LIST OF NO TRADE / NO MOVEMENT CLAUSES

The following players have either a no-trade clause (NTC) or a no-movement clause (NMC).  The names below were compiled and verified through an anonymous source [lots of thanks to that source!]   Many thanks to sk84fun_dc for putting together the first draft of this list.  No-trade clauses which were in effect at some point during the 2008-09 season but are no longer in effect are listed at the bottom of this page.

    NOTES
    1.  I am currently checking on the status of a few players and hope to have this page updated no later than March 1.  If you have a question on a player, send me an e-mail and I'll check to see whether the player has a NTC/NMC or not and, if necessary, the details surrounding it.
    2.  Marc Savard was previously listed as having some form of a NMC/NTC; however, my source cannot find any information to show this.  If someone has a definitive link showing that Savard does in fact have a NTC/NMC, please pass it on to me.

    UPDATED 3/2 - Added Ray Whitney [CAR] and Frantisek Kaberle [CAR]

    Take me to the list!

    The meaning of each term:

    NTC - player cannot be traded without his consent; consent not required for waivers for assignment to minors.
    NMC - player cannot be traded, waived for a claim by another team, or assigned to the minors without his consent.  [This does not protect the player from a buyout.]

    From Article 11.8 in the CBA:

(a)        The SPC of any player who is a Group 3 Unrestricted Free Agent under Article 10.1(a) may contain a no-Trade or a no-move clause.  SPCs containing a no-Trade or a no-move clause may be entered into prior to the time that the Player is a Group 3 Unrestricted Free Agent so long as the SPC containing the no-Trade or no-move clause extends through and does not become effective until the time that the player qualifies for Group 3 Unrestricted Free Agency.  If the player is traded or claimed on Waivers prior to the no-Trade or no-move clause taking effect, the clause does not bind the acquiring Club.  An acquiring Club may agree to continue to be bound by the no-Trade or no-move clause, which agreement shall be evidenced in writing to the Player, Central Registry and the NHLPA, in accordance with Exhibit 3 hereof.

(b)        A no-move clause may prevent the involuntary relocation of a player, whether by Trade, Loan or Waiver claim.  A no-move clause, however, may not restrict the Club's buy-out and termination rights as set forth in this Agreement.  Prior to exercising its Ordinary Course Buy-Out rights pursuant to Paragraph 13 of the SPC hereof, the Club shall, in writing in accordance with the notice provisions in Exhibit 3 hereof, provide the Player with the option of electing to be placed on Waivers.  The Player will have twenty-four (24) hours from the time he receives such notice to accept or reject that option at his sole discretion, and shall so inform the Club in writing, in accordance with the notice provisions in Exhibit 3 hereof, within such twenty-four (24) hour period.  If the Player does not timely accept or reject that option, it will be deemed rejected.

    Unless otherwise specified, a NTC/NMC [whichever is applicable] is for the remainder of the player's current contract and is considered to be a full NTC/NMC [as the case may be] with no restrictions.

Jean-Sebastian Giguere, ANA - NTC
Todd Marchant, ANA - NTC
Teemu Selanne, ANA - NMC
Ryan Whitney, ANA - NTC  [starting July 1, 2011; Anaheim had right to nullify NTC when completing trade because Whitney's NTC has yet to vest - whether they've done that or not is unknown for the time being]

Ron Hainsey, ATL - NTC  [can designate up to 15 teams he will accept a trade to]
Slava Kozlov, ATL - NTC

P.J. Axelsson, BOS - NTC  [can designate up to 20 teams he will accept a trade to]
Zdeno Chara, BOS - NTC
Marc Savard, BOS - NTC  [or not - see Note #2 above]
Marco Sturm, BOS - NTC  [conditional; Sturm has a NTC in effect for the 2008-09 season - if the team he ends the regular season with makes the playoffs, he carries a NTC the following season.  If that team does not make the playoffs, he does not have a NTC the following season.]

