MOSCOW, Oct 18 anti-doping rules from the Russian striker of the National Hockey League (NHL) Colorado club Valery Nichushkin, according to the website of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR). Sport previously reported that the IIHF was investigating a possible violation of anti-doping rules by Nichushkin. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could have banned Nichushkin for four years. The data of the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov, should have been the basis.
"The International Ice Hockey Federation will not initiate the disqualification of Valery Nichushkin for violating anti-doping rules. This became possible after the results of additional research by the Swiss Doping Laboratory. The IIHF notified Nichushkin that all charges against the player were dropped. The Russian Hockey Federation will be glad to see Valery in the national team after the team returns to the international arena", the FHR said.
Nichushkin is 27 years old, together with the Colorado he won the Stanley Cup last season. In the new NHL season, the striker scored 6 points (4 goals and 2 assists) in three games. He also represented Dallas in the league, who selected him 10th overall in the 2013 draft. In Russia, Nichushkin played for the Chelyabinsk «Tractor» and CSKA. As part of the Russian national team, the striker became the bronze medalist of the 2013 World Cup.