Alexei Cherepanov of Avangard Omsk is seen during an attack against Oleg Saprykin, right, of CSKA Moscow, Oct. 11, 2008. Cherepanov, a 2007 first-round draft pick of the NHL’s New York Rangers, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia. He was 19. (AP Photo/Alexander Wilf, Sport Express)