The 2015β16 Minnesota Wild season was the
16th season for the
National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] Head coach
Mike Yeo was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173β132β44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild.
Iowa Wild head coach
John Torchetti was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the
2009β10 Philadelphia Flyers and the
2009β10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points.
The
Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2016 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
a The
Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in
2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[44] Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a second-round pick in
2014 to Vancouver in exchange for
Jason Garrison, the rights to Jeff Costello and this pick.[45]
The 2015β16 Minnesota Wild season was the
16th season for the
National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] Head coach
Mike Yeo was relieved of his duties on February 13 after the teams thirteenth loss in fourteen games. He finished with a record of 173β132β44 in his four and a half years as head coach of the Wild.
Iowa Wild head coach
John Torchetti was promoted to interim head coach. Minnesota was the first team since the
2009β10 Philadelphia Flyers and the
2009β10 Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs with fewer than 90 points.
The
Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in
2016 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
a The
Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the
Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in
2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[44] Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a second-round pick in
2014 to Vancouver in exchange for
Jason Garrison, the rights to Jeff Costello and this pick.[45]