Rangers Prospect Alexei Cherepanov Dies

Rangers Prospect Alexei Cherepanov Dies

Filed under: Rangers, NHL Injuries, NHL Media WatchAccording to reports out of Russia that have been confirmed for me by Dmitry Chesnokov of Sovetsky Sport, New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov, currently playing for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League, has died.

Rangers' prospect Cherepanov dead

The New York Rangers confirmed that prospect Alexei Cherepanov, 19, died during a game in Russia on Monday evening.

Alexei Cherepanov Dies During Game in KHL

New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench at or near the end of Omsk’s Kontinental Hockey League game and died a short time later, he was 19. Omsk head coach, Wayne Fleming said Cherepanov collapsed on the bench during the third period of the game and did not see anything that happened on [...]

Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia (AP)

AP - Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia. Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr played a shift with Cherepanov and was talking to his young Avangard Omsk teammate on the bench shortly after they left the ice, when Cherepanov suddenly collapsed, said a Rangers spokesman who talked to Jagr.

Thousands turn out for Rangers prospect's funeral

Top Rangers prospect collapsed and died during game on Monday

Family, friends, teammates and thousands of fans paid their last respects Wednesday to Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old rising hockey star who died after suffering heart problems during a game outside Moscow.

N.Y. Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia

Cherepanov, 19, was selected in the first round of the 2007 NHL draft

N.H.L. Roundup: Rangers Prospect Mourned in Russia

Family, friends, teammates and thousands of fans paid their last respects to Alexei Cherepanov, the rising hockey star who died after heart problems during a game.

Slap Shot: Rangers Prospect Dies After Collapsing

Alexei Cherepanov, the Rangers’ first-round draft choice in 2007, reportedly collapsed during a game in Russia and was pronounced dead about an hour later. He was 19.

Many questions about death of Rangers prospect

Alexei Cherepanov, the highly touted Rangers prospect who collapsed and died on the bench during a Kontinental Hockey League game Monday night, will be buried today in Russia as questions are being raised about the health of the 19-year-old's heart and potential negligence on the part of paramedics at the arena.

Rangers Prospect Dies After Collapsing in Game in Russia

Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia.

Death of Rangers Prospect Prompts Inquiry

The Russian Continental Hockey League announced that a commission would investigate the death of Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old Rangers draft choice.

Rangers prospect had heart problems

Alexei Cherepanov had heart problems and probably should not have been allowed to play in a game in which he collapsed and died, a regional investigator suggested Tuesday.

Tragic Death of Rangers Prospect May Have Been Accidently Caused by Jaromir Jagr? [Hockey]

The details are starting to come in about the death of New York Rangers hockey prospect, 19-year-old Alexei Cherepanov. The initial reports had him suffering a cardiac arrest while sitting on the bench at a game in Moscow, but the story is getting even more random and tragic. Puck Daddy has been all over it from the get-go and cautious about implicating [...]

New York Rangers Prospect Dies During Game in Russia

A 19-year-old prospect for the New York Rangers prospect has died during a game in Russia on Monday.

Rangers' Cherepanov dies playing in Russia

Alexei Cherepanov, a forward who was the Rangers' first-round draft pick in 2007, collapsed on his bench during a game on Monday evening in Russia and died soon after, the Rangers have confirmed.

Does Haunting Cherepanov Video Reveal Negligence? [Hockey]

Yesterday's story about the tragic death Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov has taken a more disturbing turn now that amateur video (available after the jump, watch if necessary) of the final minutes of his life has been revealed. The official medical report lists his death as chronic ischemia, a condition in which not enough blood gets to the heart [...]

Questions in Cherepanov's death?

The health of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov and potential negligence by paramedics at the arena are key issues in his death.

NHL HIGHLIGHTS: Rangers prospect dies in Russia

Aaron Voros had two goals and an assist and linemate Brandon Dubinsky a goal and two assists to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory Monday against the visiting New Jersey Devils. The outcome enabled the Rangers to improve to 5-0, matching the best start in franchise history set in 1983.

Negligence blamed in death

Pavel Krasheninnikov, a member of the Russian Hockey Federation's supervisory council, suggested there might have been negligence on the part of paramedics in the death of New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov.

Propect's death leaves many questions

Questions about the health of Alexei Cherepanov, the highly touted Rangers prospect who collapsed and died Monday night, are being raised.

TRAGIC RANGER'S HEART WOE

The Rangers prospect who collapsed and died during a hockey game in Russia had a heart condition - and paramedics didn't have a defibrillator that might have saved his life, officials said yesterday. Alexei Cherepanov, who died Monday playing for...