http://dudesonhockey.com/2006/01/27/hockey-and-steroids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hockey-and-steroids Two dudes blogging and podcasting about the San Jose Sharks, straight from sunny California. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dudesonhockey.com/2006/01/27/hockey-and-steroids/#comment-1991 Mike Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:05:00 +0000 http://dudesonhockey.com/2006/01/27/hockey-and-steroids/#comment-1991 Good call. I should have used the more generic "PEDs" where I said steriods in most places in this post. But amphetamines have another set of issues. Do we really want to be testing player for Sudafed? Good call. I should have used the more generic “PEDs” where I said steriods in most places in this post. But amphetamines have another set of issues. Do we really want to be testing player for Sudafed?

]]> http://dudesonhockey.com/2006/01/27/hockey-and-steroids/#comment-1990 Jeremy Teigiser Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:38:00 +0000 http://dudesonhockey.com/2006/01/27/hockey-and-steroids/#comment-1990 Mike, I've enjoyed catching up on your blog over the past couple days (one of them gave me a sort of deja vu).<br/>I believe that your take, and that of Mr. Frei, is a little off. The biggest drug issue the NHL faces is not steroids, but rather amphetamines. Under the international definition of performance enhancing drugs, amphetamines are listed. Now amphetamines (and like you, I'm no doctor) are used for an andrenaline substitute.<br/>To paraphrase John Buccigross, is it possible that a guy playing his 4th game in 6 nights is going to need a boost? Absolutely. The wear-and-tear of the NHL (game and travel) are unlike any other sport - and because of that, guys are going to need/use little pick-me-ups. It is amphetamine use that the NHL needs to be concerned about, and address. Mike, I’ve enjoyed catching up on your blog over the past couple days (one of them gave me a sort of deja vu).
I believe that your take, and that of Mr. Frei, is a little off. The biggest drug issue the NHL faces is not steroids, but rather amphetamines. Under the international definition of performance enhancing drugs, amphetamines are listed. Now amphetamines (and like you, I’m no doctor) are used for an andrenaline substitute.
To paraphrase John Buccigross, is it possible that a guy playing his 4th game in 6 nights is going to need a boost? Absolutely. The wear-and-tear of the NHL (game and travel) are unlike any other sport – and because of that, guys are going to need/use little pick-me-ups. It is amphetamine use that the NHL needs to be concerned about, and address.

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