NHL players not following in the footsteps of Mr. Bonds
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It was reported earlier today that not a single National Hockey League player failed the drug tests that were administered by the league in hopes of catching steroid abusers.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly had this to say about the issue; "I suppose it's safe to say that the results confirmed what we knew already, which is the use of performance enhancing drugs is not prevalent in our sport."
Two players, Brian Berard, and Jose Theodore, both failed doping tests administered prior to the Olympics. Berard was suspended from international play for two years, but not from the NHL, because the substance he used was not on the NHL's "hot list." Theodore was not suspended at all, as his positive test was a result of a hair-growth treatment that contains a questionable chemical.
The tests might have embarrassed a goalie going bald in his 20's, but it also helped establish the fact that the players in the NHL have integrity and respect for the game they love.
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Mon 06/12/06, 3:38 pm EST
