# 2014 Hockey India League players' auction

Commented out: [[File:Hockey India League Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|Logo of [[Hockey India League]].]] 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.
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. 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. 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 19 August to 30 September.
| Player | From | To |
| Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | Punjab Warriors |
| Satbir Singh | Mumbai Magicians | Punjab Warriors |

## Auction

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

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 |
| Hamish McGregor | Pirmin Blaak | Delhi Waveriders | |
| Rajpal Singh | Gurwinder Singh Chandi | Delhi Waveriders | Ankle injury |
| Gurpreet Singh Guri | Vikramjit Singh | Delhi Waveriders | |
| Hugo Inglis | Jeroen Hertzberger | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | |
| Iain Lewers | Marcel Balkestein | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | |
| Shea McAleese | Wouter Jolie | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | |
| 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

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