9,235 3–2–2 Recap

Notes:
a – Indicates split-squad game.
b – Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season[edit]

2015–16 regular season[3]
October: 4–4–2 (home: 3–2–1 ; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 8 Philadelphia 2–3 Tampa Bay OT Mason 19,092 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 10 Philadelphia 1–7 Florida Mason 19,434 0–1–1 1 Recap
3 October 12 Florida 0–1 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,769 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 14 Chicago 0–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,779 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 20 Dallas 2–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,077 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 21 Philadelphia 5–4 Boston OT Mason 17,565 3–2–1 7 Recap
7 October 24 NY Rangers 2–3 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,805 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 27 Buffalo 4–3 Philadelphia OT Mason 19,432 4–2–2 10 Recap
9 October 29 New Jersey 4–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,241 4–3–2 10 Recap
10 October 30 Philadelphia 1–3 Buffalo Neuvirth 15,962 4–4–2 10 Recap
November: 5–6–3 (home: 2–2–2 ; road: 3–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 2 Philadelphia 1–4 Vancouver Mason 18,264 4–5–2 10 Recap
12 November 3 Philadelphia 2–4 Edmonton Neuvirth 16,839 4–6–2 10 Recap
13 November 5 Philadelphia 1–2 Calgary OT Neuvirth 19,289 4–6–3 11 Recap
14 November 7 Philadelphia 3–0 Winnipeg Neuvirth 15,294 5–6–3 13 Recap
15 November 10 Colorado 4–0 Philadelphia Neuvirth 18,587 5–7–3 13 Recap
16 November 12 Washington 5–2 Philadelphia Mason 19,414 5–8–3 13 Recap
17 November 14 Philadelphia 3–2 Carolina OT Mason 13,758 6–8–3 15 Recap
18 November 17 Los Angeles 3–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 18,846 6–8–4 16 Recap
19 November 19 San Jose 1–0 Philadelphia OT Mason 18,229 6–8–5 17 Recap
20 November 21 Philadelphia 0–4 Ottawa Mason 18,578 6–9–5 17 Recap
21 November 23 Carolina 2–3 Philadelphia OT Neuvirth 18,636 7–9–5 19 Recap
22 November 25 Philadelphia 1–3 NY Islanders Mason 13,027 7–10–5 19 Recap
23 November 27 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia OT Neuvirth 19,818 8–10–5 21 Recap
24 November 28 Philadelphia 3–0 NY Rangers Mason 18,006 9–10–5 23 Recap
December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–1–1 ; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Philadelphia 4–2 Ottawa Mason 17,010 10–10–5 25 Recap
26 December 4 Philadelphia 4–3 New Jersey OT Neuvirth 14,825 11–10–5 27 Recap
27 December 5 Columbus 4–1 Philadelphia Mason 18,202 11–11–5 27 Recap
28 December 8 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia SO Neuvirth 18,108 11–11–6 28 Recap
29 December 10 Philadelphia 4–2 St. Louis Neuvirth 14,428 12–11–6 30 Recap
30 December 11 Philadelphia 1–3 Dallas Neuvirth 18,532 12–12–6 30 Recap
31 December 15 Carolina 3–4 Philadelphia OT Neuvirth 18,205 13–12–6 32 Recap
32 December 17 Vancouver 0–2 Philadelphia Mason 17,943 14–12–6 34 Recap
33 December 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Columbus SO Mason 14,030 14–12–7 35 Recap
34 December 21 St. Louis 3–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,676 15–12–7 37 Recap
35 December 27 Philadelphia 2–4 Anaheim Mason 17,322 15–13–7 37 Recap
36 December 30 Philadelphia 2–4 San Jose Mason 17,562 15–14–7 37 Recap
January: 6–4–1 (home: 3–2–1 ; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
37 January 2 Philadelphia 1–2 Los Angeles Neuvirth 18,230 15–15–7 37 Recap
38 January 5 Montreal 3–4 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,163 16–15–7 39 Recap
39 January 7 Philadelphia 4–3 Minnesota OT Mason 19,125 17–15–7 41 Recap
40 January 9 NY Islanders 0–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,874 18–15–7 43 Recap
41 January 13 Boston 2–3 Philadelphia Mason 19,704 19–15–7 45 Recap
42 January 16 NY Rangers 3–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,843 19–15–8 46 Recap
43 January 17 Philadelphia 2–1 Detroit SO Neuvirth 20,027 20–15–8 48 Recap
44 January 19 Toronto 3–2 Philadelphia Mason 19,319 20–16–8 48 Recap
45 January 21 Philadelphia 3–4 Pittsburgh Mason 18,652 20–17–8 48 Recap
– January 23 Philadelphia NY Islanders Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather.
46 January 25 Boston 3–2 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,738 20–18–8 48 Recap
47 January 27 Philadelphia 4–3 Washington OT Neuvirth 18,506 21–18–8 50 Recap
February: 8–4–3 (home: 5–1–2 ; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
48 February 2 Montreal 2–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,031 22–18–8 52 Recap
49 February 4 Philadelphia 6–3 Nashville Mason 17,113 23–18–8 54 Recap
50 February 6 NY Rangers 3–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,819 23–18–9 55 Recap
51 February 7 Philadelphia 2–3 Washington Mason 18,506 23–19–9 55 Recap
52 February 9 Anaheim 4–1 Philadelphia Mason 18,717 23–20–9 55 Recap
53 February 11 Buffalo 1–5 Philadelphia Mason 19,019 24–20–9 57 Recap
54 February 13 New Jersey 2–1 Philadelphia OT Neuvirth 19,775 24–20–10 58 Recap
55 February 14 Philadelphia 1–3 NY Rangers Mason 18,006 24–21–10 58 Recap
56 February 16 Philadelphia 6–3 New Jersey Neuvirth 15,482 25–21–10 60 Recap
57 February 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Montreal SO Neuvirth 21,288 25–21–11 61 Recap
58 February 20 Philadelphia 5–4 Toronto OT Neuvirth 19,060 26–21–11 63 Recap
59 February 23 Philadelphia 1–3 Carolina Neuvirth 10,896 26–22–11 63 Recap
60 February 25 Minnesota 2–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 18,631 27–22–11 65 Recap
61 February 27 Arizona 2–4 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,773 28–22–11 67 Recap
62 February 29 Calgary 3–5 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,065 29–22–11 69 Recap
March: 9–3–2 (home: 5–2–0 ; road: 4–1–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
63 March 3 Edmonton 4–0 Philadelphia Neuvirth 18,636 29–23–11 69 Recap
64 March 5 Columbus 0–6 Philadelphia Mason 19,645 30–23–11 71 Recap
65 March 7 Tampa Bay 2–4 Philadelphia Mason 17,906 31–23–11 73 Recap
66 March 11 Philadelphia 3–1 Tampa Bay Mason 19,092 32–23–11 75 Recap
67 March 12 Philadelphia 4–5 Florida SO Mason 19,404 32–23–12 76 Recap
68 March 15 Detroit 3–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,806 33–23–12 78 Recap
69 March 16 Philadelphia 3–2 Chicago Neuvirth 22,113 34–23–12 80 Recap
70 March 19 Pittsburgh 4–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,967 34–24–12 80 Recap
71 March 21 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Mason 14,329 35–24–12 82 Recap
72 March 22 Philadelphia 2–3 Columbus SO Mason 16,230 35–24–13 83 Recap
73 March 24 Philadelphia 4–2 Colorado Mason 18,087 36–24–13 85 Recap
74 March 26 Philadelphia 1–2 Arizona Mason 16,002 36–25–13 85 Recap
75 March 28 Winnipeg 2–3 Philadelphia OT Mason 19,100 37–25–13 87 Recap
76 March 30 Washington 1–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,850 38–25–13 89 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1 ; road: 1–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
77 April 2 Ottawa 2–3 Philadelphia Mason 19,578 39–25–13 91 Recap
78 April 3 Philadelphia 2–6 Pittsburgh Mason 18,673 39–26–13 91 Recap
79 April 6 Philadelphia 0–3 Detroit Mason 20,027 39–27–13 91 Recap
80 April 7 Toronto 4–3 Philadelphia OT Mason 19,674 39–27–14 92 Recap
81 April 9 Pittsburgh 1–3 Philadelphia Mason 19,919 40–27–14 94 Recap
82 April 10 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Neuvirth 14,244 41–27–14 96 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs[edit]

