ESPN.com reports “Russian state police have taken over the investigation into the shocking death of New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov during a Continental Hockey League game outside Moscow last week.” The Web site says “the investigation will focus on both the cause of death and external circumstances that may have played a part in the 19-year-old’s death. … The investigation will also examine what safeguards were in place at the time, including the availability of an ambulance … and the status of medical equipment on hand and the training of officials at the arena.”