[1] The season will begin its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Nashville Predators.
[2] The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes.
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Below are the Carolina Hurricanes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.