Alexei Cherepanov was 19, the 17th overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft by the New York Rangers, and one of the most highly regarded prospects in the world, but he passed away after suffering an apparent heart attack during a hockey game outside of Moscow. Alexei was competing for the Avangard Omsk of the [...]

The New York Rangers are down 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins and are now faced with the news that their teammate, Sean Avery, was rushed to the hospital at 3am in an apparent cardiac arrest.  Avery was injured during the first period of last night’s 5-3 loss.  It was later determined that Avery had done [...]