2015–16 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2015–16 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player or draft pick, if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed.
The 2015–16 trade deadline was on February 29, 2016. Any players traded or claimed off of waivers after this date are eligible to play up until, but not in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement
Contract terminations
A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time.For more details on contract terminations:
Contract termination specifications
Teams may buy out player contracts for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.
- If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.
Date | Name | Previous team | Notes | Ref |
June 28, 2015 | Richard Clune | Nashville Predators | Buyout | |
June 29, 2015 | Mike Richards | Los Angeles Kings | Termination1 | |
June 29, 2015 | P.A. Parenteau | Montreal Canadiens | Buyout | |
June 29, 2015 | Mark Fistric | Anaheim Ducks | Buyout | |
June 30, 2015 | Viktor Stalberg | Nashville Predators | Buyout | |
June 30, 2015 | Cody Hodgson | Buffalo Sabres | Buyout | |
June 30, 2015 | Stephen Weiss | Detroit Red Wings | Buyout | |
July 1, 2015 | Alexander Semin | Carolina Hurricanes | Buyout | |
July 1, 2015 | Brad Boyes | Florida Panthers | Buyout | |
July 30, 2015 | Dainius Zubrus | New Jersey Devils | Buyout | |
August 24, 2015 | Jeremie Blain | Vancouver Canucks | Mutual termination | |
October 8, 2015 | Tom Nilsson | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | |
October 9, 2015 | Mikko Vainonen | Nashville Predators | Mutual termination | |
October 17, 2015 | Louis Leblanc | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | |
November 4, 2015 | Austin Madaisky | Columbus Blue Jackets | Mutual termination | |
November 13, 2015 | Martin Havlat | St. Louis Blues | Mutual termination | |
November 18, 2015 | Petr Zamorsky | New York Rangers | Mutual termination | |
December 4, 2015 | Steve Moses | Nashville Predators | Mutual termination | |
December 10, 2015 | Alexander Semin | Montreal Canadiens | Mutual termination | |
December 20, 2015 | Marek Tvrdon | Detroit Red Wings | Mutual termination | |
December 30, 2015 | Justin Hodgman | St. Louis Blues | Mutual termination | |
January 1, 2016 | Scott Gomez | St. Louis Blues | Mutual termination | |
January 17, 2016 | Konrad Abeltshauser | St. Louis Blues | Mutual termination | |
May 14, 2016 | Sebastian Collberg | New York Islanders | Mutual termination | |
June 2016 | Christian Marti | Philadelphia Flyers | Mutual termination | |
June 16, 2016 | R.J. Umberger | Philadelphia Flyers | Buyout | |
June 16, 2016 | Jared Cowen | Toronto Maple Leafs | Buyout2 |
- Richards appealed the contract termination, and on October 9, 2015, Richards and the Kings settled, officially ending Richards' contract with the team.
- Cowen appealed the buyout, and on December 7, 2016, an independent arbitrator sided with the Maple Leafs, officially ending Cowen's contract with the team.
