Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Cherepanov akakodzera ku2007 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft
pashure pemwaka wa2006-07. Mumwaka wose unotungamirira kunyorwa, Cherepanov ndiye aiva tarisiro yepamusoro muEurope. Asati asarudzwa, Cherepanov akapinda muNHL's Scouting Combine, achibvumira makirabhu kuongorora hunhu hwake uye kuronga kubvunzurudzwa, kana vaida rumwe ruzivo vasati vasarudzwa. Vaya vakapinda musangano wacho vakashamiswa nokusava noutano hwakanaka kwaCherepanov, vachiratidza kuti akanga asingaiti basa rakawanda rokurova bhenji, uye muviri wake wakanga usina kunaka. Kuita kwake panguva yekubvunzurudzwa kwechiitiko chacho kwaifadza zvikuru, nevashandi vechikwata vachifadzwa nekukura kwake uye mafungiro akanaka. Pakunyorwa, Cherepanov akasarudzwa neNew York Rangers mumutambo wokutanga wekunyorwa, 17th yose. Vamwe vakapa kusarudzwa kwakaderera kwaCherepanov kunetsekana nezvekuwanika kwake kweNHL, vachifunga nezvekushaikwa kwechibvumirano chekutamisa pakati peNHL neInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) maererano nevatambi veRussia. Muongorori Pierre McGuire aidavira kuti Cherepanov aiva tarisiro yepamutemo yeNHL, achiti, "Akavakirwa nguva itsva yeNHL nekumhanya kwake, hunyanzvi hwake uye kugona kwake kuita kuti zvinhu zviitike zvinorwisa". Cherepanov akafara kusarudzwa neRangers, achiti, "Ndinotenda kuti New York ndiyo nzvimbo yeUnited States uye ndinofara zvikuru kusarudzwa neNew York Rangers".