On June 19, 2014, former Red Wings assistant coach, Bill Peters, was hired as the new head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] On July 15, 2014, the Red Wings hired Tony Granato as an assistant coach.[5] On July 30, 2014, the Red Wings hired Jim Hiller and Andrew Brewer as assistant coaches.[6]
On August 14, 2014, the Red Wings signed executive vice president and general manager Ken Holland to a four-year contract extension through the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Charging Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during Game Six of the First Round of the Eastern Conference series in Detroit on Monday, April 27, 2015, at 18:55 of the second period.
Detroit's second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent David Legwand to Detroit, in exchange for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[39] The condition – Nashville will receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Detroit qualifies for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2014.[40]
a San Jose's seventh-round pick will go to Detroit, as the result of a trade on June 10, 2012, that sent Brad Stuart to San Jose, in exchange for Andrew Murray and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[41] The condition – Stuart is re-signed by San Jose for the 2012–13 season – was converted on June 18, 2012.[42]