"Theoren Fleury's autobiography wastes little time calling the NHL and NHLPA's substance abuse program into question.
In
Playing with Fire, Fleury alleges he failed multiple drug tests in 2001
while starring with the New York Rangers, yet the league and program
doctors allowed him to continue playing:
"I had thirteen dirty
tests in a row, but I was leading the NHL in scoring. So what were they
going to do? I was putting Gatorade in tests. And although he didn't
know it, my baby Beaux was peeing for me too. The NHL doctors kept
warning me, ‘Another dirty test and we're taking you out.' So what did
I do? C'mon, I've never followed a rule in my life."
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly responded to Fleury's allegations the league overlooked his failed substance abuse tests ..."
Damned asks: "Who do you think is telling the truth"?
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