The 2015–16

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was the 49th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Flyers opened the regular season on October 8, 2015 against the

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. This was the first season under new head coach

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. 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

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Off-season

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. On May 18, 2015, the Flyers hired

to replace Berube. Hakstol had been the

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's head coach for the past 11 seasons, during which he had a 289–143–43 record and led the school to the

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tournament in each season and advanced to the

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seven times. The Flyers retained assistant coaches

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, Joe Mullen and

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was named goaltending coach on July 3, 2015, replacing

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. The Flyers signed Kontinental Hockey League defenseman

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to a one-year, $3 million contract on May 20. June 27, the first day of the draft, was a busy one for the Flyers, as they selected defenseman

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with the seventh overall pick while also trading the 29th and 61st overall selection for the 24th in order to select forward

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. The next day, the Flyers made a trade to create some cap space, with the

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receiving

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and acquiring the contract of

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, while the Flyers received

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and a conditional 2016 or 2017 draft pick. The Flyers then traded Zac Rinaldo to the

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in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick on June 29, while re-signing

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to a two-year deal. The next day, the Flyers re-signed Ryan White to a one-year deal. On July 1, the Flyers signed free-agent goaltender Michal Neuvirth to a two-year, $3.25 million contract.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

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– Indicates split-squad game.
– Game was played at PPL Center in

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Regular season

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, , 0–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,769 , , 1–1–1 , , 3 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , October 14 , ,

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, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,779 , , 2–1–1 , , 5 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 5 , , October 20 , ,

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, , 2–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,077 , , 2–2–1 , , 5 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 6 , , October 21 , , Philadelphia , , 5–4 , ,

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, , OT , , Mason , , 17,565 , , 3–2–1 , , 7 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 7 , , October 24 , ,

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, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Mason , , 19,805 , , 4–2–1 , , 9 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 8 , , October 27 , , Buffalo , , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Mason , , 19,432 , , 4–2–2 , , 10 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 9 , , October 29 , ,

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, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,241 , , 4–3–2 , , 10 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 10 , , October 30 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , , Buffalo , , , , Neuvirth , , 15,962 , , 4–4–2 , , 10 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 11 , , November 2 , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , ,

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, , 18,264 , , 4–5–2 , , 10 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 12 , , November 3 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

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, , , , Neuvirth , , 16,839 , , 4–6–2 , , 10 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 13 , , November 5 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

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, , OT , , Neuvirth , , 19,289 , , 4–6–3 , , 11 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 14 , , November 7 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , ,

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, , , , Neuvirth , , 15,294 , , 5–6–3 , , 13 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 15 , , November 10 , ,

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, , 4–0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 18,587 , , 5–7–3 , , 13 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 16 , , November 12 , ,

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, , 5–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,414 , , 5–8–3 , , 13 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 17 , , November 14 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

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, , OT , , Mason , , 13,758 , , 6–8–3 , , 15 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 18 , , November 17 , ,

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, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Mason , , 18,846 , , 6–8–4 , , 16 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 19 , , November 19 , , San Jose , , 1–0 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Mason , , 18,229 , , 6–8–5 , , 17 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 20 , , November 21 , , Philadelphia , , 0–4 , ,

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, , , , Mason , , 18,578 , , 6–9–5 , , 17 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 21 , , November 23 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Neuvirth , , 18,636 , , 7–9–5 , , 19 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 22 , , November 25 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , , NY Islanders , , , , Mason , , 13,027 , , 7–10–5 , , 19 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 23 , , November 27 , ,

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, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Neuvirth , , 19,818 , , 8–10–5 , , 21 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 24 , , November 28 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 18,006 , , 9–10–5 , , 23 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 25 , , December 1 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

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, , 17,010 , , 10–10–5 , , 25 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 26 , , December 4 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

, , OT , , Neuvirth , , 14,825 , , 11–10–5 , , 27 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 27 , , December 5 , ,

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, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 18,202 , , 11–11–5 , , 27 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 28 , , December 8 , , NY Islanders , , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Neuvirth , , 18,108 , , 11–11–6 , , 28 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 29 , , December 10 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , , St. Louis , , , , Neuvirth , , 14,428 , , 12–11–6 , , 30 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 30 , , December 11 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , ,

, , , , Neuvirth , , 18,532 , , 12–12–6 , , 30 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 31 , , December 15 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Neuvirth , , 18,205 , , 13–12–6 , , 32 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 32 , , December 17 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 17,943 , , 14–12–6 , , 34 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 33 , , December 19 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , SO , , Mason , , 14,030 , , 14–12–7 , , 35 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 34 , , December 21 , , St. Louis , , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,676 , , 15–12–7 , , 37 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 35 , , December 27 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

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, , , , Mason , , 17,322 , , 15–13–7 , , 37 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 36 , , December 30 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , , San Jose , , , , Mason , , 17,562 , , 15–14–7 , , 37 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 37 , , January 2 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

, , , , Neuvirth , , 18,230 , , 15–15–7 , , 37 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 38 , , January 5 , ,

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, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,163 , , 16–15–7 , , 39 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 39 , , January 7 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

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, , 19,125 , , 17–15–7 , , 41 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 40 , , January 9 , , NY Islanders , , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,874 , , 18–15–7 , , 43 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 41 , , January 13 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,704 , , 19–15–7 , , 45 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 42 , , January 16 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Mason , , 19,843 , , 19–15–8 , , 46 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 43 , , January 17 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , ,

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, , SO , , Neuvirth , , 20,027 , , 20–15–8 , , 48 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 44 , , January 19 , ,

