Community | October 13, 2008 | 21 comments

19 year old New York Rangers top prospect Alexei Cherepanov dies of heart attack during game

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A first round pick, 17th overall in the 2007 draft, the future for the kid was very, very bright...
And a unbelievably shocking to see something like this happen...

Cherepanov was the top ranked skater in all of Europe heading into the 2007 draft... and pretty much had all the signs of a can't miss prospect...

"He was close to a complete package," said Goran Stubb, NHL Director of European Scouting. "Very fast skater. He was a goal scorer and a passer.

"I think he could have been a big spectator favorite because he was that kind of player. Sometimes you could hardly notice him, but on one shift, he could do unbeliveable things with the puck -- passing, shooting, skating, extremely skillful. A finesse player with a capital 'F.'"
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