A liquid ticket to the sideline

"Alison Chasczewski, athletic therapist at Durham College, says use of this adrenaline boosting liquid is most prominent in Hockey. “In dealing with our hockey players, specifically, you know, and they will say themselves that they drank too much. They will say that they had three Red Bulls before the game, and three more in-between periods.”

Chasczewski says the negative effects are sometimes immediately apparent. “They’ll come off the ice with the shakes, they’ll be puking after, and they have been warned, but it’s a matter of perception.”"

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WHL suspension a good reminder

""You really have to be careful with everything that you are putting into your system. It's important they know what they are allowed to take and what they're not allowed to take," says Kelowna Rockets Athletic Therapist Jeff Thorburn.

"I don't know what supplement Asuchak took, but the key is that players are educated. The league does a good job with their drug testing seminars to make sure the players are informed. Ultimately they are responsible for what they are taking."

Thorburn says players need to be very careful as to what supplements they take at any time, as drug tests in the WHL are random.

"Members from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport can basically show up at any game. It's a good wake up call for all players across the league." "

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Court of public opinion

"But it isn't simply a CHL matter. The substance first appeared on WADA's prohibited list at the beginning of 2010 and many athletes were subsequently found guilty of using it, ranging from minor league baseball players to a rash of Australian athletes.

Asuchak's error came in reading the wrong list. Methylhexaneamine was not a banned substance in 2009, meaning the Cougars forward wouldn't find it on the out-of-date list he was referencing at the time he purchased and used Jack3d.

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There is also a web site with a database where players can type an ingredient in to find out whether it is prohibited or safe under the guidelines.

Players are encouraged to speak with their team's athletic therapist as well."

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CHL’s supplemental discipline ‘extreme’

"“Even if everything is fine on the label, wherever that supplement is made, if that factory produces anything that is illegal or banned there’s always a chance something could end up in your product,” said Ivan Bokanovic, head athletic therapist for the Mississauga Majors.

Bokanovic said he doesn’t even advise his players to take over-the-counter cold and flu medications when they’re sick, unless it’s at least 24 hours before a game where it has time to clear the system."

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Regan's Rant - The opinions of a WHL radio broadcaster, Welcome to Kent

"We are on the air at 7:05 tonight from the ShoWare Center. Colour analyst Gord McGarva is on the trip and will speak with Rockets athletic therapist Jeff Thorburn in the first intermission."  Read More...

Blazers well aware of bad supplements

"As soon as he saw the email, Rich Campbell, the Winterhawks' athletic therapist and strength/conditioning coach, said he "walked right back and talked to players. I asked if they were familiar with the specific product and let them know that it was illegal."
Campbell said this "is very important to us because players hear about these supplements through other athletes and a lot of times there's stuff in there that we don't know is in there."

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Spits warned about supplements

"Windsor Spitfires athletic therapist Joey Garland is planning a little review for players next week. Garland will focus on the dangers of supplements after a pair of Ontario Hockey League players were suspended for eight games Friday."  Read More...