Recently, seven players from Toplar UFA, a Russian junior team affiliated with Salavat Yulaev of the KHL, have accused a coach, Igor Zagretdinov, of forcing them to take PEDs. with threats of ruining their careers if they did not oblige.
The seven players who accused the coach were caught with banned substances in their system and court documents have shown them accusing the coach of forcing the players to take them.
Zagretdinov's future is currently unknown and the players insisted they had never signed up for PED use.
Toplar is one of the premier programs in Russia. It has developed players like Andrei Vasilevskiy, Daniil Tarasov, Shakir Mukhamadullin, and the late Rodion Amriov.
Recently, they have produced more NHL draft picks than ever before and while it could be because of a better system, it could also be because they have been drugging their players.
As seen on Blade of Steel - Seven Hockey Players Accuse Coach of Forcing Them to Take Unknown Substance
POLL | ||
AOÛT 25 | 139 ANSWERS Multiple Players Accuse Coach of Forcing Them To Take PEDs Should this coach be banned from hockey for life if convicted? | ||
Yes | 105 | 75.5 % |
No | 34 | 24.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
David Pastrnak | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Alexander Killorn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Pavel Zacha | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
John Carlson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Mikko Rantanen | - | 3 | 3 | |
Brandon Hagel | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kirill Kaprizov | 2 | - | 2 | |
Artturi Lehkonen | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jeff Petry | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Mikael Backlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Connor Brown | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Quinton Byfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Thomas Chabot | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Warren Foegele | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Morgan Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 45 | |
Capitals | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 44 | |
Wild | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 44 | |
Devils | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 43 | |
Golden Knights | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 41 | |
Kings | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | |
Oilers | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | |
Maple Leafs | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | |
Panthers | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 38 | |
Hurricanes | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 37 | |
Conference | Cumulative |