ARTICLE 5: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
Each Club, and, where appropriate, the League, in the exercise of its functions of management, shall in addition to its other inherent and legal rights to manage its business, including the direction and control of its team, have the right at any time and from time to time to determine when, where, how and under what circumstances it wishes to operate, suspend, discontinue, sell or move and to determine the manner and the rules by which its team shall play hockey. Nothing in this Article shall, however, authorize a Club or the League to violate any provision of this Agreement or of any SPC.
All of the rights which were inherent in each Club and where appropriate the League, as owner and operator of its business, including its team, or incident to the management thereof, which existed prior to the selection of the NHLPA as exclusive bargaining representative by the Players and which are not expressly curtailed or contracted away by a specific provision of this Agreement or by any SPC are retained solely by each Club. A Club, and where appropriate the League, may take any action not in violation of any applicable provision of this Agreement, any SPC, or law in the exercise of its management rights. |
