Unidentified Canadian NHLer tests positive

[Tricolore#20]

It's an article by Bob Mckenzie, and appears here:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=154224&hubname=

It will be interesting to see what comes out of it, considering that the process isn't quite over yet. The player apparently isn't on the 23 man roster going to Italy.

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[Raging Bull]

Hockey is taking a serious credibility blow this past week.

 

[NJ_Devil_Boy]

That's great. It would help if they had an actual name.

 

[creative giant*]

Haha.. oh man, this is good. He got busted for using Rogaine! (or something like that)

As for this specific case involving the Canadian-born NHL player, sources say he's currently waiting for a hearing with the SDRCC arbitrator. Sources suggest the player in question has been using a hair restoration drug for many years and it's not being used as a “masking agent†for steroid use, and that is precisely the issue the arbitrator must rule on.

 

[Lobstertainment]

Hair restoration?
This better not be Allison

 

[sveiglar]

Was Messier on the 81 man list?

 

[Raging Bull]

Hair restoration?
This better not be Allison

LOL Three people made this exact same joke posted at the exact same time, however the other two are in a thread on the Leafs board.

 

[Habsruleen]

Rogaine ay...Sundin?

 

[Pepper]

All those who bashed Dick Pound, please stand up!

NHL's testing methods are joke by every normal anti-doping criteria (you can't be tested on gameday for example!!) and I hope Don Cherry addresses this issue again on Coaches Corner.

 

[Raging Bull]

Rogaine ay...Sundin?

Sundin is Canadian?

 

[QcS]

Rogaine? that could be about anyone in the NHL!

 

[skariya18]

Here's the list of the "invited" players not on the final olympic roster or named as reserves/injury replacements.

Jason Allison
Jason Arnott
Patrice Bergeron
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Daniel Briere
Jeff Carter
Marc Chouinard
Sidney Crosby
Shawn Horcoff
Paul Kariya
Mario Lemieux
Eric Lindros
Joffrey Lupul
John Madden
Kirk Maltby
Patrick Marleau
Brendan Morrison
Brenden Morrow
Glen Murray
Rob Niedermayer
Joe Nieuwendyk
Jeff O'Neill
Michael Peca
Keith Primeau
Mark Recchi
Michael Richards
Michael Ryder
Marc Savard
Brendan Shanahan
Steve Sullivan
Alex Tanguay
Scott Walker
Wes Walz
Steve Yzerman

Adrian Aucoin
Nick Boynton
Eric Brewer
Eric Desjardins
Scott Hannan
Barret Jackman
Kyle McLaren
Derek Morris
Scott Niedermayer
Dion Phaneuf
Chris Phillips
Sheldon Souray
Steve Staios
Brad Stuart

Ed Belfour
Dan Cloutier
Curtis Joseph
Andrew Raycroft
Jose Theodore
Cam Ward

 

[Epsilon]

All those who bashed Dick Pound, please stand up!

NHL's testing methods are joke by every normal anti-doping criteria (you can't be tested on gameday for example!!) and I hope Don Cherry addresses this issue again on Coaches Corner.

Right because the NHL is supposed to care if guys are using hair-restoration products or not...

 

[Hounsy]

All those who bashed Dick Pound, please stand up!

NHL's testing methods are joke by every normal anti-doping criteria (you can't be tested on gameday for example!!) and I hope Don Cherry addresses this issue again on Coaches Corner.

So if it was the 1/3 number Pound threw out there is factual why has there been so few positives from what I suspect to be well over a hundred(not sure exact number) NHL'ers tested from preliminary rosters?

 

[thenextone]

many hairloss drugs use a steroid inhibitor which i suppose can be seen as a masker for steroids...

but when they got ohlund for some sort of eye medication i knew what a joke the testing was.

 

[ranold26]

So now NHL players are not allowed to bet or use Rogaine? What's next? Breathing?
Randy

 

[Habsruleen]

Sundin is Canadian?

Oh right

 

[HellsBells]

Nick Boynton
Barret Jackman
Kyle McLaren
Sheldon Souray

I have a feeling it is one of these defencemen. Not sure why, just a hunch.

 

[Pepper]

If Rogaine was allowed, everyone would take it to hide stereoids!

Sorry but EVERY player knew the rules and the banned medicines, if you were stupid enough to continue using Rogaine prior to olympics even when knowing that, you should get 2 year ban for gross stupidity.

 

[gobolt7]

There is to be no speculation on who it may or may not be. If you dont have a link to back up a name, please dont post it.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

What's more embarassing: Using rogaine or getting busted by the NHL?

 

[mr gib]

gawd - whats happening these days? -

 

[Holly Golightly]

What's more embarassing: Using rogaine or getting busted by the NHL?

Probably getting busted by a man named "Dick Pound".

 

[MaRk````]

Theodore

 

[MLH]

Never thought Theo would need Rogaine.