Free agency
Date | Player | New team | Previous team | Ref |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Hunwick | Toronto Maple Leafs | New York Rangers | |
July 1, 2015 | Francois Beauchemin | Colorado Avalanche | Anaheim Ducks | |
July 1, 2015 | Taylor Chorney | Washington Capitals | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Thomas Greiss | New York Islanders | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Paul Martin | San Jose Sharks | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Andrej Sekera | Edmonton Oilers | Los Angeles Kings | |
July 1, 2015 | Michal Neuvirth | Philadelphia Flyers | New York Islanders | |
July 1, 2015 | Mark Letestu | Edmonton Oilers | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
July 1, 2015 | Blake Comeau | Colorado Avalanche | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Brad Richardson | Arizona Coyotes | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 1, 2015 | Steve Downie | Arizona Coyotes | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Michael Frolik | Calgary Flames | Winnipeg Jets | |
July 1, 2015 | Anders Lindback | Arizona Coyotes | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 1, 2015 | Zbynek Michalek | Arizona Coyotes | St. Louis Blues | |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Bartkowski | Vancouver Canucks | Boston Bruins | |
July 1, 2015 | Barret Jackman | Nashville Predators | St. Louis Blues | |
July 1, 2015 | Jhonas Enroth | Los Angeles Kings | Dallas Stars | |
July 1, 2015 | Mike McKenna | Florida Panthers | Arizona Coyotes | |
July 1, 2015 | P.A. Parenteau | Toronto Maple Leafs | Montreal Canadiens | |
July 1, 2015 | David Warsofsky | Pittsburgh Penguins | Boston Bruins | |
July 1, 2015 | Richard Bachman | Vancouver Canucks | Edmonton Oilers | |
July 1, 2015 | Erik Condra | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ottawa Senators | |
July 1, 2015 | Raphael Diaz | New York Rangers | Calgary Flames | |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Lindblad | New York Rangers | Boston Bruins | |
July 1, 2015 | Jayson Megna | New York Rangers | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Cody Hodgson | Nashville Predators | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 1, 2015 | Sena Acolatse | Florida Panthers | Calgary Flames | |
July 1, 2015 | Cal O'Reilly | Buffalo Sabres | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Donovan | Buffalo Sabres | New York Islanders | |
July 1, 2015 | Eric O'Dell | Ottawa Senators | Winnipeg Jets | |
July 1, 2015 | John Moore | New Jersey Devils | Arizona Coyotes | |
July 1, 2015 | Zack Stortini | Ottawa Senators | Philadelphia Flyers | |
July 1, 2015 | Taylor Fedun | Vancouver Canucks | San Jose Sharks | |
July 1, 2015 | Derek Grant | Calgary Flames | Ottawa Senators | |
July 1, 2015 | Viktor Stalberg | New York Rangers | Nashville Predators | |
July 1, 2015 | Mike Kostka | Ottawa Senators | New York Rangers | |
July 1, 2015 | Brian Gibbons | New York Rangers | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
July 1, 2015 | Kevin Porter | Pittsburgh Penguins | Detroit Red Wings | |
July 1, 2015 | Mike Green | Detroit Red Wings | Washington Capitals | |
July 1, 2015 | Kael Mouillierat | Pittsburgh Penguins | New York Islanders | |
July 1, 2015 | Cameron Gaunce | Florida Panthers | Dallas Stars | |
July 1, 2015 | Brent Regner | Florida Panthers | St. Louis Blues | |
July 1, 2015 | Mark Arcobello | Toronto Maple Leafs | Arizona Coyotes | |
July 1, 2015 | Zac Dalpe | Minnesota Wild | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 1, 2015 | Steve Oleksy | Pittsburgh Penguins | Washington Capitals | |
July 1, 2015 | Brad Richards | Detroit Red Wings | Chicago Blackhawks | |
July 1, 2015 | Jason Akeson | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | |
July 1, 2015 | Carter Camper | Washington Capitals | Ottawa Senators | |
July 1, 2015 | Sean Collins | Washington Capitals | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
July 1, 2015 | Aaron Ness | Washington Capitals | New York Islanders | |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Hackett | Anaheim Ducks | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 1, 2015 | Chris Mueller | Anaheim Ducks | New York Rangers | |
