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Panthers GM
CHARLOTTE (AP)?Players facing offseasoi
will be eligible for the NFL's veteran allocat
pool, a move Carolina Panthers general mar
Polian calls "completely unacceptable."
The allocation draft is scheduled for mi
ary. The Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars
select 30 to 42 players from other teams. All
ing clubs must place six players in the alloca
I Carolina officials were relieved when tl
access plan, finalized last month, stipulated i
existing NFL club could place only one plaj
jured reserve and one veteran with 10 or mi
experience in the draft pool.
However, the NFL management counci]
tive committee decided last week that team
so expose players facing offseason surgery il
pendent physician determines those playei
ready to play when the 1995 regular seaso:
"We need serviceable players, not peop
Lockout continu
(AP) The NHL is starting over?and cs
so are Gary Bettman and Bob Goodennw
tVi
Finally admitting that it cannot sal- th
vage its entire season because of its lockout,
the NHL on Monday canceled four fu
| games for each of its 26 teams to make gc
it an 80-game schedule instead of 84. co
"Each team will lose two home and ei
two road games," the league said in a tu
brief statement. w
The NHL, which began its lockout
Oct. 1, previously has said that games sc
had been postponed. li:
"When the start date is ascertained, N
the revised schedule will be released," of
the league said in a statement from New n<
York. p]
The NHL said no decision will be announced
as to which games will be can- w
celed "untif a start date for the season la
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a surgeiy spend the preseason rehabilitating themselves, no:
ion draft should we have the obligation of picking up surgica
lager Bill costs, workman's compensation, injury grievance pro
cedures or injury protection guarantees," Polian said
d-Febru- One of the Panthers' chief concerns about the al
each will location draft has long been that existing teams woul<
28 exist- try to unload only old or iryured players,
tion pool. Panthers president Mike McCormack, while con
te player cerned about the change, doesn't think every NF1
that each team will dump injured players in the pool, saying
rer on in- "There will be some who will understand that is no
ore years the right and fair way to do it."
CEC member Pat Bowlen, president and chief ex
I's execu- ecutive officer of the Denver Broncos, said the impac
s may al- of the new provision won't be nearly as severe as Pc
an inde- lian says.
rs will be "I don't think many people outside of football re
ti begins, alize that a lot of players have offseason surgery; F<
tie wholl say as many as 12 per team," Bowlen said. "I coul<
ies, Bettman looks to s*
in be determined." proposal was rejected by <
"When the start date is ascertained, day and there was no a
le revised schedule will be released," Bettman and Goodeno\
le league said. until they finally hooke
That date still seemed to be far in the and again Friday by tele
iture following the latest round of ne- While more talks wei
>tiations between Bettman, the NHL week between Bettman
immissioner, and union boss Bob Good- there was no official word
low. They met face to face for the first on when or where they i
me in two weeks on Monday, but there "We're not discussi
as little progress to report. spokesman Arthur Pine
"They met for a few hours and held York.
>me general discussions," Steve MacAl- As for Monday's talks
ster, public relations director for the reported; "No progress."
HL Players Association in Toronto, said Meanwhile, NHL ref
the meeting in Chicago. "There were men, concerned over ho
d new proposals and they talked about they will continue to be
anning for future meetings." player lockout, will meet
They last met on Oct 10 in Toronto, ecutives today in New Y
hen Goodenow presented the union's "We want to know h
st contract proposal to the league. That going to affect us if it ke
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r point to a lot of our veterans. Karl Mecklenburg, for $??^1
1 example, has had offseason surgery almost every year 9
for one thing or another. J|S
1. "Most are more of a corrective type of thing, and v ^ ^Lj
those are very legitimate players. Believe me, these
i surgeries are very common."
Bowlen said no matter what the Panthers get from
the allocation draft, they're blessed with extra college
\j draft picks and the ability to pursue veteran free agents.
"Bill Polian is a very good GM, and with the way
t this new system is set up, he'll be able to put together
a verv pood team. eaDeciallv with all the monev
they'll have available," Bowlen said,
t "Regardless of what anyone may want to say in
>- Charlotte or Jacksonville, that ability to sign free agents
is a very, very important part of this equation."
!- The Panthers have estimated they'll have up to
i $15 million to spend on unrestricted free agents prii
or to next season.
livage hockey season
owners the next Terty Gregson, president of the NHL Of- jl
mtact between ficials Association. ^
v for nine days The NHL and its officials' union
d up Thursday reached a collective bargaining agreesphone.
ment last season, but it has yet to be
re expected this signed. One clause in the contract states
and Goodenow, officials will be paid 45 days from either _ _ from
the leamie ? 1?? ? YT - , , 7" Former Gamecock Emmett Hall i
tronnne league Sept 30 or the date of a players stnke, honw preseason game, but the H
Hall scores 12
day today, 140 games have been postj,
Pincus simply P?ned 80 far- ^ leaSue ^ ^ revised CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Formei
schedule will include several factors. XJSC standout and rookie Hornet Em
erees and lines- ^ redrawing the schedule, factors mett Hall scored 12 points in a loss
w much longer sneh as competitive balance, division and against the Pistons, but f ormer Duke
paid during the conference play, building availability and basketball star Grant Hill stole the show
with league ex- travel must be considered," the NHL's Hill scored 18 points in his first game
rork. statement said. Tor those reasons, any in North Carolina as an NBA player ai
ow this thing is game that has been postponed may be the Detroit Pistons defeated the Char
eps going," said rescheduled for later in the season." l?tte Hornets 114-104 Monday night
The Hornets, playing their first gam<
since an exhibition trip to France anc
Italy last week, struggled without for
vW.v.v.v.v.v.v.v..,,.-.v. wal*l Lany Johnson and center Alonz<
. Mourning, both out with injuries. Botl
8:30 am Rolex. Regional Champs w..v.v.v.w?^.^, are expected to return before the seasor
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Hill, who last played at the Char
ISi&iyOO.lotte Coliseum in April when Duke los
?S to Arkansas 76-72 in the NCAA tith
1,00 pm game, played three quarters to help th<
4<rvwv Tinnrhitm ' - Pistons improve to 2-3 in preseason play
: :>1 DOpm : Mark West added 14 points and 17 re
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entire game.
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20 points, while Scott Burrell added 11
~ . "" The Hornets are 0-3 in the preseasor
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(cored 12 points In Charlotte's first
or nets fell to the Pistons, 114-104.
in Hornets loss
* against NBA teams. Charlotte won one
- game in Europe against the Italian
i League champions.
i Detroit held the Hornets to lesc than
38 percent shooting from the field for
i the game.
3 Hill, the third overall selection in
- this year's draft after an All-American
senior year at Duke, scored 10 points in
3 the first quarter as Detroit took a 38-25
1 lead. Charlotte trimmed the lead to 60
59 at halftime on Kenny Gattison's steal
) and layup at the buzzer.
l Charlotte coach Allan Bristow was
i content to limit the playing time of several
Hornet players. Robert Parish played
- 23 minutes ?six in the second half; and
t Muggsy Bogues played 22 minutes.
3 Much of the night, the Hornets rej
lied on a front line that included free
agents Hall, Chad Gallagher, Thomas
- Elliott and Brett Szabo.
3 Tm not going to wear our big guys
out. Fm not going to sacrifice and play
l them a ton of minutes for the sake of
. staying in the (preseason) game," Brisl
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