Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Cherepanov ruru eru maka
2007 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft mgbe oge 2006<unk>07 gasịrị. N'ihe ka ukwuu n'oge oge na-eduga na draft, Cherepanov bụ atụmanya kachasị elu na Europe. Tupu edepụta ya, Cherepanov gara NHL's Scouting Combine, na-ekwe ka klọb ahụ nyochaa njirimara anụ ahụ ya ma hazie ajụjụ ọnụ, ma ọ bụrụ na ha chọrọ ozi ndị ọzọ tupu nhọrọ ya. Ndị na-aga mgbakọ ahụ kpaliri site n'adịghị ike anụ ahụ nke Cherepanov, na-arụtụ aka na ọnụ ọgụgụ dị ala nke ugboro ugboro bench press, na ahụ ya. Egwuregwu ya n'oge ajụjụ ọnụ nke ihe omume ahụ dị egwu karị, ya na ndị ọrụ otu ahụ nwere obi ụtọ na ntozu okè ya na ezi àgwà ya. Na draft, ndị New York Rangers họpụtara Cherepanov na agba nke mbụ nke draft, nke iri na asaa n'ozuzu. Ụfọdụ kwuru na Cherepanov họpụtara ya n'ihi nchegbu banyere nnweta ya maka NHL, na-atụle enweghị nkwekọrịta mbufe n'etiti NHL na International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) gbasara ndị egwuregwu Russia. Onye nyocha Pierre McGuire kwenyere na Cherepanov bụ ezigbo atụmanya NHL, na-ekwupụta, "E wuru ya maka NHL ọhụrụ nke oge ọhụrụ ya na ọsọ ya, nkà ya na ikike ya ime ka ihe mee". Cherepanov nwere obi ụtọ na ndị Rangers họpụtara ya, na-ekwu, "Ekwenyere m na New York bụ etiti United States ma enwere m obi ụtọ na ndị New York Rangers họpụtara m".