Marquee players
The franchise owners made silent bids for each of the five marquee players before the actual auction begun. Hockey India then revealed which marquee player will lead which franchise based on the maximum bids by all the owners. Each team's marquee player got a contract worth at least 115 per cent of the highest successful bid for a player of that team in the auction if the silent bid is not worth more than this amount. [2]
| Marquee Players | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Base Price | Winning Bid |
 Sardar Singh | Delhi Wave Riders | $27,800 | $78,000 |
| Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | $27,800 | $64,400115% |
 Jamie Dwyer | Punjab Warriors | $25,000 | $78,200115% |
 Moritz Fürste | Ranchi Rhinos | $25,000 | $83,950115% |
 Teun de Nooijer | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | $25,000 | $87,400115% |
- 115% 115% of the top paid player of the team
Sandeep Singh was bought by Mumbai Magicians at his base price ($27,800) but Mumbai bought Australian Joel Carroll for $56,000 which raises Sandeep's annual purse to $64,400 due to the 115% rule. Similarly, Jamie Dwyer will fetch $78,200 (115% of Jaap Stockmann with $68,000) and Moritz Fürste will earn $83,950 (115% of Ashley Jackson's $73,000). Dutchman Teun de Nooijer's annual purse is the highest of the league i.e. $87,400 (115% of V.R. Raghunath's winning bid of $76,000) whereas Sardar Singh's annual purse is the highest among Indian players ($78,000). [3]
