Alexei Cherepanov

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) The Siberian Express
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb)
NHL Team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Rangers
Omsk (RSL)
Nationality Flag of Russia Russia
Born January 15, 1989 (1989-01-15) (age 19),
Barnaul, USSR
NHL Draft 17th overall, 2007
New York Rangers
Pro career 2006 – present
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Silver 2007 Russia
Bronze 2008 Russia

Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Черепанов; born January 15, 1989 in Barnaul, USSR) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger, currently playing for the Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League.

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[edit] Playing career

Nicknamed the Siberian Express, Cherepanov is in his second season with Avangard, a team in southwestern Siberia. In his rookie season in the RSL, Cherepanov had more points than now-NHL stars Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk did in their first seasons in the Super League at the age of 17. In March 2007, Cherepanov surpassed the Russian league rookie goal scoring record previously held by Pavel Bure.[1]

He represented Russia at the 2007 World Jr. Hockey Championships. Along with winning a silver medal, he led the tournament in scoring and subsequently named to the tournaments all-star team, as well as earning the award as best forward.

On June 22, 2007, Cherepanov was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, despite being considered by many rankings to be a top 5 prospect, and the top European available. Among the reasons offered by analysts for his lingering in the draft was the lack of a new transfer agreement between the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation concerning players in the Russian Hockey Federation, though Russian players can simply give two-weeks' notice and leave any team, as was the case with Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin.[2]

Cherepanov currently has 2 years remaining on his contract with Omsk, and it is not known for certain when he will play in the NHL.

On August 29, 2007, during game 2 of the 2007 Super Series, Cherepanov collided with Canadian forward Brandon Sutter and suffered a concussion. The next day it was reported that he would be out for the remainder of the eight-game series.[3] Team Russia went on to go winless in the series.

On November 5, 2007 Cherepanov was named RSL Newcomer of the Year for the '06-'07 Season.[4]

Cherepanov led Russia to a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and had three points in the medal winning 4-2 victory over the United States.[5]

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
2006-07 Avangard Omsk RSL 46 18 11 29 45 14 10 3 5 8 0 1
2007-08 Avangard Omsk RSL 46 15 13 28 12 7
RSL Totals 92 33 24 57 57 21 10 3 5 8 0 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cherepanov Sets RSL Rookie Goal Record. NHL.com, Bill Meltzer (2007-03-24). Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
  2. ^ Malkin sits down for interview with TSN. The Sports Network. (2006-08-19). Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
  3. ^ Cherepanov out for remainder of Series. TSN.ca (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  4. ^ "Матч звезд": шоу для тех, кто пришел. Metallurg.ru (2007-11-05). Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
  5. ^ Cherepanov leads Russia to WJC bronze. rangers.nhl.com (2008-01-05).

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