Alright, here's a quick regulation for NMCs, NTCs, and M-NTCs. I think it's pretty thorough, but I'm sure I missed some stuff, so provide input if you have ideas.
HFVHL Trade Clause Regulation
Definitions
- 'Hometown Team': For North American Players: the HFVHL team located in their town, province or state. If multiple teams in state, then the closest distance to their birth place as listed on HockeyDB.
- For European Players: The HFVHL team with the most players from their country on the active roster.
- 'Playoff Race': Teams in the Top 8 of each conference at the time, or a team outside the top 8 but within 20% of the points of the 8th place playoff team.
- 'Acquiring Team': The team that the player with the clause is being traded to.
- 'Bad Faith Team': These teams have managed their team in a way that upsets players. A team will be alerted if an action they are taking will hurt their standing with player. Potential actions include:
- Excessive player movement between the AHL and NHL.
- Sending a player with a M-NTC or NTC to the AHL.
- Refusing to honour a NMC, NTC or M-NTC after a trade.
- 'NHL Goaltender': Played >=30 games in the previous season or at least 40% of games in the current season.
- 'NHL Defenseman': Played >=40 games in the previous season or at least 50% of games in the current season.
- 'NHL Forward': Played >=40 games in the previous season or at least 50% of games in the current season.
No Movement Clause (NMC)
1. Refusal Triggers
a. First 2 Years of Contract
1. Unless NMC 2.b is true.
b. Team in playoff race
c. More than 5 years with Franchise
d. Playing for Hometown team
2. Acceptance Triggers
a. Player has been on LTIR for greater than one whole season.
b. Player is in last season of contract.
1. Unless NMC 1.b is true.
c. Acquiring Team is either:
1. Hometown team,
2. A team with which the player has spent 10 previous seasons; or
3. Previous season's HFVHL Cup Champion.
No Trade Clause (NTC)
1. Refusal Triggers
a. First Year of Contract
1. Unless NTC 2.b is true.
b. Team in playoff race
c. More than 10 years with Franchise
d. Playing for Hometown team
2. Acceptance Triggers
a. Player has been on LTIR for greater than one whole season.
b. Player is in last season of contract.
1. Unless NTC 1.b is true.
c. Acquiring Team is either:
1. Hometown team; or
2. A team with which the player has spent 5 previous seasons.
Modified NTC
1.Trade List
a. At the request of the team, a player with a M-NTC Trade List will submit a list of the # of teams provided by the clause, not including their current team.
b. The priority of those trade lists will be as follows:
1. The previous season's HFVHL Cup Champion
2. The previous season's HFVHL Cup Runner-up
3. The previous season's HFVHL President's Trophy Winner
4. The current 1st place team in each conference if in season, prioritizing inside their current conference.
5. The current 1st place team in each division if in season, prioritizing inside their current division.
6. Their Hometown Team
7. Any team they have previously spent more than 5 seasons with, prioritized by largest duration.
8. The team with the highest HFVHL scoring Goalie, Forward and Defenseman in the current season, or past season if it is off-season.
9. The remaining teams from highest HFVHL points to lowest until full list is completed.
2. No Trade List
a. At the request of the team, a player with a M-NTC No Trade List will submit a list of the # of teams provided by the clause, not including their current team.
b. The priority of those trade lists will be as follows:
1. Any team that has operated in bad faith in the eyes of NHL players
2. The last place team in each conference if in season, prioritizing outside the conference. If in the off-season, then refer to the previous season's standings.
3. Any team without a NHL goaltender on their active roster or LTIR.
4. Any team with less than 4 NHL defensemen on their active roster or LTIR.
5. Any team with less than 6 NHL forwards on their active roster or LTIR.
6. The bottom 5 teams in the other conference.
7. The bottom 5 teams in their current conference.
8. The remaining teams from highest HFVHL points to lowest until full list is completed.
c. Exceptions:
1: They will not place their hometown team on their no trade list unless M-NTC 2.b.1. is true.
2: They will not place a team they have spent greater than 5 years with on their no trade list prioritized by largest duration, unless M-NTC 2.b.1 is true.