Adam Johnson, who played in 13 career games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, appeared to have been cut on the neck by a skate during a game in Britain’s top hockey league.
Adam Johnson, who died after a “freak accident” in an English hockey league game, played 13 career games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Adam Johnson, an American forward for the Nottingham Panthers of the English Elite Ice Hockey League who previously played for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, died Saturday after appearing to sustain a deep cut to his neck from a skate in what the team said was a “freak accident” during a game. He was 29.
“The club will dearly miss him and will never ever forget him,” the team said, adding, “Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice hockey player, but also a great teammate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him. The Panthers would like to send our thoughts and condolences to Adam’s family, his partner, and all his friends at this extremely difficult time.
The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night.The play occurred in the 34th minute of a Challenge Cup game, which was immediately stopped as medical personnel rushed to Johnson and players formed a ring around him. Protective screens were raised and players returned to their locker rooms.
Many of us will have found Saturday’s events very distressing. Please take care of yourselves, and each other. Further help and advice is available at:. Malarchuk, then playing for the Buffalo Sabres, survived and quickly returned to the ice after his horrific injury but dealt with PTSD as well as depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. In 2019, he told his story again in a documentary about his mental health struggles.
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