2014 Hockey India League players' auction

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2014 Hockey India League Players' Auction or HIL Closed Bid was the mini auction/closed bid of players for the second season of the professional field hockey tournament, Hockey India League. The auction took place on 22 November at Lalit Hotel in New Delhi. [1]

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A total of 154 players were auctioned out of which 95 were Indian players and 59 were foreign players from 14 countries. The base price for the players varied from US$2,600 to US$25,000. [1] The salary cap available to each franchise for the auction was increased from US$650,000 (4 crores) to US$725,000 (4.46 crores) as per the requests of the franchises. [2] The players were signed for the term of two years. [3] [4] During the closed bid, Kalinga Lancers, the new franchise of the Hockey India League, bought its 24 players while rest of the five franchises bought players due to the permanent withdrawals to complete their squads. [1]

Transfers

Transfer window for second season of HIL was open from 19 August to 30 September. [5]

PlayerFromTo
Flag of India.svg Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians Punjab Warriors
Flag of India.svg Satbir Singh Mumbai Magicians Punjab Warriors

Withdrawals

Auction

Following is the list of players bought in the auction:

PlayerTeamBase PriceWinning Bid
Flag of England.svg Barry Middleton Ranchi Rhinos $25,000$53,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kiel Brown Kalinga Lancers $25,000$55,000
Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Vila Kalinga Lancers $25,000$50,000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Archibald Kalinga Lancers $25,000$71,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Wilson Delhi Waveriders $20,000$41,000
Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Peillat Kalinga Lancers $20,000$49,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ford Kalinga Lancers $20,000$35,000
Flag of England.svg Simon Mantell Mumbai Magicians $20,000$26,000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Edwards Delhi Waveriders $20,000$26,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Mitton Mumbai Magicians $20,000$59,000
Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Mazzilli Punjab Warriors $18,500$19,000
Flag of England.svg Adam Dixon Mumbai Magicians $18,000$41,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Simpson Kalinga Lancers $15,000$33,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Whetton Punjab Warriors $15,000$19,000
Flag of Spain.svg Roc Oliva Kalinga Lancers $15,000$38,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Clemons Kalinga Lancers $15,000$20,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan White Delhi Waveriders $15,000$27,000
Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Alegre Kalinga Lancers $14,000$41,000
Flag of India.svg Bharat Chikara Mumbai Magicians $12,000$32,000
Flag of India.svg Prabodh Tirkey Kalinga Lancers $12,000$25,000
Flag of India.svg Prabhjot Singh Mumbai Magicians $11,200$46,000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aran Zalewski Kalinga Lancers $10,000$28,000
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg David Harte Mumbai Magicians $10,000$11,000
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Antil Kalinga Lancers $6,900$11,000
Flag of India.svg Vikas Sharma Kalinga Lancers $6,900$15,000
Flag of India.svg V.S. Vinaya Mumbai Magicians $6,000$40,000
Flag of India.svg Ravipal Singh Mumbai Magicians $5,200$40,000
Flag of India.svg Vikram Kanth Kalinga Lancers $5,200$8,000
Flag of South Africa.svg Timothy Drummond Delhi Waveriders $5,000$18,000
Flag of India.svg Affan Yousuf Punjab Warriors $2,600$35,000
Flag of India.svg Armaan Qureshi Delhi Waveriders $2,600$6,000
Flag of India.svg David Minz Kalinga Lancers $2,600$6,000
Flag of India.svg Devinder Walmiki Kalinga Lancers $2,600$15,000
Flag of India.svg Dipsan Tirkey Kalinga Lancers $2,600$6,000
Flag of India.svg Gagandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians $2,600$3,500
Flag of India.svg Gagandeep Singh Banwait Kalinga Lancers $2,600$11,000
Flag of India.svg Gurjinder Singh Mumbai Magicians $2,600$56,000
Flag of India.svg Harjot Singh Kalinga Lancers $2,600$12,000
Flag of India.svg Harmanpreet Singh Bal Uttar Pradesh Wizards $2,600$3,000
Flag of India.svg Jasbir Singh Kalinga Lancers $2,600$15,000
Flag of India.svg Jasjit Singh Kular Uttar Pradesh Wizards $2,600$3,000
Flag of India.svg Karamjit Singh Punjab Warriors $2,600$3,500
Flag of India.svg Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Kalinga Lancers $2,600$14,000
Flag of India.svg Manjeet Kullu Kalinga Lancers $2,600$12,000
Flag of India.svg Mohammed Amir Khan Kalinga Lancers $2,600$10,000
Flag of India.svg Mohammed Nizamuddin Kalinga Lancers $2,600$10,000
Flag of India.svg Nikkin Thimmaiah Uttar Pradesh Wizards $2,600$59,000
Flag of India.svg Ramandeep Singh Uttar Pradesh Wizards $2,600$81,000
Flag of India.svg Vikas Pillay Mumbai Magicians $2,600$30,000

Replacement signings

Franchises can sign players after the HIL auction, as replacement of contracted players who are not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under HIL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction.

PlayerReplacedTeamReason for replacement
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Salles Esteve Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fergus Kavanagh Ranchi Rhinos
Flag of Spain.svg Eduard Arbós Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicholas Wilson Ranchi Rhinos Injury [6]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamish McGregor Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pirmin Blaak Delhi Waveriders [7]
Flag of India.svg Rajpal Singh Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh Chandi Delhi Waveriders Ankle injury [8]
Flag of India.svg Gurpreet Singh Guri Flag of India.svg Vikramjit Singh Delhi Waveriders [8]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hugo Inglis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Hertzberger Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
Flag of England.svg Iain Lewers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Balkestein Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shea McAleese Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wouter Jolie Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
Flag of England.svg Mark Gleghorne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Swann Mumbai Magicians
Flag of Malaysia.svg Razie Rahim Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Butturini Mumbai Magicians
Flag of India.svg Arjun Halappa Flag of India.svg Rahul Shilpkar Delhi Waveriders
Flag of India.svg Vikram Vishnu Pillay Flag of India.svg Bipin Kishor Kerketta Delhi Waveriders
Flag of India.svg Varun Kumar Flag of India.svg Ignace Tirkey Punjab Warriors

Unsold players

Following unsold players were added to the reserve pool (according to their base price):

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hero HIL Closed Bid 2013 Players List". New Delhi: Hockey India. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. "Hero Hockey India League increases Salary Cap of each Franchise by $75,000". New Delhi: Hockey India. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. "59 Overseas Players signed for Mini Players Auction/ Closed Bid for Hero Hockey India League". New Delhi: Hockey India. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. "95 Indian Players signed for Mini Players Auction or Closed Bid of the Hero Hockey India League". New Delhi: Hockey India. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. "Indian star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh joins Jaypee Punjab Warriors". Punjab Warriors. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. "Black Sticks aim to build on silver medal effort". The Press . 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Stockmann blijft voor Punjab Warriors langer in India". AD.nl. New Delhi. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 "New-look Waveriders up for HIL Season 2". The Asian Age . New Delhi. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.