Yesterday's reports that 19-year-old Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov died during a hockey game in Moscow were hard to believe. Young elite athletes are supposed to tear ligaments and break bones not ...

Igor Larionov, the former Devils forward and Russian hockey great, has asked Kontinental Hockey League owners to meet for an emergency discussion following the death of 19-year-old Rangers first-round ...

The rise of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League has left NHL fans across North America worried about the prospect of young Russian stars choosing to stay in their homeland rather than migrating to ...

According to a flash report from the Associated Press, Russian prosecutors have fixed the blame for the untimely death of New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov. As you might recall, Cherepanov, ...

UPDATE 3:57 p.m. EDT: TSN has front-paged this story and is reporting that former NHL draft pick Alexei Cherepanov has died. It's been confirmed by our official Russian comrade, Dmitry Chesnokov of ...

Following the moments surrounding the death of New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov, news coming out of Russia remained slightly blurred surrounding the details of the incident. On ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov has died after playing in a league game for Russian club Omsk Vanguard, the NHL team said on Monday. The 19-year-old, who had chosen to ...

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