July 1, 2015 | Joe Piskula | Anaheim Ducks | Nashville Predators | |
July 1, 2015 | Chris Conner | Philadelphia Flyers | Washington Capitals | |
July 1, 2015 | Davis Drewiske | Philadelphia Flyers | Montreal Canadiens | |
July 1, 2015 | Gregory Campbell | Columbus Blue Jackets | Boston Bruins | |
July 1, 2015 | Matt Beleskey | Boston Bruins | Anaheim Ducks | |
July 1, 2015 | Mark Barberio | Montreal Canadiens | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
July 1, 2015 | Daniel Winnik | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
July 1, 2015 | Dustin Jeffrey | Arizona Coyotes | New York Islanders | |
July 1, 2015 | Antoine Vermette | Arizona Coyotes | Chicago Blackhawks | |
July 1, 2015 | Shawn Horcoff | Anaheim Ducks | Dallas Stars | |
July 1, 2015 | Joe Whitney | New York Islanders | New Jersey Devils | |
July 1, 2015 | John McCarthy | San Jose Sharks | St. Louis Blues | |
July 1, 2015 | Justin Williams | Washington Capitals | Los Angeles Kings | |
July 2, 2015 | Justin Florek | New York Islanders | Boston Bruins | |
July 2, 2015 | Ben Holmstrom | New York Islanders | Carolina Hurricanes | |
July 2, 2015 | Cameron Schilling | Chicago Blackhawks | Washington Capitals | |
July 2, 2015 | Andrew Bodnarchuk | Columbus Blue Jackets | Los Angeles Kings | |
July 2, 2015 | Danny Kristo | St. Louis Blues | New York Rangers | |
July 2, 2015 | Rob Flick | Florida Panthers | Boston Bruins | |
July 2, 2015 | Conor Allen | Nashville Predators | New York Rangers | |
July 2, 2015 | Brett Gallant | Columbus Blue Jackets | New York Islanders | |
July 2, 2015 | Chris Bourque | Washington Capitals | New York Rangers | |
July 2, 2015 | Will O'Neill | Pittsburgh Penguins | Winnipeg Jets | |
July 2, 2015 | Jordan Caron | St. Louis Blues | Colorado Avalanche | |
July 2, 2015 | Tyson Strachan | Minnesota Wild | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 2, 2015 | Bobby Sanguinetti | Buffalo Sabres | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 2, 2015 | Matt Fraser | Winnipeg Jets | Edmonton Oilers | |
July 2, 2015 | Jason LaBarbera | Philadelphia Flyers | Anaheim Ducks | |
July 2, 2015 | Mark Cundari | San Jose Sharks | Calgary Flames | |
July 2, 2015 | Peter Harrold | St. Louis Blues | New Jersey Devils | |
July 2, 2015 | Alex Grant | Arizona Coyotes | Ottawa Senators | |
July 2, 2015 | Kyle Brodziak | St. Louis Blues | Minnesota Wild | |
July 3, 2015 | Carlo Colaiacovo | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers | |
July 3, 2015 | Blair Jones | Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | |
July 3, 2015 | Andrew MacWilliam | Winnipeg Jets | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
July 3, 2015 | Colin McDonald | Philadelphia Flyers | New York Islanders | |
July 3, 2015 | Harry Zolnierczyk | Anaheim Ducks | New York Islanders | |
July 3, 2015 | John Ramage | Columbus Blue Jackets | Calgary Flames | |
July 3, 2015 | Luke Adam | New York Rangers | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
July 3, 2015 | Joel Ward | San Jose Sharks | Washington Capitals | |
July 4, 2015 | Dan Ellis | Washington Capitals | Florida Panthers | |
July 4, 2015 | Cody Bass | Nashville Predators | Chicago Blackhawks | |
July 6, 2015 | Shawn Matthias | Toronto Maple Leafs | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 6, 2015 | Andre Benoit | St. Louis Blues | Buffalo Sabres | |
July 6, 2015 | Brandon DeFazio | Boston Bruins | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 7, 2015 | Justin Hodgman | St. Louis Blues | Arizona Coyotes | |
July 8, 2015 | Paul Carey | Washington Capitals | Boston Bruins | |
July 8, 2015 | Eric Tangradi | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | |
July 9, 2015 | Brian McGrattan | Anaheim Ducks | Calgary Flames | |
July 10, 2015 | Matt Irwin | Boston Bruins | San Jose Sharks | |
July 10, 2015 | John Scott | Arizona Coyotes | San Jose Sharks | |
July 12, 2015 | Chris Stewart | Anaheim Ducks | Minnesota Wild | |
July 15, 2015 | Johnny Oduya | Dallas Stars | Chicago Blackhawks | |
July 15, 2015 | Zach Sill | Washington Capitals | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
July 16, 2015 | Shane O'Brien | Anaheim Ducks | Florida Panthers | |
July 17, 2015 | Louis Leblanc | New York Islanders | Anaheim Ducks | |