Ryan Miller, BUF - NMC/NTC  [can provide a list of 8 teams to which he will not accept a trade to]
Jason Pominville, BUF - NMC/NTC  [starting July 1, 2009; same terms as Ryan Miller]

Adrian Aucoin, CGY - NTC
Jarome Iginla, CGY - NMC
Miika Kiprusoff, CGY - NMC  [starting July 1, 2008, applies for 2008-09 through 2011-12]
Robyn Regehr, CGY - NMC

Frantisek Kaberle, CAR - NTC
Eric Staal, CAR - NTC  [starting July 1, 2010]
Scott Walker, CAR - NTC
Niclas Wallin, CAR - NTC
Ray Whitney, CAR - NMC

Mike Commodore, CBJ - NTC  [for 2008-09 and 2009-10]
Fredrik Modin, CBJ - NTC

Brian Campbell, CHI - NTC  [can provide a list of 8 teams he will accept a trade to; team has 45 days from date notice is received to trade him to any team on that list]

Adam Foote, COL - NTC
Scott Hannan, COL - NMC
Milan Hejduk COL - NTC
John-Michael Liles, COL - NTC  [can name up to 18 teams he will not accept a trade to]
Ryan Smyth, COL - NMC

Sean Avery, DAL - NTC  [full NTC from July 1 - August 14 of each year; from August 15 until following July 1, Avery gives a list of 10 teams which he will not accept a trade to]
Jere Lehtinen, DAL - NTC
Mike Modano, DAL - NTC
Brendan Morrow, DAL - NTC
Brad Richards, DAL - NTC
Darryl Sydor, DAL - NTC
Marty Turco, DAL - NTC
Sergei Zubov, DAL - NTC

Daniel Cleary, DET - NTC  [in effect until 30 days prior to the 2011-12 trade deadline]
Pavel Datsyuk, DET - NMC  [until end of 2010-11 season, then has a partial NTC]
Kris Draper, DET - NTC
Marian Hossa, DET - NMC
Nicklas Lidstrom, DET - NMC
Brian Rafalski, DET - NTC
Brad Stuart, DET - NTC  [for 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons]

Shawn Horcoff, EDM - NTC  [effective for 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons]
Sheldon Souray, EDM - NMC  [effective for 2007-08 through 2009-10 seasons]
Lubomir Visnovsky, EDM - NMC  [full NMC until July 1, 2012; after that date, he selects 10 teams which he will accept a trade to]

Keith Ballard, FLA - NTC  [starting July 1, 2009; gives a list of 7 teams he will accept a trade to]
Nathan Horton, FLA - NTC  [starting July 1, 2010]
Bryan McCabe, FLA - NMC
Tomas Vokoun, FLA - NMC
Stephen Weiss, FLA - NMC  [starting July 1, 2009]

Michal Handzus, L.A - NMC

Roman Hamrlik, MTL - NTC  [held a full NTC until 2/1/09; from 2/1/09 to 2/1/11, has a list of six (6) teams in both the Eastern and Western Conference that he will accept a trade to; after 2/1/11, does not hold a NTC]
Saku Koivu, MTL - NTC
Georges Laraque, MTL - NTC  [full NMC for 2008-09; after July 1, 2009 Laraque names six (6) teams in both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference that he will accept a trade to]
Andrei Markov, MTL - NTC  [until 2/1/11, has a list of seven (7) teams in both the Eastern and Western Conference that he will accept a trade to; after 2/1/11, does not hold a NTC]
Alex Tanguay, MTL - NTC

Jason Arnott, NSH - NMC
J.P. Dumont, NSH - NMC
Martin Erat, NSH - NMC  [starting July 1, 2009]
David Legwand, NSH - NTC

Marty Brodeur, N.J - NTC
Patrik Elias, N.J - NMC
Jamie Langenbrunner, N.J - NTC
Jay Pandolfo, N.J - NTC
Brian Rolston, N.J - NTC
Colin White, N.J - NTC

Bill Guerin, NYI - NTC  [also reported as NMC by some media outlets]

