R.I.P. Alexie Cherepanov. :(

Jeremys Spoken

Rangers top prospect collapsed and died today, on the bench.

My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. This is terrible, I will be at the Garden tonight, it will indeed be sad.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252547&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main

Alexei***

orig_long red

apparently he collided with Jagr during a line change.

leafs4ever

so sad, i can't believe it.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends

From what i've heard he and jagr collided on a line change and jagr's elbow hit alexi's chest. Not positive how true this is, but it is the story that is going around.

Left Porch

Just heard about this on WFAN in New York. They didn't say anything about Jagr. Sad story either way.

dirt

Very, very sorry to learn of this. Freak accident or not, one never expects something like this to occur when you're young, strong and healthy. RIP Cherepanov.

CHANGEinWAVES

Wow this is really sad:(

EquallyWorthless

tragic stuff. apparently the defribilators didn't work and the ambulance had already left and had to be called back ... how does that happen?

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EquallyWorthless wrote:

tragic stuff. apparently the defribilators didn't work and the ambulance had already left and had to be called back ... how does that happen?

it's Russia.

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I read a couple places that Jagr was standing over Cherepanov, crying, yelling at him to "Wake up!" Absolutely devastating. It hasn't been that long since the hockey world lost Luc Bourdon at too young an age. Like Bourdon, this kid was one hell of a talent. It's amazing to me that after Jiri Fischer, any rink, anywhere in the world doesn't have working portable defibrilators rinkside. Very, very sad.

NMyTree

How horrible. I couldn't believe this story. At first I thought it was some kind of prank by a Devils fan or something.

:(:(

So young. Too young. What a terrible incident.

Alexi's family and Jaromir Jagr must be absolutely devestated.

R.I.P Alexi

Prayers to Alexi, His Family and to Jaromir Jagr.

Sprunkn7

Yikes. Saw this on NHL.com when I got home. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Sprunkn7

NMyTree wrote:

How horrible. I couldn't believe this story. At first I thought it was some kind of prank by a Devils fan or something.

:(:(

So young. Too young. What a terrible incident.

Alexi's family and Jaromir Jagr must be absolutely devestated.

R.I.P Alexi

Prayers to Alexi, His Family and to Jaromir Jagr.

Excuse me, a prank by a Devils fan? I don't think so.

haffajappa

i heard this an hour ago on CBC when i was at my friend's house.


so sad, he's basically my age... i've had weird freak accidents like that in soccer games... life is short. :(

pearljamgirl07

terrible story...R.I.P :(

Bathgate66

http://www.blueshirtbulletin.com/

October 13, 2008
Cherepanov Tragedy
Ranger draftee Alexei Cherepanov tragically died during his club's game in Russia tonight, according to various sources confirmed by an announcement by the Rangers. Initial unconfirmed reports say that the collision took place during a shift change with former Ranger Jaromir Jagr, who was distraught as his young protege collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. But Omsk coach Reg Fleming told TSN.ca that Cherepanov collapsed on the bench and that he could not connect it to any specific event that happened during the game. Problems getting an ambulance and working defibrillator appear to have contributed to the problem. Our deepest sympathies to the young man's family, friends, and teammates.




Official NYR Website :

http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=386385

Prospect Cherepanov Passes Away at 19 Young Russian forward was team's No. 1 pick in 2007Oct 13, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather regretfully announced today that forward Alexei Cherepanov passed away during a game in Russia on Monday evening. Cherepanov was 19 years old.


Alexei Cherepanov
“We are extremely saddened by the tragic passing of Alexei,” said Sather. “On behalf of the New York Rangers organization, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family. Alexei was an intelligent, energetic young man, with tremendous talent and an extremely bright future.”
Cherepanov appeared in 14 games with Avangard Omsk of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) this season, registering seven goals and five assists for 12 points. He ranked second on the team in goals (seven) and fourth in points (12). He also ranked third on the team with a 24.1% shooting percentage.

The 6-1, 187-pounder appeared in 106 career Russian Super League (RSL)/KHL matches with Avangard Omsk, collecting 40 goals and 29 assists for 69 points, along with 61 penalty minutes. Last season, Cherepanov established a career-high in assists (13) while finishing fourth on the club in points (28). In 2006-07, he set the RSL record for most goals by a rookie (18), eclipsing Pavel Bure’s mark (17) set in 1988-89 with the Red Army (CSKA Moscow).

With 29 points in his first season with Omsk, Cherepanov recorded more points than Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin, Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin and Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk each tallied in their first RSL season.

Internationally, Cherepanov represented Team Russia in several elite tournaments. Most recently, he helped lead Russia to a Bronze Medal in the 2008 U-20 World Junior Championships, tallying three goals and three assists for six points and a plus-three rating in six games. In 2007, Cherepanov earned Top Forward honors by the Directorate and was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2007 U-20 World Junior Championships, where he led all players in scoring with eight points (five goals and three assists) in six games and helped Team Russia capture a Silver Medal.

The Barnaul, Russia native was originally the Rangers’ first round choice, 17th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

So tragic on all involved directly and indirectly.

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geez
at such a young age it mustve been something congenital ( or something that will be detected on an autopsy ? )
one cant help wonder why/how did this happen ?-

NMyTree

Sprunkn7 wrote:

Excuse me, a prank by a Devils fan? I don't think so.

Hey, I was checking in on a Rangers forum that gets a lot of Devils fans posting, in there. And the initial post was by a Devils fan. That's why I was a little wary of the post. My comment wasn't meant as a shot at Devils fans, but just a brief account of how I first found out about this. I guess I should have elaborated.

in_hiding79

so sad...:(

Sprunkn7

NMyTree wrote:

Hey, I was checking in on a Rangers forum that gets a lot of Devils fans posting, in there. And the initial post was by a Devils fan. That's why I was a little wary of the post. My comment wasn't meant as a shot at Devils fans, but just a brief account of how I first found out about this. I guess I should have elaborated.

All is forgiven;)

This is just tragic. Watching the game tonight and waiting to see if they mention it.

Touchofgray16

Bathgate66 wrote:

http://www.blueshirtbulletin.com/

October 13, 2008
Cherepanov Tragedy
Ranger draftee Alexei Cherepanov tragically died during his club's game in Russia tonight, according to various sources confirmed by an announcement by the Rangers. Initial unconfirmed reports say that the collision took place during a shift change with former Ranger Jaromir Jagr, who was distraught as his young protege collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. But Omsk coach Reg Fleming told TSN.ca that Cherepanov collapsed on the bench and that he could not connect it to any specific event that happened during the game. Problems getting an ambulance and working defibrillator appear to have contributed to the problem. Our deepest sympathies to the young man's family, friends, and teammates.




Official NYR Website :

http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=386385







So tragic on all involved directly and indirectly.

19

geez
at such a young age it mustve been something congenital ( or something that will be detected on an autopsy ? )
one cant help wonder why/how did this happen ?-

Something congenital. My thoughts exactly. My husband found Alexei's first blog posted just a few days ago which I've posted a link to below. So sad. RIP, young man.

http://www.beyondtheblueshirts.com/2008/10/the-siberian-express-1989-2008/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7IaeEzrjHE&feature=related

A nice showcase of the kid's skills. Kovalchuk-like release. The Rangers held a moment of silence before the game, though Sam and Joe didn't mention it in their open, which was weird.

rival.

so insane.

RIP.

wayyy to young.