July 21, 2015 | Tye McGinn | Tampa Bay Lightning | Arizona Coyotes | |
July 24, 2015 | Ryan Stanton | Washington Capitals | Vancouver Canucks | |
July 24, 2015 | Alexander Semin | Montreal Canadiens | Carolina Hurricanes | |
July 28, 2015 | Eric Fehr | Pittsburgh Penguins | Washington Capitals | |
August 6, 2015 | Matt Cullen | Pittsburgh Penguins | Nashville Predators | |
August 8, 2015 | Chris Porter | Philadelphia Flyers | St. Louis Blues | |
August 10, 2015 | Jarret Stoll | New York Rangers | Los Angeles Kings | |
August 16, 2015 | Robbie Russo | Detroit Red Wings | New York Islanders | |
August 17, 2015 | Mike Santorelli | Anaheim Ducks | Nashville Predators | |
August 23, 2015 | Christian Ehrhoff | Los Angeles Kings | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
August 24, 2015 | Frazer McLaren | San Jose Sharks | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
August 25, 2015 | Adam Cracknell | Vancouver Canucks | St. Louis Blues | |
September 8, 2015 | Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | New Jersey Devils | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
September 10, 2015 | Cody Franson | Buffalo Sabres | Nashville Predators | |
September 10, 2015 | David Schlemko | New Jersey Devils | Calgary Flames | |
September 16, 2015 | Jiri Tlusty | New Jersey Devils | Winnipeg Jets | |
September 17, 2015 | Steve Bernier | New York Islanders | New Jersey Devils | |
September 18, 2015 | Marek Zidlicky | New York Islanders | Detroit Red Wings | |
September 27, 2015 | Brad Boyes | Toronto Maple Leafs | Florida Panthers | |
September 28, 2015 | Mark Fraser | Ottawa Senators | New Jersey Devils | |
September 29, 2015 | Andrew Campbell | Toronto Maple Leafs | Arizona Coyotes | |
October 2, 2015 | Corey Potter | Arizona Coyotes | Calgary Flames | |
October 3, 2015 | Lee Stempniak | New Jersey Devils | Winnipeg Jets | |
October 4, 2015 | Tomas Fleischmann | Montreal Canadiens | Anaheim Ducks | |
October 4, 2015 | Jonas Gustavsson | Boston Bruins | Detroit Red Wings | |
October 5, 2015 | Scottie Upshall | St. Louis Blues | Florida Panthers | |
October 6, 2015 | Jack Skille | Colorado Avalanche | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
October 7, 2015 | Scott Gomez | St. Louis Blues | New Jersey Devils | |
October 9, 2015 | Peter Budaj | Los Angeles Kings | Winnipeg Jets | |
October 29, 2015 | Rich Clune | Toronto Maple Leafs | Nashville Predators | |
November 6, 2015 | Martin Havlat | St. Louis Blues | New Jersey Devils | |
November 24, 2015 | Dainius Zubrus | San Jose Sharks | New Jersey Devils | |
November 27, 2015 | Tyler Kennedy | New Jersey Devils | New York Islanders | |
January 6, 2016 | Mike Richards | Washington Capitals | Los Angeles Kings | |
January 21, 2016 | Daniel Paille | New York Rangers | Boston Bruins | |
February 1, 2016 | Tom Sestito | Pittsburgh Penguins | Vancouver Canucks | |
March 2, 2016 | Scott Gomez | Ottawa Senators | St. Louis Blues | |
May 26, 2016 | Tom Nilsson | Vancouver Canucks | New York Islanders |
Imports
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is their previous team and the league that they belonged to.Date | Player | New team | Previous team | League | Ref |
July 1, 2015 | Florida Panthers | Chicago Wolves | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Montreal Canadiens | Portland Pirates | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Carolina Hurricanes | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Chicago Blackhawks | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | New Jersey Devils | Albany Devils | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Minnesota Wild | Iowa Wild | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Minnesota Wild | Iowa Wild | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Philadelphia Flyers | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | AHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Arizona Coyotes | Oshawa Generals | OHL | ||
July 1, 2015 | Montreal Canadiens | SC Bern | NLA | ||
July 1, 2015 | New Jersey Devils | Hershey Bears | AHL | ||
July 2, 2015 | New York Islanders | Espoo Blues | Liiga | ||
July 2, 2015 | New York Islanders | Hartford Wolf Pack | OHL | ||
July 2, 2015 | New York Islanders | Medvescak Zagreb | KHL | ||