Chris Drury, NYR - NMC
Scott Gomez, NYR - NTC  [at the end of the each season Gomez gives the Rangers a list of 3 teams he will not accept a trade to]
Markus Naslund, NYR - NTC
Wade Redden, NYR - NTC  [has 8 teams he will not accept a trade to]
Michal Rozsival, NYR - NTC  [same terms as Wade Redden]

Daniel Alfredsson, OTT - NMC  [starting July 1, 2009; does not appear to have a NTC in his current contract expiring 6/30/09]
Mike Fisher, OTT - NMC  [NMC for 2008-09 to 2010-11, limited NTC for 2011-12 and 2012-13]
Dany Heatley, OTT - NMC
Filip Kuba, OTT - NTC
Chris Phillips, OTT - NTC
Jason Spezza, OTT - NTC  [starting July 1, 2009]

Martin Biron, PHI - NTC
Daniel Briere, PHI - NMC
Simon Gagne, PHI - NTC
Scott Hartnell, PHI - NTC
Joffrey Lupul, PHI - NTC  [starting July 1, 2010; Lupul gives a list of 6 teams that he will not accept a trade to - if his team misses the playoffs in a year, he can be traded from the end of that season to the next trade deadline without restriction]
Mike Richards, PHI - NMC  [starting July 1, 2012]
Kimmo Timonen, PHI - NMC

Shane Doan, PHX - NMC
Ed Jovanovski, PHX - NTC
Derek Morris, PHX - NTC  [partial NTC;  Morris has given a list of teams he will accept a trade to - actual conditions pending]

Sidney Crosby, PIT - NMC    [for 2012-13 only, final year of contract]
Marc-Andre Fleury - NMC/NTC  [starting July 1, 2010 - NMC only prevents being assigned to waivers; limited NTC - Fleury will provide a list of teams he'll accept a trade to]
Sergei Gonchar, PIT - NTC
Evgeni Malkin, PIT - NMC  [for 2013-14 only, final year of contract]
Brooks Orpik, PIT - NTC  [can pick 8 teams that he will not accept a trade to]

Dan Boyle, S.J - NTC  [full NTC until June 30, 2012; after that, Boyle can pick 8 teams that he will not accept a trade to]
Mike Grier, S.J - NTC
Joe Thornton, S.J - NTC
Patrick Marleau, S.J - NTC
Evgeni Nabokov, S.J - NTC  [conditional; if Sharks miss playoffs, can be traded without his consent in the following season]

Eric Brewer, STL - NTC
Barret Jackman, STL - NTC
Paul Kariya, STL - NMC
Andy McDonald, STL - NTC  [starting July 1, 2009]
Keith Tkachuk, STL - NTC

Vincent Lecavalier, T.B - NMC  [starting July 1, 2009]
Martin St. Louis, T.B - NTC
Radim Vrbata, T.B - NTC  [2008-09 season only]

Niklas Hagman, TOR - NMC  [2008-09 season only]
Tomas Kaberle, TOR - NTC  [can name 10 teams that he will accept a trade to; if the Leafs miss the playoffs in 2008-09 or 2009-10, he can be traded without restriction from that Entry Draft until August 15]
Pavel Kubina, TOR - NTC  [same terms as Tomas Kaberle with the exception of the 2009-10 "miss the playoffs" scenario]

Roberto Luongo, VAN - NTC
Mattias Ohlund, VAN - NTC
Sami Salo, VAN - NTC
Willie Mitchell, VAN - NTC

Michael Nylander, WSH - NMC  [for 2007-08 through 2009-10 seasons]
Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - NTC  [starting July 1, 2014; gives Washington a list of up to 10 clubs every year he will not accept a trade to, and can modify this in September of every following year]

EXPIRED NO-TRADE CLAUSES

Nicklas Backstrom, MIN - NTC  [limited NTC for 2008-09 - cannot be traded between September 1, 2008 and February 1, 2009]

Alexei Kovalev, MTL - NTC  [can't be traded to any Western Conference team prior to 1/31/09 without his consent]
 

Last updated March 2, 2009

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