NHL prospect dies

[wkuhillhound]

New York Rangers draft pick Alexei Cherepanov dies during a game in Russia. He was only 19.

Source:http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=txrangersprospectdies&prov=st&type=lgns

[89Hen]

:(

Gets worse...

Alexei Cherepanov, a first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, may have died due to negligence on the part of paramedics who responded to an emergency call (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=A9G_bx5rwfRI5NUAjQHovrYF?slug=ap-rangers-prospectdeath&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[TheValleyRaider]

Very sad story, all the way around :( :( :(

You wonder if this will cause players to think twice before taking the big payday some will get offered from the KHL

[ISUMatt]

There was video of the incident on YouTube today too...from what I read, he was givenb CPR on the bench, revived in the Locker Room, then passed soon after that