Recently hockey player Adam Johnson died after a freak accident on the ice in Nottingham, England. He was 29 years old.
This accident happened in a game against the Sheffield Steelers. He had his neck cut open by a skate a Steeler player was wearing. After the injury, the game was postponed and Johnson, who was in significant pain, was rushed to the hospital. Shortly after, he died.
Johnson, who was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, and was most famous for his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins in which he helped win many games. When he died, he was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in England’s professional hockey league, and was doing well there.
Many had thought that Johnson would become a promising player. Hockey officials and fans labeled him with outstanding talent and skills. Many were sad because he had shown such promise and they were looking forward to seeing him become a hockey great, but sadly not everything goes right.
After his death many fans and players mourned his passing.
There has been investigation done by the police but so far they have found nothing due to the strange nature of this death.
“Thank you for being so kind and supportive to our franchise and his family,” said one Panthers executive. Although many mourned his death in England, most people were actually Penguins fans.
This is probably one of the saddest things to happen to hockey in at least 3-5 years, but it just shows how supportive hockey fans and players are when something tragic happens.
Charlie T. 6th grade • Nov 13, 2023 at 9:17 pm
Tru-dat, Tru-dat
cool_beans • Nov 7, 2023 at 1:56 pm
that is terrible!