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When it comes to doping, drinking and gambling allegations, the NHL says all the right things. But when it comes to on-ice incidents that can really hurt the game's reputation, the league repeatedly misses the mark.

The NHL believes it has a solid, evolving drug-testing policy. World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound thinks it's a sham. And the testing debate rages on.

The NHL is trying to fool the public with a flawed anti-doping program, the chairman of the World Anti-Doping agency said Tuesday.

All drug tests given to NHL players were clean during the first season of the league's anti-doping program.

Bryan Berard tested positive for a banned substance, meaning he is not allowed to participate in international competition for two years.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman wants Dick Pound to back up his claim that as many as one-third of hockey players use performance-enhancing drugs.

Dick Pound's recent comments say more about the man and his organization than they do about the NHL and its players.

The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said he suspects as many as a third of the NHL's 700 players may take some form of performance-enhancing substances, a claim an NHL official said has no basis in fact.