Alexei Cherepanov
1989-2008
1989-2008
19 year old Alexei Cherepanov, 1st round pick of the NY Rangers died of a cardiac arrest yesterday during a hockey game in the KHL. It has been reported in some media venues that he was accidentally struck by an elbow of a teammate (Jagr) and that when he got to the bench he collapsed. However, Jay Grossman his agent, stated that he and Jagr just came off the ice after not scoring on a 2 on 1 and were simply just discussing their not scoring. Read more here.
***UPDATE***
Apparently Alexei DID have a previous heart condition called chronic ischemia, a medical condition in which not enough blood gets to the heart or other organs.
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Apparently it was towards the end of the game and the ambulance had already left. It took 20 minutes for the ambulance to return, but by then his heart had been stopped for several minutes. Apparently there were no defibrullators on site.
This is a sad day for the Cherepanov family and the hockey world in general. Please take a moment of silence on his behalf.
***UPDATE***
Apparently Alexei DID have a previous heart condition called chronic ischemia, a medical condition in which not enough blood gets to the heart or other organs.
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Apparently it was towards the end of the game and the ambulance had already left. It took 20 minutes for the ambulance to return, but by then his heart had been stopped for several minutes. Apparently there were no defibrullators on site.
This is a sad day for the Cherepanov family and the hockey world in general. Please take a moment of silence on his behalf.
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