Saturday, July 07, 2007

Noticed this on Newsday.com today...

WILD SIGNS EX-ISLANDER

HILL DESPITE BAN. Just when Sean Hill thought a steroid scandal might mark the end of his NHL career, the Minnesota Wild signed him to a one-year deal. The 37-year-old defenseman played for the Islanders last season and was suspended hours before their playoff loss to Buffalo on April 20, becoming the first NHL player to be suspended for violating the league's drug policy. He received a 20-game suspension and will miss the first 19 games of this season. The Wild said Hill acknowledged using a doctor-prescribed testosterone booster approved by the NHL, but he tested positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone, which is banned.

(Bill's notes: Docs often prescribe testosterone boosters to people who have abused steroids. Steroids are synthetic testosterone and once you start using a synthetic, your body shuts down that function because it is getting what it needs from the outside. No finger of blame here, just something I learned in college that has been mentioned here and there in the Benoit coverage. Bears a mention in this forum, I thought.)

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