ARTICLE 27: RELEASES
27.1 The NHL, on its behalf and on behalf of each of the Clubs, their employees, agents and other representatives, and each of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns, hereby releases, waives and covenants not to commence, authorize or support financially, administratively or otherwise, any suit against the NHLPA, any of its employees, members or agents acting on behalf of any such members, any of their attorneys or any of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns, with respect to any claim that any one or more of them may have for damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or any other matter whatsoever, which claim relates to, is caused by, flows from or otherwise has arisen as a result of, whether directly or indirectly, the lockout that preceded and/or the negotiations that culminated in the execution of this Agreement. The release set forth in this Section 27.1 shall include any claim arising under the Antitrust or Labor Laws of the United States or any state or political division thereof (including the Unfair Labor Practice Charges currently pending before the National Labor Relations Board), or the Competition or Labour Laws of Canada, or any province or political subdivision thereof. The release set forth in this Section 27.1, however, shall not apply to grievances filed prior to the date hereof or, if then unfiled, arising under the Collective Bargaining Agreement that expired at midnight on the 15th day of September, 2004.
27.2 Each member of the NHLPA and the NHLPA, on its own behalf and on behalf of its employees, its agents and all of the members of its bargaining unit, on behalf of themselves and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns, hereby release, waive and covenant not to commence, authorize, or support financially, administratively or otherwise, any suit against the NHL or any of its Clubs, or their respective present and former officers, owners, directors, trustees, employees, attorneys, affiliates, general or limited partners, heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors and assigns (collectively "Releasees"), with respect to any claim that any one or more of them may have for damages, liabilities, costs, expenses or any other matter whatsoever, which claim relates to, is caused by, flows from, or otherwise has arisen as a result of, whether directly or indirectly, the lockout that preceded and/or the negotiations that culminated in the execution of this Agreement, including specifically, any claim for back pay based upon the Standard Player's Contract. The Release set forth in this Section 27.2 shall include any claim arising under the Antitrust or Labor Laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, or the Competition or Labour Laws of Canada, or any province or political subdivision thereof (including any claims that may arise from the Labour Union certification petitions presently pending in British Columbia and Quebec). The release set forth in this Section 27.2, however, shall not apply to grievances filed prior to the date hereof or, if then unfiled, arising under the Collective Bargaining Agreement that expired at midnight of the 15th day of September, 2004, or to claims based on individually negotiated provisions in 1995 Standard Player's Contracts that may have created a payment obligation which, although accrued prior to the lockout, was allegedly payable during the pendency of the lockout.
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