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Russian National Anti-doping Agency RUSADA head Yuri Ga-
nus shows a book of international standards while speaking at a
news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019.
Associated Press

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RUSADA's own CEO, Yuri The appeal was widely ex- Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (88) celebrates with teammate Brent Seabrook (7) on the
Ganus, attached his own pected with Russian Presi- bench after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota
Wild, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Chicago.
note of protest to Friday's dent Vladimir Putin having Associated Press
letter. Ganus is critical of branded the ban "unfair."
Russian officials and had RUSADA's supervisory board
disagreed with the deci- voted Dec. 19 to file an ar- Blackhawks moving on
sion to appeal. He was bitration case with CAS in
overruled by his agency's Switzerland after WADA
founders, which include ruled Russia had manipu- without Seabrook, de Haan
some of Russia's most influ- lated doping laboratory
ential sports leaders. data to cover up past of-
The WADA sanctions ban fenses. Putin has said it was By JAY COHEN AP Sports guys are really big parts The 6-foot-3 Seabrook has
the use of the Russian team not fair to threaten Russia Writer of the group, both on and been a key player and
name, flag or anthem at a with more doping-related CHICAGO (AP) — Reality off the ice. A lot of lead- leader for Chicago for
range of major sports com- punishment, and that any set in for Jonathan Toews ership and solid, depend- more than a decade. He
petitions over the next four sanctions should be on an when he got to the Chi- able-type players, which, has 103 goals and 361 as-
years, including next year's individual basis. "I think it is cago Blackhawks' locker of course, we're going to sists in 1,114 games since his
Olympics and the 2022 soc- not just unfair but not cor- room Friday morning. miss." NHL debut in 2005, plus 20
cer World Cup. responding to common Brent Seabrook's stall was De Haan was acquired in goals and 39 assists in 123
Ganus said he believes any sense and law," Putin said. empty. a June trade with Caro- playoff appearances.
appeal has little chance of After a panel of three CAS "Day 1, pretty much. He's lina. He had surgery on the He helped the Blackhawks
success and could even arbitrators is chosen, a ver- not around," Toews said, same shoulder last offsea- win the Stanley Cup in
lead to harsher sanctions, dict will be issued within "and you notice it right son. 2010, 2013 and 2015.
including a ban of all Rus- three months. away." Colliton said both defense- "Such a huge part of our
sian athletes, who under Putin added that WADA's Seabrook has been ruled men are expected to be room," forward Patrick
the current ban are al- recommended four-year out for the rest of the sea- ready for training camp Kane said. "So hopefully he
lowed to compete as neu- ban on Russia hosting ma- son after years of physi- next year. But in the mean- gets his injuries fixed and
trals. jor sports competitions cal play finally caught up time, a run of injuries is comes back better than
"There is a possibility of en- would have little effect, to the steady defense- making it more difficult for ever." Seabrook was a
tering the case new play- pointing to the 2022 men's man, who had right shoul- last-place Chicago to work healthy scratch for the third
ers which may demand volleyball world champion- der surgery on Friday. The its way into the the playoff time this season when Chi-
from the court not to soften ships as an event Russia in- 34-year-old Seabrook then race. cago lost 4-1 to Colorado
the sanctions but to tough- tends to keep. will have surgery on his right Brandon Saad is expected on Dec. 18. The Blackhawks
en them," Ganus said. "The WADA demands events hip in January and left hip to miss another three weeks then announced the next
sanctions regime that is in are moved unless it's "legal- in February. after he hurt his right ankle day he was undergoing
place against the Russian ly or practically impossible" The Blackhawks also will during Chicago's 4-1 vic- further medical evaluation.
sport is not full, it is not a 100 to do so, which could cre- be without Calvin de Haan tory at Winnipeg on Dec. Seabrook, who is under
percent. There were great- ate a loophole for event for the rest of the year. The 19. Fellow forwards Andrew contract through the 2023-
er sanctions, up to a ban of organizers who don't want 28-year-old defenseman Shaw and Drake Caggiula 24 season at an average
all athletes." to break financial commit- had his own right shoulder are on LTIR due to concus- annual value of $6,875,000,
Russians will be allowed to ments. That ban already surgery on Friday. sions, though Caggiula has missed a total of nine
compete in Tokyo as unaf- doesn't apply to next year's Seabrook and de Haan been skating and could re- games over the previous six
filiated athletes if they pass European Championship were placed on long-term turn soon. Rookie defense- seasons.
a vetting process that ex- soccer games in St. Peters- injured reserve, creat- man Adam Boqvist will miss "He's battled through these
amines their history of drug burg or the 2021 Cham- ing significant salary-cap Friday night's game against injuries for a long time," de-
testing, and possible in- pions League final, both space, but leaving Chica- the New York Islanders be- fenseman Duncan Keith
volvement in cover-ups at of which are exempt be- go with a huge void on the cause of a right shoulder said. "Anybody else, they
the lab. cause they're continental, back end. injury. probably would have been
That has prompted anger not world, championships. "From the (coaching) per- "I don't manage expecta- missing a lot more time
from some Western ath- Ganus has said he believes spective, we're focused on tions," Colliton said. "We than that over the course
letes and organizations like the editing took place, and the players we have and expect to win. We expect of the last several seasons.
the United States Anti-Dop- he said a hearing reveal find a way to get it done," to compete, give ourselves It shows the kind of mental-
ing Agency, which wanted further evidence of data coach Jeremy Colliton a chance with how to we ity and the type of person
a blanket ban on Russian manipulation.q said. "But of course those play." that he is."q