Friends, family and thousands of fans paid their last respects Wednesday to Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old rising hockey star who died after suffering heart problems during a game on Monday.

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 ...

The rise of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League has left NHL fans across North America worried about the prospect of young Russian stars choosing to stay in their homeland rather than migrating to ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The second day of the NHL draft netted some pretty offensive talent for the Rangers. After taking goalie Antoine Lafleur in the second round (North America's #3-ranked available goalie), the Rangers ...