Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year old Russian forward, who was a Rangers first-round draft choice back in 2007 has sadly died on Monday. The top prospect collapsed towards the end of the game which was with his team K.H.L. team Avangard Omsk and another team, Vityaz, in Chekhov.
Cherepanov collapsed three minutes towards the end of the game, which they were losing 5-4. The young player’s heart stopped while he was sat on the bench, efforts were made to try and revive him at the bench were unsuccessful.
Alexei Cherepanov was then taken to a hospital in Chekhov, where doctors spent an hour trying to save the young man’s life. Cherepanov was pronounced dead at 10:55 local time. It is reported that the cause of death was cardiac arrest.
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