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Alexei Cherepanov, center partly visible, playing for Avangard Omsk, is rendered aid after collapsing in a Continental Hockey League game between Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov, outside Moscow, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Russia on Tuesday mourned the sudden death of rising hockey star Alexei Cherepanov who collapsed during a game, as officials said he suffered from heart problems and probably should not have been allowed to play. (AP Photo)

Thousands turn out for funeral of Rangers prospect

AP - Wed Oct 15, 11:05 AM ET

MOSCOW - Family, friends, teammates 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 outside Moscow.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins' Pascal Dupuis, left, celebrates his overtime goal with teammates Kris Letang, right rear, and Sidney Crosby against the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. The Penguins won 3-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Dupuis scores dramatic OT goal for Penguins AP - Wed Oct 15, 3:04 AM ET

    The Pittsburgh Penguins won with a goal in the nick of time. Scored by none other than ... Pascal Dupuis?

  • Anaheim Ducks left wing Brad May, right, watches center Brian Sutherby's (not shown) goal go past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jason LaBarbera during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    Kings beat Ducks 6-3 with 3 PP goals AP - Wed Oct 15, 2:16 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Now that he's back on the ice, Patrick O'Sullivan's only concern is trying to get the Los Angeles Kings back into the playoffs after a five-year drought.

  • San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau, left, celebrates after scoring past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Pascal Leclaire, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    Marleau gets 2 goals in Sharks' 5-2 win AP - Wed Oct 15, 1:11 AM ET

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

  • Calgary Flames' Todd Bertuzzi, center, is congratulated on his goal by Dion Phaneuf (left) and Michael Cammalleri, right, during first period NHL hockey action against the Colorado Avalanche in Calgary on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)
    Bertuzzi lifts Flames to 5-4 win over Colorado AP - Wed Oct 15, 12:28 AM ET

    CALGARY, Alberta - Todd Bertuzzi scored twice and the Calgary Flames hung on for a 5-4 win over Colorado, their first of the season.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins' Miroslav Satan (81), of Slovakia, battles with Philadelphia Flyers' Mike Richards (18) in front of Flyers goalie Antero Niittumaki, of Finland, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
    Dupuis wins it in OT as Penguins beat Flyers 3-2 AP - Tue Oct 14, 10:47 PM ET

    PITTSBURGH - Pascal Dupuis scored on a slap shot from along the edge of the left circle with 10.8 seconds left in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept the Philadelphia Flyers winless, giving up a two-goal lead in less than a minute before winning 3-2 Tuesday night.

  • Atlanta Thrashers right wing Chris Thorburn (27) tries to clear the puck with his glove against Minnesota Wild Craig Weller, right, after being slashed by Wild center James Sheppard (51) during the second period, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 during an NHL hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Sheppard was charged with slashing on the play. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
    Miettinen scores 2 to help Wild beat Thrashers 4-2 AP - Tue Oct 14, 9:56 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Antti Miettinen scored two third-period goals to help the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night.

  • Forward's letter: Radulov wants to stay in Russia AP - Tue Oct 14, 8:13 PM ET

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With the NHL and Russia's new Continental Hockey League in a dispute over Alexander Radulov, the forward says he wants to stay home and help grow the sport of hockey in his own country.

  • Isles D Martinek out 4 to 6 weeks; Comeau demoted AP - Tue Oct 14, 8:03 PM ET

    UNIONDALE, N.Y. - New York Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek will be out four to six weeks because of an upper-body injury sustained during a game last weekend, the club said Tuesday.

  • Sabres C Hecht out with broken finger AP - Tue Oct 14, 7:21 PM ET

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sabres forward Jochen Hecht will miss at least two weeks after having surgery to repair an injured finger on Tuesday.

  • 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)
    Investigator: Hockey player had heart problems AP - Tue Oct 14, 4:15 PM ET

    MOSCOW - Alexei Cherepanov had heart problems and probably should not have been allowed to play in a game in which he collapsed and died, a regional investigator suggested Tuesday.

  • Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom (96), of Sweden, slips the puck past Carolina Hurricanes' Cam Ward (30) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Karl B. DeBlaker)
    Holmstrom's goal lifts Red Wings past Hurricanes AP - Mon Oct 13, 9:45 PM ET

    RALEIGH, N.C. - Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom each scored goals Monday night to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1.

  • Bettman on NHL: 'We're still in growth mode' AP - Mon Oct 13, 6:58 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The NHL is "still in growth mode" despite the economic downturn, commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday, noting that ticket sales have increased this season.

  • Kings defenseman out 2 to 3 months AP - Mon Oct 13, 6:25 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jack Johnson will miss up to three months because of a shoulder injury from Sunday's 1-0 loss to San Jose.

  • Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, second from right, joins Cathy O'Connell, from Erdenheim, Pa., to drop the ceremonial puck between New York Rangers' Scott Gomez, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Mike Richards, right, before the start of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
    Palin drops puck at Philadelphia Flyers' game AP - Sat Oct 11, 11:00 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - To a mixture of boos and cheers, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck Saturday night at the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers.

  • 'Hockey Night in Canada' gets new anthem AP - Sat Oct 11, 8:52 PM ET

    TORONTO - Saturday nights in Canada in the winter will now have a note of gold in them.

  • Peca suspended for bumping official AP - Sat Oct 11, 7:38 PM ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Blue Jackets center Michael Peca has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL for making contact with an on-ice official.

  • McCabe likely to miss 2 weeks with back injury AP - Sat Oct 11, 6:55 PM ET

    SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers defenseman Bryan McCabe is expected to miss two weeks because of a back injury sustained in Friday night's season opener at Carolina.

  • From left, 2008 United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Mike Richter, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and Cammi Granato are introduced before the Colorado Avalanche host the Boston Bruins in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
    Leetch, Richter, Hull and Cammi Granato honored AP - Thu Oct 9, 11:24 PM ET

    DENVER - Brian Leetch glided out to the ice in loafers, not skates.

  • The Detroit Red Wings raise their 2007-2008 Stanley Cup championship banner prior to their season opening NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Detroit, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
    Red Wings put 11th Stanley Cup banner in rafters AP - Thu Oct 9, 7:53 PM ET

    DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings hoisted an 11th Stanley Cup banner to the rafters Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena before their opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

  • Blue Jackets put Malhotra on injured reserve AP - Thu Oct 9, 2:57 PM ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed center Manny Malhotra on injured reserve and recalled right wing Derek Dorsett from their American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.

  • Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, top, celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Shaone Morrisonn (26) against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
    Ovechkin doesn't just talk a good game for Caps AP - Wed Oct 8, 11:11 PM ET

    SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Alex Ovechkin is hardly the first professional athlete to emphasize winning percentage above personal statistics, to maintain he's all about team, to insist he won't rest until he's earned a championship.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby sits during an interview at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Crosby is promoting a new DVD that purports to give fans an off-ice look at the 21-year-old during the team's run to the Stanley Cup finals last season. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    New NHL DVD focuses on Sidney Crosby, Penguins AP - Wed Oct 8, 8:25 PM ET

    PITTSBURGH - A new DVD marketing Penguins star Sidney Crosby as the face of the NHL gives fans an off-ice look at the 21-year-old during last season's run to the Stanley Cup finals.

  • Canucks send 3 down to AHL teams AP - Wed Oct 8, 8:06 PM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Veteran Vancouver Canucks forwards Matt Pettinger, Jeff Cowan and Jason Krog were sent down to the American Hockey League after clearing waivers on Wednesday.

  • Return of Bergeron, Fernandez lifts Bruins outlook AP - Wed Oct 8, 7:26 PM ET

    BOSTON - In just one season as coach of the Boston Bruins, Claude Julien has brought stability to a struggling franchise. They made the playoffs but now their goals are greater.

  • Blackhawks' Eager suspended 3 games AP - Wed Oct 8, 3:33 PM ET

    TORONTO - Chicago Blackhawks left wing Ben Eager was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for swinging his stick at Dallas Stars left wing Sean Avery during a game last week.