Alexei Cherepanov

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Alexei Cherepanov (Russian-Алексей Черепанов) (born January 15, 1989, in Barnaul, Soviet Union, now Russia) is a professional Russian ice hockey winger, currently playing for the Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League.

Nicknamed the Siberian Express, Cherepanov is in his first season with Avangard, a team in Southwestern Siberia. He has more points an RSL rookie than 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.

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.

Cherepanov is considered to be a top 5 prospect for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.