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. Auction took place on November 22 at Lalit Hotel in New Delhi.
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 2,600 to 25,000. The salary cap available to each franchise for the auction was increased from 650,000 to 725,000 as per the requests of the franchises. The players were signed for the term of two years. 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.

Transfers

Transfer window for second season of HIL was open from August 19 to September 30.
PlayerFromTo
Sandeep SinghMumbai MagiciansPunjab Warriors
Satbir SinghMumbai MagiciansPunjab Warriors

Withdrawals

PlayerTeam
Andrew HaywardDelhi Waveriders
Anup ValmikiMumbai Magicians
Dean CouzinsDelhi Waveriders
Jonny JasrotiaMumbai Magicians
Gagandeep SinghMumbai Magicians
Hans RajDelhi Waveriders
Keshav DuttPunjab Warriors
Liam de YoungMumbai Magicians
Nilakanta SharmaPunjab Warriors
Oskar DeeckeDelhi Waveriders
P.L. ThimmannaUttar Pradesh Wizards
P.T. RaoMumbai Magicians
Pradhan SomannaUttar Pradesh Wizards
Sanjay Kumar BirMumbai Magicians
Sukhdev SinghPunjab Warriors
Ranjit SinghPunjab Warriors
Rocky LohchabUttar Pradesh Wizards
Roger PadrósPunjab Warriors
Tim JenniskensDelhi Waveriders
Vivek DharUttar Pradesh Wizards

PlayerTeam
Glenn SimpsonMumbai Magicians
Jason WilsonMumbai Magicians
Khadangbam Rinel SinghRanchi Rhinos
Lovedeep SinghDelhi Waveriders
Russell FordPunjab Warriors
Steven EdwardsMumbai Magicians
Tarandeep SinghRanchi Rhinos

Auction

Following is the list of players bought in the auction:
PlayerTeamBase PriceWinning Bid
Barry MiddletonRanchi Rhinos$25,000$53,000
Kiel BrownKalinga Lancers$25,000$55,000
Lucas VilaKalinga Lancers$25,000$50,000
Ryan ArchibaldKalinga Lancers$25,000$71,000
Jason WilsonDelhi Waveriders$20,000$41,000
Gonzalo PeillatKalinga Lancers$20,000$49,000
Russell FordKalinga Lancers$20,000$35,000
Simon MantellMumbai Magicians$20,000$26,000
Steve EdwardsDelhi Waveriders$20,000$26,000
Trent MittonMumbai Magicians$20,000$59,000
Agustín MazzilliPunjab Warriors$18,500$19,000
Adam DixonMumbai Magicians$18,000$41,000
Glenn SimpsonKalinga Lancers$15,000$33,000
Jacob WhettonPunjab Warriors$15,000$19,000
Roc OlivaKalinga Lancers$15,000$38,000
Tristan ClemonsKalinga Lancers$15,000$20,000
Tristan WhiteDelhi Waveriders$15,000$27,000
Ramón AlegreKalinga Lancers$14,000$41,000
Bharat ChikaraMumbai Magicians$12,000$32,000
Prabodh TirkeyKalinga Lancers$12,000$25,000
Prabhjot SinghMumbai Magicians$11,200$46,000
Aran ZalewskiKalinga Lancers$10,000$28,000
David HarteMumbai Magicians$10,000$11,000
Mandeep AntilKalinga Lancers$6,900$11,000
Vikas SharmaKalinga Lancers$6,900$15,000
V.S. VinayaMumbai Magicians$6,000$40,000
Ravipal SinghMumbai Magicians$5,200$40,000
Vikram KanthKalinga Lancers$5,200$8,000
Timothy DrummondDelhi Waveriders$5,000$18,000
Affan YousufPunjab Warriors$2,600$35,000
Armaan QureshiDelhi Waveriders$2,600$6,000
David MinzKalinga Lancers$2,600$6,000
Devinder WalmikiKalinga Lancers$2,600$15,000
Dipsan TirkeyKalinga Lancers$2,600$6,000
Gagandeep SinghMumbai Magicians$2,600$3,500
Gagandeep Singh BanwaitKalinga Lancers$2,600$11,000
Gurjinder SinghMumbai Magicians$2,600$56,000
Harjot SinghKalinga Lancers$2,600$12,000
Harmanpreet Singh BalUttar Pradesh Wizards$2,600$3,000
Jasbir SinghKalinga Lancers$2,600$15,000
Jasjit Singh KularUttar Pradesh Wizards$2,600$3,000
Karamjit SinghPunjab Warriors$2,600$3,500
Lalit Kumar UpadhyayKalinga Lancers$2,600$14,000
Manjeet KulluKalinga Lancers$2,600$12,000
Mohammed Amir KhanKalinga Lancers$2,600$10,000
Mohammed NizamuddinKalinga Lancers$2,600$10,000
Nikkin ThimmaiahUttar Pradesh Wizards$2,600$59,000
Ramandeep SinghUttar Pradesh Wizards$2,600$81,000
Vikas PillayMumbai 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
Marc Salles Esteve Fergus KavanaghRanchi Rhinos
Eduard Arbós Nicholas WilsonRanchi RhinosInjury
Hamish McGregor :nl:Pirmin Blaak|Pirmin BlaakDelhi Waveriders
Rajpal Singh Gurwinder Singh ChandiDelhi WaveridersAnkle injury
Gurpreet Singh Guri Vikramjit SinghDelhi Waveriders
Hugo Inglis Jeroen HertzbergerUttar Pradesh Wizards
Iain Lewers Marcel BalkesteinUttar Pradesh Wizards
Shea McAleese Wouter JolieUttar Pradesh Wizards
Mark Gleghorne Matthew SwannMumbai Magicians
Razie Rahim Matthew ButturiniMumbai Magicians
Arjun Halappa Rahul ShilpkarDelhi Waveriders
Vikram Vishnu Pillay Bipin Kishor KerkettaDelhi Waveriders
Varun Kumar Ignace TirkeyPunjab Warriors

Unsold players

Following unsold players were added to the reserve pool :