the publication of his autobiography brought to light the problem of drug use
brought to light the problem of drug use
brought to light the problem of drug use in the NHL hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
in the NHL hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
in the NHL hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Georges Laraque about this
speaking with Georges Laraque about this
speaking with Georges Laraque about this problem something that a lot of media is
problem something that a lot of media is
problem something that a lot of media is picking up on from the book are the
picking up on from the book are the
picking up on from the book are the revelations about drug use in the NHL do
revelations about drug use in the NHL do
revelations about drug use in the NHL do you want to just address that a little
you want to just address that a little
you want to just address that a little bit well what I talk about now as I talk
bit well what I talk about now as I talk
bit well what I talk about now as I talk about the testing that we’re doing to
about the testing that we’re doing to
about the testing that we’re doing to test guys and I say that we should do
test guys and I say that we should do
test guys and I say that we should do blood testing because I think that we
blood testing because I think that we
blood testing because I think that we should test not just for performance and
should test not just for performance and
should test not just for performance and ginseng run but we lost three warriors
ginseng run but we lost three warriors
ginseng run but we lost three warriors this summer people that were taking
this summer people that were taking
this summer people that were taking other type of drugs and I think we
other type of drugs and I think we
other type of drugs and I think we should protect the players from enough
should protect the players from enough
should protect the players from enough fun from themselves so by doing blood
fun from themselves so by doing blood
fun from themselves so by doing blood tests you could see if anybody’s into
tests you could see if anybody’s into
tests you could see if anybody’s into any medication that could harm their
any medication that could harm their
any medication that could harm their life is this a problem exclusive to the
life is this a problem exclusive to the
life is this a problem exclusive to the tough guys know yet for example you got
tough guys know yet for example you got
tough guys know yet for example you got patches breeze what I came out last week
patches breeze what I came out last week
patches breeze what I came out last week that said that you were suffering from
that said that you were suffering from
that said that you were suffering from depression who was taking pills you know
depression who was taking pills you know
depression who was taking pills you know and so it’s not just a guy any
and so it’s not just a guy any
and so it’s not just a guy any professional sport is a pressure sport
professional sport is a pressure sport
professional sport is a pressure sport where you don’t know how anybody is
where you don’t know how anybody is
where you don’t know how anybody is handling the pressure and that’s why you
handling the pressure and that’s why you
handling the pressure and that’s why you know instead of labeling and say this
know instead of labeling and say this
know instead of labeling and say this wish only desk top guy whatever you just
wish only desk top guy whatever you just
wish only desk top guy whatever you just test entirely it’s quick you do a blood
test entirely it’s quick you do a blood
test entirely it’s quick you do a blood test we don’t you know and I’m King
test we don’t you know and I’m King
test we don’t you know and I’m King Olympic athletes and we make more money
Olympic athletes and we make more money
Olympic athletes and we make more money than I pick at least so why can they do
than I pick at least so why can they do
than I pick at least so why can they do it to NHL at leats and I think that’s to
it to NHL at leats and I think that’s to
it to NHL at leats and I think that’s to the tragedy which is we need to do
the tragedy which is we need to do
the tragedy which is we need to do something and testing guys we would know
something and testing guys we would know
something and testing guys we would know any anything in their system and would
any anything in their system and would
any anything in their system and would help guys so I don’t know why that’s a
help guys so I don’t know why that’s a
help guys so I don’t know why that’s a controversy because it’s just a measure
controversy because it’s just a measure
controversy because it’s just a measure an idea that I have to try to help guys
an idea that I have to try to help guys
an idea that I have to try to help guys yeah well the controversy is probably a
yeah well the controversy is probably a
yeah well the controversy is probably a bit more with with the performance
bit more with with the performance
bit more with with the performance enhancing drugs and those allegations I
enhancing drugs and those allegations I
enhancing drugs and those allegations I guess you could call them I mean you
guess you could call them I mean you
guess you could call them I mean you kind of give some signposts to look out
kind of give some signposts to look out
kind of give some signposts to look out for you know the Olympic years yeah but
for you know the Olympic years yeah but
for you know the Olympic years yeah but that was before that the NHL had a drug
that was before that the NHL had a drug
that was before that the NHL had a drug policy that’s what I was talking about
policy that’s what I was talking about
policy that’s what I was talking about and not now it is not a problem about it
and not now it is not a problem about it
and not now it is not a problem about it now we’re having the drug policy but
now we’re having the drug policy but
now we’re having the drug policy but before that for years I used to go to
before that for years I used to go to
before that for years I used to go to Players Association to say we need to
Players Association to say we need to
Players Association to say we need to have drug testing so this is
have drug testing so this is
have drug testing so this is pass so it’s not a problem now but it
pass so it’s not a problem now but it
pass so it’s not a problem now but it got interpreted wrong and people start
got interpreted wrong and people start
got interpreted wrong and people start start saying that I said there’s a
start saying that I said there’s a
start saying that I said there’s a problem about it now and that was before
problem about it now and that was before