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, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,319 , , 20–16–8 , , 48 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 45 , , January 21 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

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, , , , Mason , , 18,652 , , 20–17–8 , , 48 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" , – , , January 23 , , Philadelphia , , , , NY Islanders , , colspan="6" , Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather. , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 46 , , January 25 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,738 , , 20–18–8 , , 48 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 47 , , January 27 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

, , OT , , Neuvirth , , 18,506 , , 21–18–8 , , 50 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 48 , , February 2 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , ,

, , 19,031 , , 22–18–8 , , 52 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 49 , , February 4 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 17,113 , , 23–18–8 , , 54 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 50 , , February 6 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Mason , , 19,819 , , 23–18–9 , , 55 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 51 , , February 7 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 18,506 , , 23–19–9 , , 55 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 52 , , February 9 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 18,717 , , 23–20–9 , , 55 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 53 , , February 11 , , Buffalo , , 1–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,019 , , 24–20–9 , , 57 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 54 , , February 13 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Neuvirth , , 19,775 , , 24–20–10 , , 58 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 55 , , February 14 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 18,006 , , 24–21–10 , , 58 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 56 , , February 16 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , ,

, , , , Neuvirth , , 15,482 , , 25–21–10 , , 60 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 57 , , February 19 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , SO , , Neuvirth , , 21,288 , , 25–21–11 , , 61 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 58 , , February 20 , , Philadelphia , , 5–4 , ,

, , OT , , Neuvirth , , 19,060 , , 26–21–11 , , 63 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 59 , , February 23 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , ,

, , , , Neuvirth , , 10,896 , , 26–22–11 , , 63 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 60 , , February 25 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 18,631 , , 27–22–11 , , 65 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 61 , , February 27 , ,

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, , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,773 , , 28–22–11 , , 67 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 62 , , February 29 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,065 , , 29–22–11 , , 69 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 63 , , March 3 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 18,636 , , 29–23–11 , , 69 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 64 , , March 5 , ,

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, , 19,645 , , 30–23–11 , , 71 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 65 , , March 7 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 17,906 , , 31–23–11 , , 73 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 66 , , March 11 , , Philadelphia , , 3–1 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Mason , , 19,092 , , 32–23–11 , , 75 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 67 , , March 12 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , ,

, , SO , , Mason , , 19,404 , , 32–23–12 , , 76 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 68 , , March 15 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,806 , , 33–23–12 , , 78 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 69 , , March 16 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

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, , , , Neuvirth , , 22,113 , , 34–23–12 , , 80 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 70 , , March 19 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,967 , , 34–24–12 , , 80 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 71 , , March 21 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , , NY Islanders , , , , Mason , , 14,329 , , 35–24–12 , , 82 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 72 , , March 22 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , SO , , Mason , , 16,230 , , 35–24–13 , , 83 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 73 , , March 24 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 18,087 , , 36–24–13 , , 85 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 74 , , March 26 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 16,002 , , 36–25–13 , , 85 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 75 , , March 28 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Mason , , 19,100 , , 37–25–13 , , 87 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 76 , , March 30 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Mason , , 19,850 , , 38–25–13 , , 89 , , , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 77, , April 2 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , ,

, , 19,578 , , 39–25–13 , , 91 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 78 , , April 3 , , Philadelphia , , 2–6 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 18,673 , , 39–26–13 , , 91 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 79 , , April 6 , , Philadelphia , , 0–3 , ,

, , , , Mason , , 20,027 , , 39–27–13 , , 91 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" , 80 , , April 7 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Mason , , 19,674 , , 39–27–14 , , 92 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 81 , , April 9 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,919 , , 40–27–14 , , 94 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 82 , , April 10 , , Philadelphia , , 5–2 , , NY Islanders , , , , Neuvirth , , 14,244 , , 41–27–14 , , 96 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 1 , , April 14 , , Philadelphia , , 0–2 , , Washington , , , ,

, , 18,506 , , 0–1 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 2 , , April 16 , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , , Washington , , , , Mason , , 18,506 , , 0–2 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 3 , , April 18 , , Washington , , 6–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Mason , , 19,678 , , 0–3 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 20 , , Washington , , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,692 , , 1–3 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 5 , , April 22 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , , Washington , , , , Neuvirth , , 18,506 , , 2–3 , , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" , 6 , , April 24 , , Washington , , 1–0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Neuvirth , , 19,925 , , 2–4 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C = Center; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; 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.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Shayne Gostisbehere Shayne Gostisbehere ( ; born April 20, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Between 2014 and 2021, he played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers. Gostisbehere is ...

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. 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).

Milestones

Suspensions and fines

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2015, the day after the deciding game of the

2015 Stanley Cup Finals The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) season, and the culmination of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference ch ...

, through June 12, 2016, the day of the deciding game of the

2016 Stanley Cup Finals The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2015–16 season, and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Con ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections made at the

2015 NHL Entry Draft The 2015 NHL Entry Draft was the 53rd NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The first three selections were Connor McDavid going to the Edmonton Oilers, Jack Eichel going to the Buffa ...

, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the

BB&T Center 200 South College (formerly BB&T Center) is a high-rise in Charlotte, North Carolina. Completed in 1975, it consists of 22 floors, a 11-story parking garage, and on the second floor it is connected to neighboring buildings via skybridges, as ...

Sunrise, Florida Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 97,335. Sunrise was incorporated in 1961 and founded ...

. The Flyers original second and third-round picks were traded in two different trades.

Notes

References

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