Starting in 2016-17 when contracts roll over freshly in early August, FNHL is introducing the Franchise Player home-town discount.* Teams designate 2 players annually in August (contract roll-over period)
* Max 2 Franchise Players any given time
* Who qualifies
(A) Drafted by the FNHL team (not acquired through trade of MiLR player) or
(B) Plays for same NHL team as FNHL team
* 25% discount
* Players receive No Movement clause (No trade, No Buy out) - stays on the roster until off-season
* Only valid while player plays for the team (
a trade by NHL team voids the discount if that's how it was applied - starting in 2017-18)
* Buy out during the off-season is applied to the discounted contract value
* Designation on Team Page will be:
Sidney Crosby, $4.2m (2012-2016-
FP-5.6)
Alex Ovechkin, $7.2m (2013-2018-
FP-9.5)
Claude Giroux, $6.0m (2014-2018-
FP-7.9)
Drew Doughty, $5.3m (2013-2017-
FP-7.0)
FP - denotes Franchise Player with 25% contract discount applied