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SyroChicos Chica
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 Posted - 10/14/2008 : 09:01:08 AM
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NEW YORK (TICKER) —New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov died during a game in his native Russia on Monday night. He was 19.
The New York Post reported that Cherepanov suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the bench during Avangard Omsk’s game against Vityav Chekhov.
Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr had just finished a shift with Cherepanov and was talking to the him when the Russian suddenly collapsed.
TSN of Canada reported that medical officials attempted to get Cherepanov’s heart beating again. According to the web site, the ambulance that is normally at all games had already departed and had to be called back to the arena. The report stated that it took between “15 and 20 minutes” to transport Cherepanov from the arena to the hospital.
“They tried to get his heart started again but they couldn’t,” Omsk head coach Wayne Fleming told the web site.
New York general manager Glen Sather addressed the tragedy in a statement released by the team.
“We are extremely saddened by the tragic passing of Alexei,” Sather said. “On behalf of the New York Rangers organization, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family. Alexei was an intelligent, energetic young man with tremendous talent and an extremely bright future.”
The Rangers observed a moment of silence in his honor prior to Monday’s 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
New York coach Tom Renney considered addressing the team about Cherepanov before the game, but elected not to and just told his players to continue to work hard.
“The moment of silence was there obviously,” Renney said. “On the bench we just made some references that the honorable thing to do was tonight would be just to work hard.”
The 17th overall selection in the 2007 draft, Cherepanov had been playing with Avangard Omsk of Russia’s Continental Hockey League. He had seven goals and five assists in 12 games for Avangard this season.
“He was a great kid,” Cherepanov’s agent, Jay Grossman, told TSN. “He had a great smile and was an outstanding player with a great future on and off the ice. It’s both shocking and devastating news for all of us.”
“The NHLPA is saddened to learn of the passing of Alexei Cherepanov,” NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly said in a statement. “Alexei was a tremendous young man and a highly-skilled hockey player whose promising career had no limits. His unexpected passing at such a young age is a great loss for the entire hockey community.”
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SyroChicos Chica
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 09:04:52 AM
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| Very sad - prayers with his family & team |
Edited by - SyroChicos Chica on 10/14/2008 11:38:15 AM |
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KRLPhotos
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 1:06:35 PM
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| As a fellow new york rangers fan, i was very upset when i found out about the rangers loss of a up and coming great player. my prayers go out to the Cherepanov Family |
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Ih8thecyclones
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 1:31:18 PM
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| Thats weird being 19 and having a heart attack, it seems. |
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SyroChicos Chica
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 1:42:30 PM
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My thoughts too Kevin. And Ih8thecyclones, all hell is gonna break loose, because we actually AGREE on something!!!! HAHAHA!
My husband is in the medical service & has said you'd be surprised at how much younger people are getting having heart attacks, strokes, etc. etc. People just push themselves so hard now days - and we may be able to grow with technology & so forth - but the human body - it doesn't change. It can only endure so much.
He could have very well had a heart condition he knew nothing about! I had a family member die from a heart attack - and they had a heart condition that was never discovered until an autopsy. At least that's what I was told - I never knew this particular family member - before my time.
Health is nothing to mess around with, that's for sure!! Scary stuff. |
Edited by - SyroChicos Chica on 10/14/2008 1:44:17 PM |
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cove291
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 1:55:59 PM
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| You hear about kids in high school basketball dying like that too every once in a while. |
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SyroChicos Chica
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 10/14/2008 : 2:03:57 PM
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And football! I remember when I cheered a few years ago, a player on the opposing team collapsed & that's what had happened to him! Luckily he didn't die - they were able to get an AED on him quickly.
I believe all schools & sporting events in general are required to have AEDs now for this reason. |
Edited by - SyroChicos Chica on 10/14/2008 2:04:28 PM |
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