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Washington wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 Philadelphia 0–2 Washington Mason 18,506 0–1 Recap
2 April 16 Philadelphia 1–4 Washington Mason 18,506 0–2 Recap
3 April 18 Washington 6–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,678 0–3 Recap
4 April 20 Washington 1–2 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,692 1–3 Recap
5 April 22 Philadelphia 2–0 Washington Neuvirth 18,506 2–3 Recap
6 April 24 Washington 1–0 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,925 2–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
28 Claude Giroux C 78 22 45 67 −8 53 6 0 1 1 −2 2
17 Wayne Simmonds RW 81 32 28 60 −7 147 6 0 2 2 −1 13
10 Brayden Schenn C 80 26 33 59 3 33 6 0 2 2 2 7
93 Jakub Voracek RW 73 11 44 55 −5 38 6 1 0 1 −1 4
53 Shayne Gostisbehere D 64 17 29 46 8 24 6 1 1 2 0 4
14 Sean Couturier C 63 11 28 39 8 30 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Michael Raffl LW 82 13 18 31 9 30 6 1 0 1 0 2
24 Matt Read RW 79 11 15 26 −5 27 6 0 0 0 1 2
32 Mark Streit D 62 6 17 23 −1 18 6 0 1 1 0 6
21 Scott Laughton C 71 7 14 21 −2 34 3 0 0 0 −1 0
25 Ryan White C 73 11 5 16 −9 101 6 1 0 1 0 28
89 Sam Gagner C 53 8 8 16 4 25 6 0 2 2 1 8
78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare LW 74 7 7 14 −8 27 5 0 1 1 −1 15
3 Radko Gudas D 76 5 9 14 −3 116 6 0 0 0 −2 18
76 Chris VandeVelde C 79 2 12 14 −7 27 6 1 0 1 −1 0
15 Michael Del Zotto D 52 4 9 13 −8 16 — — — — — —
82 Evgeny Medvedev D 45 4 9 13 5 34 — — — — — —
20 R. J. Umberger C 39 2 9 11 1 15 — — — — — —
52 Nick Cousins C 37 6 4 10 5 4 6 0 0 0 0 2
55 Nick Schultz D 81 1 9 10 −1 42 6 0 0 0 1 2
47 Andrew MacDonald D 28 1 7 8 10 6 6 1 0 1 0 2
23 Brandon Manning D 56 1 6 7 2 66 6 0 1 1 −2 4
22 Luke Schenn‡ D 29 2 3 5 −7 30 — — — — — —
36 Colin McDonald RW 5 1 0 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0
30 Michal Neuvirth G 32 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
40 Vincent Lecavalier‡ C 7 0 1 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
35 Steve Mason G 54 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
58 Taylor Leier LW 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
19 Jordan Weal† C 4 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Steve Mason 54 53 23 19 10 1602 132 2.51 .918 4 3150 3 3 0 3 81 12 4.09 .852 0 176
30 Michal Neuvirth 32 29 18 8 4 908 69 2.27 .924 3 1825 3 3 2 1 105 2 0.67 .981 1 178

