The Prince George Citizen - Thursday, January 7,1999 - 11 Basketball L a u r i e P i e r c e P r o S h o p THE KEG T h e g a m e ueAK'Hoine « bar MBA courts are of the fans! back in session H0CI :Players vote to end lockout after 191 days VI by CHRIS SHERIDAN mally drawn up — a process that could take 10 .Toronto Raptors GM The sides also agreed 26 Phillips, Kelly R 468 176 292 42 126 Werbecky. Duncan J 452 164 288 68 226 Lerum, Darryl D 442 163 279 79 27 Woyciehouski, Dennis R 468169 299 79 127 Hogan, Gord 452 163 289 45 227 rutledge, chuck d 442 161 281 62 Glen Grunwald. to form a joint commit­ 28 Mcdonald, Jesse D 468 169 299 52 128 Wilson, Andy I 452 163 289 26 228 redpath, jeff 442 161 281 31 The agreement was tee of three owners and 29 Lamb, Delmar 468 169 299 38 129 Guiney, David J 452 161 291 57 229 Klassen, Norman W 442 160 282 8 Tfeached just 29 hours three players to discuss 30 Dahl, Orville C 467 200 267 74 130 Meaden, Rosalie 451 195 256 72 230 Sutton, Tyler j 442 153 289 25 31 Kushniryk, John E 466 195 271 65 131 Michalchuk, Henry 451 186 265 43 231 Beebe, Jill M 442 150 292 14 before the NBA board the growth of the 32 Wong, Kay 466 162 284 42 132 Kerkhof, Tom A 451 180 271 75 232 Stoltz, Jason C 441 181 260 25 of governors was to league and improving 33 Dever, Terry J 466 179 287 57 133 Wenselaers, Mike J 451 177 274 47 233 Jones, Wayne E 441 180 261 91 ■ vote on canceling the the relations between 34 Albrecht, Kristin L 466 176 290 41 134 Pike, Randy H 451 175 275 39 234 hancock, darin 441 176 265 39 35 Cunningham, Lisa 466 176 290 40 135 Grewal. Garry 451 175 276 39 235 Toumier, F 441 175 266 25 remainder of the sea­ players and manage­ 36 Woyciehouski, Wayne N 466172 294 59 136 Mauro, Jackie E 451 174 277 1 236 Ethier, Joe R 441 173 268 87 son. It came just before ment. 37 Fulton, Chris G 466 165 301 49 137 Bjorklund, Allison P 451 169 282 61 237 Patenaude, Nicole M 441 169 272 36 38 Allens, Bell H 465 177 288 11 138 Harpe, Darren 451 164 287 55 238 Tsatsos, Chrys 441 166 275 38 dawn, following an all- Among other compro­ 39 Fomari, Maggie 455 176 289 54 139 Johnson, Matt B 451 153 298 51 239 Miller, Lexine M 441 166 275 34 night bargaining ses­ mises: 40 U, Melissa 455 158 297 36 140 Howarth. Thalma C 450 181 269 4 240 Bouillon, Guy J 441 165 276 25 sion at NBA headquar­ AP photo — The union agreed 41 Mason, Stuart R 464 160 264 5 141 Carswell, Stewart B 450 179 271 30 241 Dhemi. RomK 441 162 279 49 42 Sawatzky.TemL 464 171 293 30 142 Hunter, Kendra 450 175 275 62 242 Weaver, Trevor J 441 160 281 75 ters between commis­ New York Knicks’ Patrick Ewing, president of to a $14 million maxi­ 43 Wickum, Rob L 464 170 294 21 143 Mauro, John C 450 175 275 51 243 Patenaude, Nicole M 441 159 282 30 sioner David Stern and the NBA players union, is cheered after the mum salary for players 44 Tschampo, Kyle L 464 169 295 52 144 Mcdonald, Lynne M 450 174 276 6 244 Schroeder, Chris L 441 158 283 42 Union director Billy with 10 years’ experi­ 45 Sanders, Vera 463 174 289 40 145 Motan, Bob K 450 173 277 62 245 Palmer. Jeff G 441 158 283 40 NBA Players Association ratification vote 46 Coverdale, David A 453 171 292 75 146 Thomson, Sturt N 450 168282 55 246 Moe, Cathy 441 157 284 37 ! Hunter. Wednesday in New York. ence. Players with one to 47 