Procedural Issues. (a) An election by a Player or a Club of salary arbitration made in accordance with the provisions herein, shall give to the Salary Arbitrator jurisdiction in the dispute with respect to the other party also. Subject to Section 12.10, the Salary Arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on the parties. The Club and the Player shall sign an SPC promptly thereafter, effective as of the date the Salary Arbitrator's decision is issued, for the League Year(s) for which the request for salary arbitration was made under this Article, setting out the terms of the Salary Arbitrator's decision. The terms of the award of the Salary Arbitrator shall not be modified in any respect. (b) Only the dispute with respect to the terms of one (1) SPC shall be considered in any one hearing. (c) The NHLPA and the NHL are responsible for the procedural steps described herein and shall act on behalf of the Player and the Club, respectively. All communications with the Salary Arbitrator, other than during the hearing, shall be only by and through the NHLPA and the NHL.
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