In a doping test of Canada's ice hockey pro Shea Theodore at the World Championships in May, a cancer has been discovered. The NHL player has now announced this - after the cancer has been treated and the tumor has been removed.
After quitting the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL play-offs, the defender traveled to Slovakia in May to help his national team. After the 3-2 in the quarter-final against Switzerland, he was selected for doping control. Three days later after the 1: 3 in the final against Finland he was approached by an official of the World Federation IIHF and asked him to the control room.
The tumor was removed
He had tested positive, Theodore learned. HCG - human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that is produced in women during pregnancy - or in men who have testicular cancer. "My whole life changed with the blink of an eye," wrote Theodore on the website The Players Tribune.
Further blood tests in Canada confirmed the findings. The 24-year-old was operated on immediately, the tumor completely removed.
Four months later, Theodore is officially cured and is back on the ice with Vegas two weeks before the start of the NHL season. "If I had not done this doping test - I do not want to think about it," Theodore wrote.