Ripsim, Nilton 453 171 292 47 147 Faulkner, Celina 450 166 284 38 247 Gtassel, Jeff 441 156 285 23 , Each side made sig­ five years’ experience 48 Leclaire, Dennis W 463 169 294 40 148 Horvat, Shawn J 450 165 285 29 248 Carpenter. Bnan T 441 155 286 51 can get a maximum of $9 million, and players with 49 Mogensen, Crystal M 463 166 295 46 149 Bautista, Jaime S 450 165 285 25 249 Shea, Mike J 440 187 253 58 nificant compromises to close the deal, but the 50 cullen, mark 462 185 277 22 150 Anderson, Drew 450 157 293 52 250 Vansickle, Brent 440 181 259 30 owners clearly walked away with a much better six to nine years’ experience can get $11 million. 51 Anderson, Kent D 462 175 287 42 151 Sankey, Mark 449 187 262 42 251 Bjorklund. Minnie A 440 177 263 52 •agreement than the old one. The players, for their — The union agreed to a three-year rookie 52 Buck, Nathanael 462 172 290 63 152 Gibson, Ryan 449 182 267 88 252 Mccaftrey, Dan P 440 177 263 22 53 Tompkins, Vharay R 462 172 290 55 153 Chadwick. I 449 174 275 80 253 King, Doug W 440 172 258 45 part, came away with their dignity intact and scale with teams holding an option for the fourth 54 Muxlow, Rob J 461 184 277 38 154 Woyciehouski, Gay L 449 172 277 55 254 Wilson, Bob J 440 169 271 70 .vyith more money for the non-superstars. year and the right of first refusal in the fifth year. 55 McBurnie, Brenda 461 177 284 66 155 Wingerak, Larry W 449 170 279 45 255 Grewal, Mandeep S 440 167 273 19 — “I will say that I am elated that we will be play­ First-round draft picks will be grouped into three 56 Dinelle, Tammi 461 172 289 53 156 Hoff, Betty 449 168 281 53 256 Jones, Craig L 440 166 274 38 57 Sracklin, Cheryl 461 167 294 58 157 Whissell, Nathan L 449 162 287 80 257 Brain, Lois 440 166 274 34 ing basketball this season,” Stern said. categories by where they were selected — 1-9, 58 Caillier, Leroy B 461 166 295 45 158' Papineau, Kendra C 449 162 287 30 258 Frey, Greg J 440 162 278 50 “Did we blink? I guess we both blinked,” Hunter 10-19 and 20-29 — with the highest picks eligible 59 Matheson, Keug R 461 162 299 44 159 Whetter, Cleo R 449 161 288 27 259 Marsha'I, Lindsay J 440 162 278 35 said. for higher percentage increases in their salaries 60 Gervais, Curtis E 460 187 273 51 160 Cunningham, Scott 449 153 296 29 260 Johnson, Gordon 0 440 162 278 18 61 Hunter, Kathy 460 180 280 63 161 Gagnon, Gavin J 449 151 298 22 261 Massey, Doug R 440 161 279 25 Hours later, the deal was ratified by players in a from year to year. 62 Sracklin, Murray 460 178 282 66 162 Wickum, Robert A 448 194 254 48 262 Marshall, Penny M 440 143 297 35 179-5 vote after being approved by both negotiat­— The league accepted the union’s proposal for 63 Grauelle, N 460 174 286 33 163 Segarty, Brendan J 448 189 259 78 263 Beaulieu, Florent A 439 182 257 68 ing committees. It gives owners the unprecedent­ an “average” salary exception and “median” 64 Bautista, Randy S 460 171 289 39 164 Mitchell, Cindy A. 448 179 269 24 264 Gilt, Raman S 439 179 260 22 65 Zawada, Rick S 460 166 294 48 165 Emerson, Darwin B 448 177 271 46 265 Hicke, Carol A 439 174 265 39 ed concession of a maximum limit on individual salary exception, with both being phased in dur­ 66 Chappel, Marilyn G 460 162 ■298 70 166 World, Betty A 448 173 275 36 266 Dostal, Kyte D 439 172 