New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov dies during KHL game (19 years old)

[Halladay_is_God]

Ranger prospect Cherepanov dies during KHL game

New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench during Omsk's Kontinental Hockey League game on Monday and died a short time later.

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 the ice that may have contributed to it. He also said medical authorities tried to get Cherepanov's heart beating again after it had stopped.

"They tried to get his heart started again but they couldn't," he explained.

Sources in Russia tell TSN that the ambulance that is normally at all games had already departed and had to be called back.

It is not clear exactly how long it took for Cherepanov to be transported from the rink to the hospital but one source in the arena told TSN it was, "probably 15 or 20 minutes."

There are also questions as to whether defibrillators at the arena were in good working order, though no further details are available.

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RIP Cherepanov

[browntown653]

Unbelievably tragic. Unfortunately this will not get the coverage it deserves because nobody gives a crap about the NHL. But very sad. RIP

[henks]

• "Russian investigators said Monday that Alexei Cherepanov, the New York Rangers prospect who died this fall, had been blood doping for months." You'd figure after the video and the negligence and the incredible global mourning for this kid, that it couldn't get any more depressing. And then it does. [CBC Sports]

Found this today.

[DirtyKash]

Some pictures of Cherepanov doping:







Deadspin - Russian Website Publishes Photos Of Alexei Cherepanov's Blood Doping Injections - Alexei Cherepanov blood doping pictures

The pics are not from Deadspin. They are posted from a Russian website:
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What the hell was this kid thinking? Not only doping like this, but having pictures taken of it. ****ed up. RIP.