For and in consideration of participant’s registration with Heads Up Hockey LLC, its affiliates, local association and member team (hereafter “Heads Up Hockey”) and being allowed to participate in Heads Up Hockey events and member team activities, the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of participant relinquish any and all liability for and cause of action for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death occurring to participant arising out of participation in Heads Up Hockey events, member team activities, ice skating, the sport of hockey, and/or activities incidental thereto, whenever or however they occur and for such period said activities may continue, and by this agreement any such claims, rights, and causes of action that participant may here are hereby relinquished and the participant (or parent(s)/guardian(s) does (do) so on behalf of my/our and participant’s heirs, executors, administrators and assigns.
Participant and/or participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s) acknowledge, understand and freely agree to assume all risks inherent in ice skating, ice hockey and any member team activities, and understand that said sports and activities involve dangers and hazardous risks to participant’s person including bodily injury, partial or total disability, paralysis, and death, and damages which may arise therefrom and that I/we have full knowledge of such risks. These risks and dangers may be caused by the negligence of the participant or the negligence of others, including the “releasees” identified below. It is further acknowledged there may be risks and dangers not known to us or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.
Participant and/or participant’s parent(s) acknowledge, understand and assume the risks, if any, arising from the conditions and use of ice hockey rinks and related premises and acknowledge and understand that included within the scope of this waiver and release is any cause of action arising from the performance, or failure to perform, maintenance, inspection, supervision or control of said areas and for failure to warn of dangerous conditions existing at said rinks, for negligent selection of certain releasees, or negligent supervision or instruction by releasees.
Participant or participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s) agree if any claim for participant’s personal injury or wrongful death is commenced against releasees, he/she shall defend, indemnify and save harmless releasees from any and all claims or causes of action by whomever or whenever made or presented for participant’s personal injuries, property damage or wrongful death.
It is the purpose of this agreement to exempt, waive and relieve releasees from liability for personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death caused by negligence, including the negligence, if any, of releasees. ‘Releasees’ include Heads Up Hockey LLC and its affiliates, its affiliate associations, local associations, member teams, event hosts, other participants, coaches, officials, sponsors, advertisers, owners and operators of the premises used to conduct any event and each of them, their members, shareholders, representatives, officers, directors, agents and employees.
Participant and/or participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s) acknowledge that they have been provided and have read the above paragraphs and have not relied upon any representations of releasees, that they are fully advised of the potential dangers of ice skating and ice hockey and any member team activities and understand these waivers and releases are necessary to allow amateur ice skating and ice hockey to exist in its present form.
This Agreement ("the Agreement") is entered into by and between the undersigned individual ("Participant") and Heads Up Hockey LLC ("Company").
1. Acknowledgment and Acceptance of League Rules and Bylaws:
a. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees to comply with and be bound by the league rules as established by the Company.
b. The Participant further acknowledges and agrees to comply with and be bound by the bylaws as established by the Company.
2. Provision of Documents:
Upon written request by the Participant, the Company agrees to provide a copy of the league rules, and the bylaws referred to in this Agreement.
3. Binding Effect:
This Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant upon signature. The Participant understands that failure to comply with the league rules or bylaws may result in penalties or other actions as deemed appropriate by the Company.
4. Entire Agreement:
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties.
By signing below, the Participant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.