This week is all about the draft and prospects at NHL FanSided, and one player who deserves some reflection is the late Alexei Cherepanov. Nicknamed the "Siberian Express", Cherepanov was selected by ...

Rich Peverley is a healthy, 31-year-old professional athlete. As a member of the NHL's Dallas Stars and in his tenth NHL season, one would believe he would be the least at risk for an ailment ...

MOSCOW -- Prosecutors will reopen the investigation into the death of New York Rangers draft pick Alexei Cherepanov, who collapsed during a Continental Hockey League game last year in Russia. The ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOSCOW -- Russian hockey player Alexei Cherepanov, who collapsed and died during a game, had heart problems and probably should not have been allowed to play, a regional investigator suggested Tuesday ...

MOSCOW -- Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old rising star and New York Rangers draft pick who died after collapsing during a game, was playing illegally for his Russian club, a top military officer ...