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What is a reserve clause in sports?

The reserve clause, in North American professional sports, was part of a player contract which stated that the rights to players were retained by the team upon the contract's expiration. Players under these contracts were not free to enter into another contract with another team.

What was a reserve clause in the 1880s?

Over the remainder of the 1880s, the reserve list was expanded to cover each team's entire roster, and the formal reserve clause was added to the standard player's contract. The reserve clause gave teams the right to renew a player's contract for another year at the same salary.

What was the purpose of the reserve clause?

The reserve clause was the basis for the NHL's injunction against the large number of players who had signed with the rival World Hockey Association in 1972, with all but one—against Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull —ultimately thrown out by lower courts.

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