The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.
On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired.
[2] The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes.
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.