267 70 salaries and will be in place for six years, with ing the next three years. As a result, every team 67 Dionne, Nellie 460 161 299 7 167 Golar, George H 448 169 279 59 267 Lakusta, Ftyan 439 172 267 60 68 Kelly. Marty G 460 155 305 5 168 Garber, Morris R 448 169 279 27268 Emerson, Thelma M 439 172 267 21 rowners having an option for a seventh year. will have the right to sign two additional players 69 Meaden, Rosalie 459 189 270 51 169 Doucette, Mark W 446 168 280 65 269 boucher, lisa d 439 171 268 47 K The board of governors will vote on the agree­each season, even if they are over the salary cap. 70 Doucette, Kara R 459 179 280 25 170 Dickau, Brett R 448 166 282 52 270 Thomson. Derek R 439 171 268 4 ment Thursday, and the league said it would not — The league agreed to higher minimum 71 Carswell, Tanner 459 176 283 101 171 Gilbert. Henner A 448 159 289 32 271 Chase, Harold E 439 169 270 4 72 Demarzo, Darlene 459 168 291 22 172 Tasa. Jeff J 448 154 294 53 272 Fitzel, Marlene J 439 168 271 42 comment until then. The lockout will not official­salaries than it had been offering, but not quite as 73 Prokopenko. Tommy M459 164 295 38 173 Tyscwski. Eric 447 195 252 42 273 Baillie, Penny E 439 167 272 44 ly be lifted until terms of the agreement are for- high as the union had been demanding. 74 Li, Christoph 459 162 297 36 174 Slater, Bob J 447 177 270 81 274 King. Colleen G 439 166 273 17 75 Marques, Roger R 458 173 285 69 175 Sankey, Mark 447 173 274 52 275 Hunter, Diane 439 161 278 66 76 Talbot. Heather L 458 166 292 47 176 Earles, Timothy P 447 170 277 24 276 Pearson, Kenny C 439 160 279 67 77 Zollen, N H 458 166 292 34 177 Wolf, Philip 447 164 283 32 277 White, Stewart 439 160 279 33 70 Gilbert, Megabrat P 458 163 295 24 178 Horan. Shandra B 447 159 288 74 278 Muxlow, Yvonne M 439157 282 42 79 Adams, Shane V 458 160 298 54 179 Gardner, Ruth M 447 155 292 24 279 Hansen, David 439 157 282 39 80 Woyciraouski, Denms 456 157 301 41 180 Romeike. Alex B 446 181 265 80 280 Buxton, Damka A 439 156 283 6 Raptors, Grizzlies fight 81 Barnhart, Paula 458 153 305 53 161 Karp, Paul D 446 172 274 49 281 Armstrong, Robert F 439 151 288 49 82 Kelly, Justin R 457 181 276 24 182 Hancock, Amber L 446 169 277 58 282 Ward, Dean 439 151 288 26 83 Caillier, Leroy B 457 175 282 22 183 VeitcK, Scott R 446 169 277 36 283 Wlkesman, Robert K 439 149 290 10 84 Moshenko, Harry M 457 170 287 35 184 O’Brien. Terry 446 169 277 32 284 Thibault, *2 438 177 261 90 85 Honkanen. Ray S 457 165 292 40 185 Findlay. Nancy L 446 168 278 52 285 Matson, Maria A 438 177 261 21 86 Hollowed, Shane E 457 163 294 10 186 Rief, Rita M ' 446 162 284 37 286 Mclaren.Ziggy 438 174 264 37 to regain fan support 87 Sharks, Nitton 456 176 280 1 - 187 Muise, Ryan D 446 149 297 15 287 Hoffmann, Dave G 438 171 267 26 by JIM MORRIS making millions and talk about being broke.” 