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 .<c\ Associated Press days. C i NEW YORK — The NBA lockout finally came to Under terms of the new agreement, a grandfa­ an end Wednesday on its 191st day, a nasty and ther clause allows any player to re-sign with his divisive struggle that cost the owners and players team for 105 per cent of his previous salary. Contest Leaders hundreds of millions of dollars and scarred a The union agreed to accept 55 per cent of about Includes games up to last Sunday league at the pinnacle of its popularity. $2 billion in annual revenue in the fourth, fifth " “Everybody lost. We lost three months of theand sixth years of the agreement, according to NAME PNTS GOALS ASSTS *■ NAME PNTS GOALS ASSTS ♦- NAME PNTS GOALS ASSTS +• 1 Sjodin, Leona R 492 210 282 68 101 Solmonson, Pam M 455 159 296 16 201 Beebe,Jen A 444 169 275 64 ■season and we did a disservice to the game, so several sources involved in the talks who spoke to 2 Miller, Brenda L 492 178 314 25 102 Kerr, Knsty M 455 158 297 55 202 Quaedviieg, Geoff A 444 169 275 30 .there are no winners and losers,” Charles Barkley The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. 3 Miller, Brenda L 487 197 290 34 103 Dubois, Jordan A 455 153 302 27 203 Phillips, Nathan J 444 167 277 60 Players would get 57 4 Miller, Hartley M 486 186 300 12 104 Adams, Kyle N 454 191 263 47 204 Muise, Jackie 444 163 281 45 said. “There’s going to 5 Thompson, Stuart N 485 194 291 74 105 Bradshaw, Robert B 454 191 263 46 205 Lang, Enk J 444 158 285 53 be a lot of damage.” per cent if the league 0 Peterson, L?1'^ E 484 183 3C1 52 106 Remesch. L~ £ 454 183 271 27 206 Otto, Den 444 152 292 50 The season will begin exercises its option for 7 Crank. Ricky A 482 183 299 59 107 Lugg, Robert F 454 181 273 7B 207 Scully, Conner A 444 150 294 42 the seventh year. In the 8 Miller, Lucas W 482 176 306 73 108 Matson, Robert H 454 174 280 37 208 Deroum, Elaine G 443 188 255 62 4he first week of Febru­ 9 Talbot Darrin J 480 181 299 20 109 Tschompa, Brett J 454 170 284 62 209 Amiss, Steve E 443 185 257 55 ary, with teams playing first three years, there is 10 Kearns, Rusty 460 179 301 54 110 Matthews, Beniamin R 454 170 284 . 41 210 Mccubbm.Tom 443 178 255 88 about 50 games each, no limit on the percent­ 11 Gervais, Curtis 478 171 307 9 111 Woycirhouski. Wayne N 454 159 2S5 48 211 Eckland, Sean D 443 175 268 31 12 Mccaftrey. Dan P 477 193 284 51 112 Karp, Paul D 453 194 259 67 212 Leclaire, Dennis W 443 173 270 40 some 30 fewer than a age of revenues players 13 meaden, brian r 476 192 284 84 113 Mackie, John A 453 179 274 19 213 Williams, Graham L 443 172 271 56 regular season. can receive. 14 hasbon. mark b 476 162 294 46 114 Meaden, Dustin 453 177 276 63 214 Eberte, Connie F 443 172 271 47 “There is a lot of work Also, the agreement 15 Wood, Delbert A 475 174 301 86 115 Enckson, Carl M 453 168 285 71 215 Patenaude. Chnstine R 443 170 273 68 16 Hicks, Kirk D 475 173 302 17 116 Buckham, robert G 453 164 289 15 216 Vansickle. Margo 443 166 277 38 that we need to do but includes a ban on mari­ 17 Balsillie, Brian 474 175 299 78 117 Crawford, Diane L 452 179 273 69 217 Hunter, Robert 443 165 278 61 our coaches are well juana, with all players 18 Williams. Robert J 472 186 285 29 118 Hckey. Leroy D 452 178 • 274 53 218 HAWES. M'KE 443 158 285 24 prepared, they have all undergoing drug testing 19 Fugate, Glenn A 472 179 293 67 119 Lambert, ShannonE 452 172 280 ' 59 219 Olsen, Tony D 443 156 287 37 20 Dahl, Janine K 471 182 289 31 120 Joseph, Joan R 452 170 282 56 220 Olineck. Kurt 442 186 254 50 •their work done and once per season, and 21 Dyck, Barry E 471 176 295 29 121 Cunningham, Scott L 452 169 283 29 221 Specker, Michael R 442 175 267 9 we’re ready for training tougher player disci­ 22 Woyciehouski, Gay L 471 167 304 50 122 Sciara, Philip J 452 168 284 83 222 Quaedviieg. Geoff A 442 173 269 42 pline penalties and con­ 23 Horvat, Shaun J 469 167 302 41 123 Tiviotdale, Jim 452 166 286 70 223 Basnett, Joseph 442 172 270 49 camp to start tomor­ 24 Schroeder, Doug G 469 163 305 57 124 Palichuk, Jody D 452 166 286 29 224 Keith, Phyllis P 442 165 277 79 row, if possible,” said duct rules. 25 Fitzel, Marlene J 468 179 289 48 125 Klassen, Songa L 452 164 288 78 225 Chealsea, Ice 442 164 278 17 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.