European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nil season finally saved by settlement from Page 1. Tate next week probably with a 48-game season and four full playoff rounds. The nil normally plays an 84-game schedule. Negotiators have until noon Friday to finalize the contract said Glenn Sather general manager of the Edmonton Oil ers. Camps could not open until then he said. Union Leader Bob Goodenow and the executive committee have recommended that the players accept the agreement and they will vote on it by secret ballot Over the buttman next two Days Bett Man said. The announcement came a Day after a Marathon session in new York of hard bargaining proposals counterproposal and intense conference Calls. The lockout began Over the owners demand for Cap on players salaries. But in the end free Agency was the most contentious Issue. The owners did no to want players to be come unrestricted free agents until after they turned 32, but the players wanted it at 30. The contract the owners sent to players offered free Agency at 32 in the first three years and at 31 in the last three. Because either Side has the right to scrap the agreement after the 1997-98 season a there might be Only one year in which 31-year-Olds have Complete Freedom. Other key components of the contract a an $850,000 salary Cap for first round draft picks increasing annually. A a draft for 19-year-Olds, with 18-year-Olds having the option to get in. The agreement did not include any retroactive pay for the players who have been locked out since oct. 1. I a Are we Happy about the scars that have been created for the game of hockey a Gartner asked. A a Are we Happy about losing millions of dollars Are we Happy about the relations Between owners arid players has been severely hindered a no we re not Happy about that. But Wco re Happy that hockey is hopefully going to be played very  after months of sometimes bitter negotiating owners had set noon tuesday As the a drop dead Date for an agreement to be reached. That deadline was dismissed amid feverish contract talks Between buttman Detroit red wings coach Scotty Bowman was optimistic tuesday As he answered Media questions. On wednesday he was even happier when the nil lockout was ended. And Goodenow. \. The main negotiators met for More than 20 hours and fashioned an agreement that was presented to the leagues Board of governors on tuesday. The owners had two conference Calls tuesday. During the first they voted Down a proposal that buttman and Goodenow had hammered  a 14-12 vote the narrowest of margins the governors rejected the players proposal basically because of a disagreement about free Agency. During the second they approved a More restrictive six year contract which was sent to the players tuesday night As a take it or leave it offer. The stars and stripes ports january 12,1995 r Page 32rebound entanglement St. Bonaventure Forward Jerome Spellman left arid Massachusetts Forward Lou Roe get their arms tangled As they scrap for a rebound in the first half of tuesday nights game at Olcan , the top ranked minute men averted a monumental upset by pulling out an 8176 Victory in overtime. See Story on Page 30. Owners players getting ready for replacement Ball new York a the Toronto Blue jays will hold tryout Camps for strik Breakers this weekend in California and next weekend in Florida. The Colorado Rockies have a Voicemail system to track Volunteer players. A some of them have been in their 40s,�?� Rockies general manager Bob Gebhard said. A a we re getting a lot of Guys who be decided that after not playing for 20 years this is the perfect  with almost no Hope for a settlement before the scheduled Start of Spring training on feb. 16, players and owners Are preparing for replacement Ball players almost certainly will continue their Boycott see related baseball Story on Page 31 against signing contracts until a new labor agreement is reached Eugene Orza the unions no. 2 official said tuesday after meeting with about 50 agents. No player has agreed to a major league contract since owners imposed the salary Cap on dec. 23. A the Case for continuing the signing Boycott gets stronger with each consultation a Orza said adding that support was virtually unanimous during saturday s regional agent meeting in  third agent meeting is scheduled for thursday in los Angeles and Orza said he was sure the Boycott will remain in effect. Management lawyers met with eight general Mariag ers in Chicago for Ivi hours and continued writing the guidelines for signing replacement players. Owners say Spring training will Start on time. The Toronto Blue jays prohibited by Ontario Law from using replacements at Home will look at players on saturday at Long Beach state and sunday at Pierce Community College in Woodland Hills Calif. Next weekend  hold tryouts at Dunedin Fla. 0 246850army brat Greene Steeler Sackman a Page 28