2015-2016 NHL No-Trade No-Movement Clause list
A player with a no-trade or no-movement clause must accept a move by waiving his clause in order for a trade to go through and be accepted by the NHL. The list below is compiled from various sources, including NHL documents, internal sources and other media outlets.
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| Team |
No. of Players |
No-Trade Clause |
No-Movement Clause |
| Anaheim | 5 | Kevin Bieksa Andrew Cogliano (limited; details unknown) Ryan Kesler |
Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry |
| Arizona | 7 | Nicklas Grossman (limited; details unknown) Martin Hanzal (limited; details unknown) |
Shane Doan Martin Erat Zbynek Michalek (limited; can list up to 8 teams he will not accept trade to) Chris Pronger Mike Smith |
| Boston | 9 | Matt Beleskey Loui Eriksson (limited; can list up to 15 teams he will not accept trade to) Chris Kelly (limited; can provide an 8-team trade list) Brad Marchand (limited; details unknown) Dennis Seidenberg |
Patrice Bergeron Zdeno Chara David Krejci Tuukka Rask |
| Buffalo | 6 | Josh Gorges (limited; can list up to 15 teams he will not accept trade to) David Legwand (limited; details unknown) Matt Moulson (limited; details unknown) |
Zach Bogosian Brian Gionta Ryan O’Reilly |
| Calgary | 4 | Michael Frolik (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) Mason Raymond (limited; details unknown) Matt Stajan (limited; details unknown) |
Dennis Wideman |
| Carolina | 6 | Ron Hainsey (limited; details unknown) John-Michael Liles (limited; details unknown) Eric Staal Jordan Staal Cam Ward |
James Wisniewski (limited; can list 10 teams he will not accept a trade to) |
| Chicago | 8 | Bryan Bickell (limited; details unknown) Rob Scuderi (limited; details unknown) Brent Seabrook (limited; details unknown) |
Corey Crawford Niklas Hjalmarsson (limited; details unknown) Patrick Kane Duncan Keith Jonathan Toews |
| Colorado | 7 | Gabriel Landeskog (limited; details unknown) Carl Soderberg Brad Stuart (limited; can submit a 7-team trade list) Alex Tanguay (limited; details unknown) |
Francois Beauchemin Jarome Iginla Erik Johnson |
| Columbus | 7 | Rene Bourque (limited; details unknown) David Clarkson (limited; details unknown) |
Sergei Bobrovsky Brandon Dubinsky (limited; details unknown) Nick Foglino Scott Hartnell Fedor Tyutin (limited; details unknown) |
| Dallas | 8 | Jamie Benn (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) Alex Goligoski (limited; details unknown) Kari Lehtonen Travis Moen (limited; details unknown) Antti Niemi Johnny Oduya (limited; can list up to 12 teams he will not accept trade to) |
Patrick Sharp (limited; details unknown) Jason Spezza (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) |
| Detroit | 5 | Jonathan Ericsson (limited; details unknown) Mike Green Jimmy Howard (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) Niklas Kronwall (limited; details unknown) |
Pavel Datsyuk |
| Edmonton | 2 | None | Andrew Ference Andrej Sekera |
| Florida | 5 | Dave Bolland (limited; details unknown) Brian Campbell (limited; can list up to 8 teams he will accept trade to) Jussi Jokinen (limited; details unknown) Willie Mitchell (limited; details unknown) Roberto Luongo |
None |
| LA Kings | 4 | Dustin Brown (limited; can list up to 7 teams he will not accept trade to) Jonathan Quick (limited; details unknown) Milan Lucic (limited; details unknown) |
Christian Ehrhoff |
| Minnesota | 7 | Devan Dubnyk (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) | Niklas Backstrom (limited; details unknown) Mikko Koivu Zach Parise Jason Pominville (limited; details unknown) Ryan Suter Thomas Vanek |
| Montreal | 4 | Alexei Emelin (limited; details unknown) Andrei Markov (limited; can list up to 16 teams he will not accept trade to) Tomas Plekanec (limited; details unknown) |