July 2, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Worcester Sharks | AHL | ||
July 2, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Springfield Falcons | AHL | ||
July 2, 2015 | Chicago Blackhawks | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | ||
July 3, 2015 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Marlies | AHL | ||
July 3, 2015 | New Jersey Devils | SC Bern | NLA | ||
July 3, 2015 | New Jersey Devils | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | ||
July 3, 2015 | Arizona Coyotes | Portland Pirates | AHL | ||
July 3, 2015 | Arizona Coyotes | ZSC Lions | NLA | ||
July 5, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Vaxjo Lakers | SHL | ||
July 7, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Ohio Blue Jackets U18 | T1EHL | ||
July 13, 2015 | Montreal Canadiens | Colgate Raiders | NCAA | ||
July 29, 2015 | Arizona Coyotes | Red Bull Munchen | DEL | ||
August 18, 2015 | Chicago Blackhawks | Bowling Green Falcons | NCAA | ||
August 27, 2015 | Los Angeles Kings | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | ||
September 17, 2015 | Nashville Predators | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | ||
September 21, 2015 | Philadelphia Flyers | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | ||
September 23, 2015 | Calgary Flames | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | ||
September 24, 2015 | Montreal Canadiens | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | ||
October 1, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | ||
October 5, 2015 | New Jersey Devils | Oshawa Generals | OHL | ||
October 5, 2015 | Washington Capitals | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | ||
October 6, 2015 | Winnipeg Jets | Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | ||
October 6, 2015 | Edmonton Oilers | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | ||
October 7, 2015 | San Jose Sharks | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | ||
January 5, 2016 | Nashville Predators | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | ||
January 20, 2016 | Vancouver Canucks | Utica Comets | AHL | ||
March 2, 2016 | Florida Panthers | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | ||
March 2, 2016 | San Jose Sharks | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | ||
March 8, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes | New Hampshire Wildcats | NCAA | ||
March 8, 2016 | New Jersey Devils | Brown Bears | NCAA | ||
March 10, 2016 | Detroit Red Wings | Maine Black Bears | NCAA | ||
March 13, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | Jokerit | KHL | ||
March 21, 2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | ||
March 22, 2016 | Buffalo Sabres | Minnesota State Mavericks | NCAA | ||
March 26, 2016 | Montreal Canadiens | Providence Friars | NCAA | ||
March 28, 2016 | St. Louis Blues | Michigan Wolverines | NCAA | ||
March 28, 2016 | Washington Capitals | Mercyhurst Lakers | NCAA | ||
March 28, 2016 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | NCAA | ||
March 29, 2016 | Pittsburgh Penguins | St. Cloud State Huskies | NCAA | ||
March 30, 2016 | Montreal Canadiens | St. Cloud State Huskies | NCAA | ||
March 30, 2016 | Winnipeg Jets | Providence Friars | NCAA | ||
March 30, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks | St. Cloud State Huskies | NCAA | ||
March 30, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks | UMass Lowell River Hawks | NCAA | ||
April 1, 2016 | Ottawa Senators | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | ||
April 1, 2016 | Philadelphia Flyers | Adler Mannheim | DEL | ||
April 1, 2016 | New York Rangers | UMass Lowell River Hawks | NCAA | ||
April 5, 2016 | Philadelphia Flyers | Yale Bulldogs | NCAA | ||
April 7, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | Providence Friars | NCAA | ||
April 11, 2016 | San Jose Sharks | Djurgardens IF | SHL | ||
April 13, 2016 | Vancouver Canucks | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | NCAA | ||
April 15, 2016 | Minnesota Wild | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | ||
April 15, 2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Barrie Colts | OHL | ||
April 17, 2016 | New York Rangers | AIK IF | HA | ||
