Steroid use common, says retired NHL enforcer

In a new book, retired NHL enforcer Georges Laraque said steroid use was commonplace for years in hockey dressing rooms.

Laraque wrote in "The Story of the NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy" that steroid use wasn't limited to just the league's bruisers.

From Espn.go.com:

Laraque, who is now a deputy leader of the federal Green Party, doesn't accuse any players by name in the book. He said enforcers also used steroids to gain weight before arriving in the pros, and took substances such as Ephedrine so they would be desensitized before a fight.

The NHL and the NHL Players' Association haven't responded to Laraque's claims. Testing for performance enhancing substances was included in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the union in 2005.

Laraque did not name any players who were making use of steroids.