88 Lamb, Delmar 456 170 286 9 188 Mogensen, Keith L 445 176 269 48 288 St Germain, Sandra G 438 169 269 48 89 Hicks, Kirk D 456 168 288 10 189 Mason, Stuart R 445 174 271 37 289 Dostal, Loretta A 438 169 269 30 C anadian P ress Tim Murphy, general manager of the Shark 90 Krauss, Natasha J 456 167 289 73 190 Mauro, Joseph 445 173 272 60 290 Horan, Michael J 438 165 273 70 /I'Now that the NBA has settled its labour dispute, Club Bar and Grill, a popular Vancouver sports 91 euverman, harry h 456 167 289 54 191 rutledge, chuck d 445 171 274 21 291 Jaelyn, Fulton I 438 150 278 34 TJie two Canadian franchises begin the battle of bar, said the lockout wasn’t an issue among pa­ 92 Tschampo, Carol E 456 159 297 51 192 Wickum, Nacole A 445 169 276 30 292 Gtassei, Shelley M 438 159 279 33 93 Fraser, Karen L 456 156 298 11 193 Buck, Nathanael 445 167 278 56 293 Cunningham, Lisa 438157 281 56 re-establishing themselves in cities where hockey trons. “For the first couple weeks there was talk 94 Carrier, Don J 455 193 262 54 194 Bazille, Fran A 445 105 280 23 294 Sales, Keith D 438 157 281 29 is king and basketball is still the stable boy. about missing basketball,” he said. “After a couple 95 Campbell, Cal L 455 184 271 39 195 Koehler, Gary P 445 158 287 45 295 Prince, Rosalie M 438 155 283 65 “We as players are going to have to do our partof weeks the interest became less and less. 96 Maritsas, Alex 455 160 275 78 196 karakas, aida 445 157 288 21 296 Swick, George A 438 155 283 42 97 Woycirhouski, Shari L 455 180 275 59 197 Vansickle, Brent 444 178 256 36 297 Spooner, Rick G 430 155 28338 as far as trying to connect back with (the fans) “I can honestly say the last month nobody said 98 Antrodus, Don A 455 172 283 80 198 Page,CD 444 175 269 53 298 Federucci, Mario 438 151 287 33 and let them know how much anything about basketball.” 99 Mcarthur, Ernie C 455 170 285 21 199 Holden, Glenn 444 172 272 32 299 Willfahrt, Rick 438 151 287 26 we appreciate them and need Kevin Gass, a spokesman for Orca Bay Sports 100 Gess, Darren J 455 168 287 65 200 Crawford. Diane L 444 169 275 77 300 Turgeon, Marina L 437 191 246 49 them,” Vancouver Grizzlies for­ and Entertainment, which owns both the Griz­ HOCKEY DRAFT ward Shareef Abdur-Rahim said zlies and the NHL Canucks, said an aggressive GRAND PRIZI Movers & Shakers Wednesday after the players and marketing blitz will begin. SWEEPSTAKES HOTLINE The confesfanfwith the greatest weekly A New Set of point gain wins a polar fleece jacket. team owners reached an agree­ “We know we’ve got to go out there and touch If you requested the extra services when you entered the contest and Golf Clubs WEEKS TOTAL LAST ment to end the six-month-old people,” he said. have your access and code num bers NAME PNTS PNTS RANK RANK lockout and save what’s left of The Raptors struggled to a 16-66 season last (as provided on your confirm ation of from Laurie 1 Cunningham. Scott 56 449 160 455 2 Camoni.TerryA 56 423 598 1137 entry report), you can call the Hockey the season. year and endured off-court turmoil in a change of Pierce Pro Shop 3 Wilson, Leslie J 56 420 696 1245 team ownership, the resignation of popular gen­ Draft Sweepstakes hotline at 1 -900- 4 Harman, Dhillon S 55 423 621 1120 “The fans and the game are 451-6066 throughout the season to: 5 Anhelher. Tracy 55 409 993 1619 the real losers in this. We’ve all eral manager Isiah Thomas and the trading away • make two trading calls and switch 6 Tibbetts, Warren S 55 380 1950 2432 kind of lost because we’ve done of star Damon Stoudamire. up to three players each time 7 Shortreed. Leanne C 55 380 1964 2435 • get the latest update on your weekly 8 Zabielski, Kamil 55 369 2268 2609 9 Talbot. Heather L 53 458 76 220 some damage to