Jeff Petry |
| Nashville | 5 | Mike Fisher Paul Gaustad (limited; details unknown) James Neal (limited; can list up to 8 teams he will not accept trade to) Eric Nystrom (limited; details unknown) |
Pekka Rinne (limited; details unknown) |
| New Jersey | 7 | Mike Cammalleri Andy Green Cory Schneider Travis Zajac |
Ryane Clowe Patrik Elias Tuomo Ruutu |
| NYI | 1 | None | Johnny Boychuk |
| NYR | 8 | Derick Brassard (limited; details unknown) Dan Girardi (limited; details unknown) Dominic Moore (limited; details unknown) Mats Zuccarello |
Dan Boyle Henrik Lundqvist Rick Nash Marc Staal |
| Ottawa | 7 | Colin Greening (limited; details unknown) Clarke MacArthur (limited; details unknown) Marc Methot (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) Milan Michalek (limited; details unknown) |
Chris Neil (limited; can list up to 15 teams he will not accept trade to) Chris Phillips (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) Bobby Ryan (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept trade to) |
| Philly | 6 | R.J. Umberger (limited; details unknown) Wayne Simmonds (limited; details unknown) Luke Schenn (limited; details unknown) Mark Streit (limited; details unknown) |
Claude Giroux Vincent Lecavalier |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Trevor Daley (limited; details unknown) Pascal Dupuis (limited; can list up to 8 teams he will not accept trade to) Patric Hornqvist (limited; details unknown) |
Sidney Crosby Marc-Andre Fleury (limited, can submit a list of 12 teams he will not accept trade to) Phil Kessel (limited; can submit a list of 8 teams he will accept a trade to) Kris Letang (limited; can submit a list of 12 teams he will not accept trade to) Evgeni Malkin |
| San Jose | 9 | Brent Burns (limited; details unknown) Logan Couture (limited; details unknown) Paul Martin (limited; can list up to 6 teams he will not accept trade to) Joe Pavelski (limited; details unknown) Raffi Torres (limited; details unknown) Marc-Edouard Vlasic Joel Ward (limited; details unknown) |
Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton |
| St. Louis | 6 | David Backes Patrik Berglund (limited; can list up to 7 teams he will not accept trade to) Jay Bouwmeester Troy Brouwer (limited; details unknown) Paul Stastny Alexander Steen |
None |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Matt Carle (limited; details unknown) Braydon Coburn (limited; can submit a list of 12 teams he will accept a trade to) Jason Garrison (note: clause may be voided) Anton Stralman (limited; details unknown) |
Ben Bishop Ryan Callahan Valtteri Filppula (limited; details unknown) Mattias Ohlund (limited; details unknown) Steven Stamkos |
| Toronto | 5 | Tyler Bozak (limited; can list up to 12 teams he will accept a trade to) Joffrey Lupul (limited; can submit a list of 14 teams he will accept trade to) Dion Phaneuf (limited; can submit a list of 10 teams he will accept trade to) Stephane Robidas (limited; details unknown) |
Nathan Horton |
| Vancouver | 9 | Alexnader Burrows Alexander Edler Jannik Hansen Chris Higgins Dan Hamhuis Ryan Miller (limited; can submit a list of 5 teams he will accept trade to) Radim Vrbata |
Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin |
| Washington | 4 | Nicklas Backstrom Jason Chimera (limited; details unknown) Matt Niskanen (limited; details unknown) Alex Ovechkin (limited; can list up to 10 teams he will not accept a trade to) |
None |
| Winnipeg | 6 | Dustin Byfuglien (limited; can list up to 5 teams he will not accept trade to) Andrew Ladd (limited; details unknown) Bryan Little (limited; details unknown) Mark Stuart (limited; details unknown) Blake Wheeler (limited; details unknown) |
Tobias Enstrom |
Source: The Fourth Period
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