2014–15 CSC season

The 2014–15 CSC season was the third season of operation of the Conn Smythe Corner (CSC). The regular season began on October 8, 2014 and ended on March 16, 2015, with the playoffs to follow until April 5. This was the first season slated to end a week earlier on the calendar as a result of the controversy of the Cam Ward Cup Finals in 2014.

For the second consecutive season, several GMs met for an in-person draft at the John Molson School of Business in Montreal. To accommodate those who could not be there in person, the draft was held online over Yahoo!. The draft was held on the 13th floor, one higher than the previous season, demonstrating the quickly growing prestige of the CSC.

Team Movement
One franchise was moved following the end of the 2013-2014 CSC season.

The Columbus Chill relocated to Vancouver and undertook a new identity: the VAN Millionaires. Andreas Lyberopoulos retained his position as GM after a decent showing in 2013-14.

While teams are normally required to allocate a portion of their waiver budget relocating, the Millionaires were absolved of this payment after pointing out a mistake made by the commissioner when assigning keeper positions to players: Brent Burns was to be kept by Vancouver for a Round 5 pick, but was occupying a spot in the 11th round. In a demonstration of nobility and selflessness, the younger Lyberopoulos notified the commissioner's office of the error, with the league covering the waiver budget relocation cost in return.

New Waiver Rules
Once again, team budgets were set to match the salary cap of the NHL. Teams were allotted $69 million (USD) each, another sign of growth for the CSC.

League Structure
In a shift from the four division structure of the first two seasons, the league divided itself into two conferences of eight teams. The conferences were once again named after the general managers of the two teams that participated in the finals of the prior season. The winner of each conference would clinch a playoff spot, and the rest of the seeding would be determined based on team record.

The Draft
The second CSC Draft was held on October 4th, with the draft order being determined based on the previous season's results. The higher a team's finish in the regular season, the higher the draft pick, with the two finalists picking first and second. This season, the top eight picks would be dependent on their playoff finish as opposed to only the top two. In a first in the CSC's history, the defending champion Atlanta Thrashers trade the first overall pick, along with their sixth round pick and Tyler Johnson to the Cornwall Aces for Ryan Johansen and Cornwall's first and second round picks. Cornwall GM Brahm Hurwitz would select Sidney Crosby first overall.

Regular season
Beginning on October 8th, each team would play 21 matches. Each team would play each other at least once, with between ten and thirteen matches within a team's conference depending on scheduling.

Postponements
The Toronto Maple Leafs–Ottawa Senators game originally scheduled for October 22 was postponed due to the 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. The game was rescheduled for November 9.

The New York Rangers–Buffalo Sabres game originally scheduled for November 21 was postponed due to the winter weather-related difficulties in the area. The game was rescheduled for February 20, 2015, displacing a Sabres home game with the Senators that was originally scheduled for the same day. That game was moved to December 15, 2014, as a result of the rescheduling of the Rangers–Sabres game.

As a result of these postponements, the players scheduled to play these games were unavailable for their respective CSC franchises on these nights.

Milestones
The Atlanta Thrashers became the first team to ever successfully defend their championship, backed by the strength of a record setting 11 game winning streak. Neither feat has been equaled. Marco Scanlan's 2014-15 Thrashers are considered the greatest team in CSC history, according to himself.

The St. Louis Eagles and Colorado Rockies would each tie the record for wins in a season with sixteen.

QC Athletic Club would set the record for losses in a single season with nineteen after beginning the season with a record twelve consecutive losses.

The two highest scoring weeks by a single team both occurred in week 18, in what would be a preview of the Cam Ward Cup Finals matchup between the Atlanta Thrashers and the VAN Millionaires. The Thrashers would win the matchup 545 to 509.5.

The only team that would make the playoffs for the third consecutive season was the deposed champion Montreal Wanderers.

The final week of the season would bring to light the most significant regular season matchup in the history of the CSC. The Cleveland Barons would face the Cornwall Aces, with the winner advancing to the final position in the postseason. There were several weeks of buildup to this match, as both Cleveland and Cornwall had engaged in an arms race, with each club trading several high picks each in order to bring in elite talent. When the dust settled, Cornwall would emerge victorious, earning their first ever playoff berth. They would lose in the first round.