7.1. (a) Neither the NHLPA nor any player shall authorize,
encourage, or engage in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or
other concerted interference with the activities of any Club or
of the League during the term of this Agreement.  Nor shall any
player decline to play or practice or in concert with any other
person otherwise interfere with the activities of any Club or the
League, or individually or in concert encourage any other player
to do so because of picketing or a labor dispute involving any
other labor organization.  The NHLPA shall not support or condone
any action of any player which is not in accordance with this
Section 7.01 and the NHLPA shall exert reasonable efforts to
induce compliance therewith.      
     (b) Neither the League nor any Club shall engage in a
lockout during the term of this Agreement.

7.2. Neither the NHLPA, the NHL, nor any Club shall discriminate
against or in favor of any player because of religion, race,
color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or membership
or non-membership in or support of or non-support of any labor
organization.

7.3. No player who is a party to a Player Contract with a Club
shall, during the term of such Player Contract (including any
permissible option year that has been properly exercised by the
Player or Club, as the case may be), enter into negotiations with
another Club.

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