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When you think of steroids in sports baseball is the first thing that comes to mind & football a not to distant second. But has anyone ever considered the sport of hockey and their players ...
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Ex-NHLer: Steroids a problem in NHL

In his new book, The Story of the NHL’s Unluckiest Tough Guy, former enforcer Georges Laraque claims that the NHL has not been exempt from the steroid and PED use which has plagued other pro leagues.

Ex-NHL Enforcer Georges Laraque Says Steroid Use Was Common Throughout League in New Book

It's always interesting when a former player comes out with a book after retiring because you never quite know what unknown details are going to be revealed. Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque's news is particularly stunning, though. Laraque, who played for Edmonton, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Montreal in his 12-year career, said in his new book, The Story of the NHL's...

Laraque: Performance-enhancing drugs prevalent in NHL

Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque detailed in his recent book that steroids is prevalent in NHL locker rooms. "I have to say here that tough guys weren't the only players using steroids in the NHL," Laraque wrote in "The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy." "It was true that quite a lot of them did use this drug, but other, more talented...

Book says NHL steroid use was common

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms. And it wasn't limited to just the league's bruisers, Laraque wrote in ''The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy.'' ''I have to say here that tough guys weren't the only players using steroids in the NHL,'&...

New book claims steroid use was common in NHL

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms. And it wasn't limited to just the league's bruisers, Laraque wrote in ''The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy.'' ''I have to say here that tough guys weren't the only players using steroids in the NHL,'&...

Georges Laraque vs. Darren Pang Twitter fight over Gretzky legacy

Former Edmonton Oilers enforcer Georges Laraque has a new book out. Perhaps you're heard of it, what with the accusations that the NHL is filled with more juice than a Florida orange grove. But "The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy" also includes Laraque's candid thoughts about his NHL career, including the coaches he's played for … like when...

Laraque: Steroid use commonplace in NHL (AP)

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms. And it wasn't limited to just the league's bruisers, Laraque wrote in "The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy." "I have to say here that tough guys weren't the only players using steroids in the NHL," Laraque wrote.

Georges Laraque and the NHL’s telltale steroid signs

Georges Laraque has a new book called "The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy," and while his accusations about performance enhancing drugs won't lead to Roger Clemens testifying before a Congressional sub committee, they'll probably sell a few copies. It takes a special kind of naivety to believe there aren't players in the NHL today, or through the...

New book claims steroid use was common in NHL

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms.

Laraque claims steroid use was common in NHL

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms.

Laraque Doesn’t Like Canseco Comparison

from Randy Starkman of the Toronto Star, Georges Laraque is angry at being compared to baseball whistle-blower Jose Canseco in the wake of claims he made in his new book that steroid use was common in NHL dressing rooms. “Some people are stupid enough to say that I’m the new Canseco of hockey,” Laraque told the Star in a telephone interview Sunday. “First of all, I’ve...

Laraque claims in book steroid use was common in NHL

Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms.

New book claims steroid use common in past NHL

MONTREAL (AP) -- Retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says in a new book that steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms.

The Price of Success

If you don't address the problems that you have, chances are that they won't go away. And if you believe that statement, then you'll agree with me that the NHL has a few issues to take care of. This past weekend there were a few controversial statements that surfaced in the release of former NHL player Georges Laraque's book, titled The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest...
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