The 2014–15

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season was the 24th season in the

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. The Sharks did not qualify for the

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, thus ending their ten-season playoff streak.

Off-season

On May 15, 2014, following a first round playoff loss to the

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, General Manager Doug Wilson made known his intentions to build a "younger, more aggressive team", announcing that the team would retain Head Coach

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, but will move 33-year-old winger

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, who still had one year on remaining his contract, and would not re-sign 37-year-old impending unrestricted free agent defenceman Dan Boyle. The Sharks also acquired

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and

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Regular season

The Sharks did not qualify for the

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for the first time since 2002–03, ending the second-longest active NHL playoff appearance streak at ten seasons.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was announced on June 19.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on June 22.

Player statistics

Skaters

Final statistics.

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Notable occurrences

Milestones

Awards

Suspensions and fines

Transactions

The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Players released

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

The

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was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the

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. ;Draft notes *The

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' first-round pick went to San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent a first-round pick in 2014 (27th overall) and the Rangers sixth-round pick in 2014 (179th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (20th overall) and this pick. *The

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' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 25, 2013, that sent Douglas Murray to the Penguins in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick (#58–

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) and this conditional pick. **Condition – Second-round pick if Penguins advance to third round of 2013 playoffs or if Murray re-signs with Penguins for 2013–14 season, else third-round pick. Converted to third-round pick when Penguins were eliminated in second-round of 2013 playoffs and Murray signed with the

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on August 22, 2013. *The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 21, 2013, that sent Mike Brown to the Sharks in exchange for this pick. *The

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' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent

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to the Rangers in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick (#49– Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau), a 2013 third-round pick (#62– Yan-Pavel Laplante) and this conditional pick. **Condition – Second round if Rangers advance to third round of 2013 playoffs or if Clowe re-signs with Rangers after 2013 season, else fifth round. Converted on July 5, 2013. *The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Anaheim's fourth-round pick in

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, and a fifth-round pick in 2013 to the Sharks in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick. *The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent

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to the Sharks in exchange for Andrew Murray, and this conditional pick. **Condition – If Stuart re-signs with Sharks. Converted on June 18, 2012.

References

External links

Official website
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