the game. It’s They return to a market where the NHL Maple points, total points and rank SECOND 10 Kuhn, David W 53 428 477 905 going to take time to heal those Leafs are enjoying their best season in years, with • find out the current leader’s team 11 Squires. Debbie A 53 427 500 928 wounds between the fans and players.” both teams playing in the new Air Canada Centre. and the perfect team for the week 12 Mogensen. Richard G 53 405 1102 1698 Dee Brown, co-captain of the Toronto Raptors, The Grizzlies won a franchise-high 19 games Updated results are available by noon PRIZE 13 Lawson, C A 53 403 1172 1751 ET every Tuesday. 14 Sheppard. Dannie L 53 401 1225 1816 who like the Grizzlies will begin their fourth NBA last season. A quick start showing playoff poten­ When calling the hotline, you will be billed A Pair of Cougars 15 Brain, Lois 53 386 1781 2271 campaign, also expressed fears about basketball’s tial could take some attention away from the $0.99 per minute or portion thereof on your 16 Klassen, Norm J 53 379 1994 2408 telephone bill. Season Tickets 17 Weitz, Chris M 53 374 2136 2515 bruised image. “You can look on it now and sayfloundering Canucks. from the 18 Dubois, Jordan A 52 455 103 265 It’s been a waste of time, but we had to give up Attention: Contestants 19 Meaden, Duslin 52 453 114 285 Prince 20 Beebe.Jen A 52 444 201 467 some things and so did the owners,” he said. “I who requested the think the fans will come back though, because George Sharp Shooters Power Play services. Chicago wants to do and then make an informed fax a replacement as required. 9 Tschampo, Brett J 24 806 credit (at applicable destina­ in the past they like our product.” decision,” agent David Falk said Wednesday. “I’m 10 Hunter, Eric C 24 895 q: Jackson’s enthusiasm wasn’t contagious. The not certain what his time frame is.” Inquiry Service tions), one breakfast for two and a complimentary gift ■news that the lockout was over wasn’t greeted Jordan, who led the Bulls to their sixth champi­ All inquiries must be made in writing: Play Makers ■with the same anticipation as when the NHL end­ onship of the decade last June, had said he would telephone inquiries will not be accepted. basket with over 70 destina­ The contestant with the most assists each ed its 1995 dispute. If you would like to receive a team update tions to choose from across week wins aS25 Keg Gift Certificate. wait until the end of the lockout to announce that includes your player list, current ,, “I could care less,” shrugged one man as he ate whether he will retire. point total and rank, just send $2.00 per Canada and the U.S. NAME ASSTS RANK ifiis lunch in a downtown Vancouver snack bar. At 36, Jordan remains the game’s best player. report (for processing, postage & han­ Cunningham, Scott 42 160 dling) along with your name, full address, Guy, Carol A 40 1449 — Nearby, Brian Jackart said he’ll probably attend He is a free agent and can sign with any team, but and home telephone number as provided Phillips, Brenda L 39 1904 some Grizzlies games when play resumes in early the Bulls can offer him far more money than any­ on your original entry form to: Attn: check the Remesch. Brett W 38 1106 February, but admits some of the lustre has gone one else. 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