problem about it now and that was before and people a lot of guys know that
and people a lot of guys know that
and people a lot of guys know that before it was and that’s why the initial
before it was and that’s why the initial
before it was and that’s why the initial I want to have a drug testing because
I want to have a drug testing because
I want to have a drug testing because they knew that there was a handful of
they knew that there was a handful of
they knew that there was a handful of guy that once there and then that but
guy that once there and then that but
guy that once there and then that but that was in the past so you’re saying
that was in the past so you’re saying
that was in the past so you’re saying that now it’s it’s completely kind of
that now it’s it’s completely kind of
that now it’s it’s completely kind of time yeah no no no yeah now it’s other
time yeah no no no yeah now it’s other
time yeah no no no yeah now it’s other problem that we’ve seen this past summer
problem that we’ve seen this past summer
problem that we’ve seen this past summer it’s a type of drug and I wasn’t just
it’s a type of drug and I wasn’t just
it’s a type of drug and I wasn’t just talking about frozen issues and the
talking about frozen issues and the
talking about frozen issues and the chance and I’m talking about all types
chance and I’m talking about all types
chance and I’m talking about all types they can arm somebody and think their
they can arm somebody and think their
they can arm somebody and think their lives another thing that people are
lives another thing that people are
lives another thing that people are picking up on is when you discuss the
picking up on is when you discuss the
picking up on is when you discuss the best and worst coaches that you’ve
best and worst coaches that you’ve
best and worst coaches that you’ve played for and Wayne Gretzky’s name came
played for and Wayne Gretzky’s name came
played for and Wayne Gretzky’s name came up to you and just address that as well
up to you and just address that as well
up to you and just address that as well I have lots of respect for Wayne he’s
I have lots of respect for Wayne he’s
I have lots of respect for Wayne he’s the one that called me and that’s why I
the one that called me and that’s why I
the one that called me and that’s why I went to Phoenix and he’s a great
went to Phoenix and he’s a great
went to Phoenix and he’s a great ambassador for the game great aspire to
ambassador for the game great aspire to
ambassador for the game great aspire to ever play the game but when you talk in
ever play the game but when you talk in
ever play the game but when you talk in terms of coaching
terms of coaching
terms of coaching it doesn’t take the fact that because I
it doesn’t take the fact that because I
it doesn’t take the fact that because I said is the worst code that makes a man
said is the worst code that makes a man
said is the worst code that makes a man a bad person you look at all the coach
a bad person you look at all the coach
a bad person you look at all the coach that I had in the stats their stats of
that I had in the stats their stats of
that I had in the stats their stats of all the coach that I had he is the worst
all the coach that I had he is the worst
all the coach that I had he is the worst coach you could just look at their stats
coach you could just look at their stats
coach you could just look at their stats and yesterday some media asked Jeremy
and yesterday some media asked Jeremy
and yesterday some media asked Jeremy Roenick the same question what do you
Roenick the same question what do you
Roenick the same question what do you think George saying that he said the
think George saying that he said the
think George saying that he said the same thing and you know and it’s
same thing and you know and it’s
same thing and you know and it’s anything that a lot of people didn’t
anything that a lot of people didn’t
anything that a lot of people didn’t know you know a lot of people media
know you know a lot of people media
know you know a lot of people media people knew that when you look at the
people knew that when you look at the
people knew that when you look at the way things were
way things were
way things were the year after Wayne was gone did him
the year after Wayne was gone did him
the year after Wayne was gone did him finished first when the other with the
finished first when the other with the
finished first when the other with the same team when he had a new coach but
same team when he had a new coach but
same team when he had a new coach but because it’s an icon world icon and in
because it’s an icon world icon and in
because it’s an icon world icon and in his well-loved you know in the world
his well-loved you know in the world
his well-loved you know in the world obviously a lot of people took offense
obviously a lot of people took offense
obviously a lot of people took offense to that but again it’s not personal man
to that but again it’s not personal man
to that but again it’s not personal man and if I was doing something to be
and if I was doing something to be
and if I was doing something to be popular and to try to be in a right mind
popular and to try to be in a right mind
popular and to try to be in a right mind of everybody I would lie and that’s who
of everybody I would lie and that’s who
of everybody I would lie and that’s who he’s the best coach that I had to sell a
he’s the best coach that I had to sell a
he’s the best coach that I had to sell a few more books so it’s not about selling
few more books so it’s not about selling
few more books so it’s not about selling because obviously if you say something
because obviously if you say something
because obviously if you say something like that everybody that is in Gretzky
like that everybody that is in Gretzky
like that everybody that is in Gretzky fan which is known as the people are not
fan which is known as the people are not
fan which is known as the people are not gonna get it so that tells you right
gonna get it so that tells you right
gonna get it so that tells you right there to hell for me honesty was more
there to hell for me honesty was more
there to hell for me honesty was more important and and the way that this is
important and and the way that this is
important and and the way that this is gonna look if I talk about it yeah I
gonna look if I talk about it yeah I
gonna look if I talk about it yeah I think that’s true of everything that you
think that’s true of everything that you
think that’s true of everything that you do thank you very much I look
do thank you very much I look
do thank you very much I look me
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