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Shayne Gostisbehere (Defense) [18]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Claude Giroux [19]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Shayne Gostisbehere [20]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Claude Giroux [20]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Shayne Gostisbehere [20]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Brayden Schenn [20]
Toyota Cup Claude Giroux [20]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Wayne Simmonds [20]

Records[edit]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Shayne Gostisbehere set a number of team records during the 2015–16 season. Gostisbehere‘s 15-game point streak from January 19 to February 20 is the team record for a rookie and the NHL record for a rookie defenseman, and his nine-game assist streak from January 21 to February 11 tied the team record for a rookie. [21][22][23] He set franchise single season highs for goals by a rookie defenseman (17) and overtime goals (4), and tied the team record for powerplay goals by a defenseman (8).[24][25][26]

Milestones[edit]

Suspensions and fines[edit]

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Radko Gudas Illegal check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Mika Zibanejad during NHL Game No. 361 in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 2:07 of the third period. 3 games $15,994.62 December 2, 2015[27]
Chris VandeVelde Elbowing Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews during NHL Game No. 1048 in Chicago on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 19:30 of the first period. 2 games $7,661.30 March 18, 2016[28]
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Illegal check from behind on Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov during Game 3 in Philadelphia on Monday, April 18, 2016, at 12:17 of the third period. 1 game – April 19, 2016[29]
Brayden Schenn Charging Washington Capitals forward T. J. Oshie during Game 6 in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at 14:24 of the second period. 3 games Undisclosed April 26, 2016[30]

Transactions[edit]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2015, the day after the deciding game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 12, 2016, the day of the deciding game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.[31]

