2014 Hockey India League players' auction

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]

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

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

Player From To
  Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians Punjab Warriors
  Satbir Singh Mumbai Magicians Punjab Warriors

Withdrawals

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Auction

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Following is the list of players bought in the auction:

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

Replacement signings

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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.

Player Replaced Team Reason for replacement
  Marc Salles Esteve   Fergus Kavanagh Ranchi Rhinos
  Eduard Arbós   Nicholas Wilson Ranchi Rhinos Injury[6]
  Hamish McGregor   Pirmin Blaak Delhi Waveriders [7]
  Rajpal Singh   Gurwinder Singh Chandi Delhi Waveriders Ankle injury[8]
  Gurpreet Singh Guri   Vikramjit Singh Delhi Waveriders [8]
  Hugo Inglis   Jeroen Hertzberger Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
  Iain Lewers   Marcel Balkestein Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
  Shea McAleese   Wouter Jolie Uttar Pradesh Wizards [7]
  Mark Gleghorne   Matthew Swann Mumbai Magicians
  Razie Rahim   Matthew Butturini Mumbai Magicians
  Arjun Halappa   Rahul Shilpkar Delhi Waveriders
  Vikram Vishnu Pillay   Bipin Kishor Kerketta Delhi Waveriders
  Varun Kumar   Ignace Tirkey Punjab Warriors

Unsold players

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "Stockmann blijft voor Punjab Warriors langer in India". AD.nl. New Delhi. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "New-look Waveriders up for HIL Season 2". The Asian Age. New Delhi. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.