April 21, 2016 | Nashville Predators | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | ||
April 22, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | ||
April 27, 2016 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Frolunda HC | SHL | ||
April 29, 2016 | Calgary Flames | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | ||
April 29, 2016 | Vancouver Canucks | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | ||
May 2, 2016 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CSKA Moscow | KHL | ||
May 3, 2016 | Florida Panthers | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | ||
May 7, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | NCAA | ||
May 9, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers | St. Cloud State Huskies | NCAA | ||
May 13, 2016 | San Jose Sharks | Djurgardens IF | SHL | ||
May 16, 2016 | Vancouver Canucks | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | ||
May 18, 2016 | Minnesota Wild | Debreceni HK | MOL Liga | ||
May 24, 2016 | San Jose Sharks | Skelleftea AIK | SHL | ||
May 24, 2016 | Chicago Blackhawks | Frolunda HC | SHL | ||
May 24, 2016 | Chicago Blackhawks | Avangard Omsk | KHL | ||
May 24, 2016 | Chicago Blackhawks | Skelleftea AIK | SHL | ||
May 24, 2016 | Ottawa Senators | Geneve-Servette HC | NLA | ||
May 27, 2016 | New Jersey Devils | HIFK | Liiga | ||
June 1, 2016 | Nashville Predators | Malmo Redhawks | SHL | ||
June 10, 2016 | Calgary Flames | BK Mlada Boleslav | ELH |
Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade. Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.June
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Waivers
Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract, that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.Date | Player | New team | Previous team | Ref |
September 27, 2015 | Kevin Poulin | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Islanders | |
October 1, 2015 | Chris Porter | Minnesota Wild | Philadelphia Flyers | |
October 6, 2015 | Jean-Francois Berube | New York Islanders | Los Angeles Kings | |
October 6, 2015 | Frank Corrado | Toronto Maple Leafs | Vancouver Canucks | |
October 6, 2015 | Paul Byron | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames | |
October 26, 2015 | Bobby Farnham | New Jersey Devils | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
November 15, 2015 | Chris Wagner | Colorado Avalanche | Anaheim Ducks | |
November 22, 2015 | Landon Ferraro | Boston Bruins | Detroit Red Wings | |
November 22, 2015 | Petter Granberg | Nashville Predators | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
December 6, 2015 | Viktor Tikhonov | Arizona Coyotes | Chicago Blackhawks | |
December 15, 2015 | Jarret Stoll | Minnesota Wild | New York Rangers | |
January 5, 2016 | Andrew Bodnarchuk | Colorado Avalanche | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
January 13, 2016 | Kevin Connauton | Arizona Coyotes | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
January 27, 2016 | Adam Clendening | Edmonton Oilers | Anaheim Ducks | |
February 25, 2016 | Chris Wagner | Anaheim Ducks | Colorado Avalanche | |
February 27, 2016 | Jiri Sekac | Arizona Coyotes | Chicago Blackhawks | |
February 29, 2016 | Mike Brown | Montreal Canadiens | San Jose Sharks | |
February 29, 2016 | Adam Cracknell | Edmonton Oilers | Vancouver Canucks | |
February 29, 2016 | Adam Pardy | Edmonton Oilers | Winnipeg Jets | |
February 29, 2016 | David Warsofsky | New Jersey Devils | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Staff compensation
Prior to January 1, 2016 NHL teams received compensation for losing a coach, general manager or president of hockey operations to another team while they are still under contract. Teams received a second-round draft pick if a transaction happened during the season and a third-round pick if one occurred in the off-season. Teams will have a three-year window to choose from when to lose their draft pick.Date | Employee | Position | New team | Previous team | Compensation | Ref |
July 23, 2015 | Lou Lamoriello | General Manager | Toronto Maple Leafs | New Jersey Devils | 3rd-round pick in 2018 | |
October 21, 2015 | John Tortorella | Head Coach | Columbus Blue Jackets | Vancouver Canucks | 2nd-round pick in 2017 |