Trades[edit]

Date
Details
 Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay's 1st-round pick in 2015
Chicago's 2nd-round pick in 2015 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2015 		[32]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Los Angeles Kings
Columbus' 4th-round pick in 2015 		To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2015
6th-round pick in 2016 		[33]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Arizona Coyotes
Nicklas Grossmann[a]
Contract of Chris Pronger 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Gagner
Conditional draft pick in 2016 or 2017[b] 		[36]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To Boston Bruins
Zac Rinaldo 		To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2017 		[37]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) To Los Angeles Kings
Vincent Lecavalier[c]
Luke Schenn[c] 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Jordan Weal
3rd-round pick in 2016 		[39]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Tim Brent Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 1-year Free agency [40]
Chris Conner Washington Capitals 2-year Free agency [40]
Davis Drewiske Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [40]
Jason LaBarbera Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [41]
Michal Neuvirth New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [42]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Colin McDonald New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [43]
August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) Chris Porter St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [44]
September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21) Philippe Myers Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 3-year Free agency [45][46]
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) Ray Emery Adler Mannheim (DEL) 1-year[d] Free agency [47]
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05) Alex Lyon Yale University (ECAC) 2-year Free agency [48]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jason Akeson Buffalo Sabres Free agency (VI) [50]
Carlo Colaiacovo Buffalo Sabres Free agency (III) [51]
Blair Jones Vancouver Canucks Free agency (III) [52]
Zack Stortini Ottawa Senators Free agency (III) [53]
Rob Zepp[f] Contract expiration (III) [49]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) Oliver Lauridsen Frolunda HC (SHL) Free agency (VI) [55]
August 31, 2015 (2015-08-31) Jay Rosehill Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) Free agency (III) [56]
September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01) Andrew Johnston Missouri Mavericks (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [57]
October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) Chris Porter Minnesota Wild Waivers [58]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Matt Konan Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [59]
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) Ray Emery Ontario Reign (AHL) Free agency (III) [60]
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) Tim Brent Retirement [61]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Chris VandeVelde 2-year Re-signing [62]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30) Ryan White 1-year Re-signing [63]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Ivan Provorov 3-year Entry-level [64]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Michael Del Zotto 2-year Re-signing [65]
Travis Konecny 3-year Entry-level [66]
July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) Sean Couturier 6-year Extension [67][68]
July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) Jakub Voracek 8-year Extension [69][70]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) Colin McDonald 2-year Extension [71][72]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28) Michael Raffl 3-year Extension [73][74]
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21) Reece Willcox 3-year Entry-level [75][76]

Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections made at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Flyers original second and third-round picks were traded in two different trades.[77]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 7 Ivan Provorov Defense  Russia Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
1 24 Travis Konecny Right wing  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL) [g]
3 70 Felix Sandstrom Goaltender  Sweden Brynas IF (SHL) [h]
3 90 Matej Tomek Goaltender  Slovakia Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL) [g]
4 98 Samuel Dove-McFalls Left wing  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 104 Mikhail Vorobyev Center  Russia Tolpar Ufa (MHL) [i]
5 128 David Kase Right wing  Czech Republic Pirati Chomutov (Czech 2)
6 158 Cooper Marody Center  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
7 188 Ivan Fedotov Goaltender  Russia HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Flyers retained $500,000 of Grossmann's salary.[34]
  2. ^ The draft pick the Flyers receive will be Arizona's choice of either a 4th-round pick in 2016 or their 3rd-round pick in 2017.[34] Arizona sent the Flyers San Jose's 4th-round pick on June 25, 2016, to complete the trade.[35] Arizona had previously traded their own 4th-round pick and acquired the pick from San Jose on June 20, 2016.[35]
  3. ^ a b The Flyers retained half of Lecavalier and Schenn's salaries.[38]
  4. ^ Signed for the remainder of the regular season.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[49]
  6. ^ Zepp retired.[54]
  7. ^ a b The Flyers acquired 2015 first and third-round picks along with Radko Gudas from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Braydon Coburn on March 2, 2015.[77]
  8. ^ The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on July 2, 2014 that sent Tye McGinn to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[77][78]
  9. ^ The Los Angeles Kings's fourth-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent the Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick to Los Angeles for Los Angeles' sixth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[33] The Flyers originally acquired Columbus' fourth-round pick in a trade which sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus for R. J. Umberger and the pick.[77][79]

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