“Traces of drugs were found in the hockey player’s blood.

The research materials were transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan.

Currently, a check is being carried out on this fact, "the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan told RT.

Emelin, 34, went to a hospital in Kazan with a high fever on April 3 after the end of the first match of the Gagarin Cup semifinal series against Ak Bars.

He was diagnosed with toxic liver shock.

Currently, the athlete was taken to Moscow and is at the N.I.

Sklifosovsky.

Earlier it was reported that the Avangard hockey player Emelin recently suffered a coronavirus.