Rangers prospect dies during game in Russia (AP)

In this June 21, 2007, file photo, Russian forward Alexei Cherepanov signs autographs after the NHL Top Prospects luncheon in Columbus, Ohio. Cherepanov, a 2007 first-round draft pick of the NHL's New York Rangers, died Monday during a hockey game in Russia. He was 19. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz, File)AP - A Russian lawmaker said Tuesday that rising hockey star 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.


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