Young ice hockey star dies at 19

Published time: 14 Oct, 2008 15:14 Edited time: 14 Oct, 2008 19:14

One of the brightest young talents in Russian and world Ice Hockey, Aleksey Cherepanov, has died after collapsing during a match in the Moscow region.

The 19-year-old’s body has been sent home to the Siberian city of Omsk, where hundreds of mourning fans were waiting.