The 2015–16 Minnesota Wild season was the

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season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Head coach

Mike Yeo Michael Yeo (born July 31, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks. He is the former head coach of the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues of the Nation ...

was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173–132–44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild.

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head coach

John Torchetti John Torchetti (born July 9, 1964) is a former American ice hockey player and coach, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers. Torchetti has been an interim head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida ...

was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the 2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the

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, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the

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. ;Draft notes * The

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's third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent

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to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. * The

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

' fifth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in

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to Boston in exchange for this pick. * The

's fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent

Jordan Leopold Jordan Douglas Leopold (born August 3, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1999, though never making an appearance with the team. In h ...

to Minnesota in exchange for Justin Falk and this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in

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to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a second-round pick in

to Vancouver in exchange for

Jason Garrison Jason John Maxwell Garrison (born November 13, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL). Garrison played two y ...

, the rights to Jeff Costello and this pick.

References

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