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Last Saturday at the Utilita Arena, while representing the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team was playing against the Sheffield Steelers, ice hockey star Adam Johnson collided with an opponent and suffered a fatal gash to his neck. Despite the fact that paramedics arrived quickly, the 29-year-old was sadly later declared dead at Sheffield General Hospital.
The Panthers will gather this evening to pay tribute to Johnson. “Supporters of all clubs and the general public are invited to attend the Motorpoint Arena from 5:30pm to pay tribute to our #47,” the team said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The arena bowl will be open, and people are welcome to sign Books of Condolence on the carpeted ice.”
Following his tragic involvement in an odd accident on the ice last Saturday, Adam Johnson passed away (Image: Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images).(
Johnson’s family, friends, and supporters have paid tributes on social media as the ice hockey community has been in mourning and South Yorkshire Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Ryan Wolfe, Johnson’s fiancée, who accompanied him to England to further his career, wrote: “My sweet, sweet angel. I love you and I will always miss you.”
In the 35th minute of the Nottingham Panthers’ Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers, Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat from a skate blade that slashed across the ice. Johnson allegedly tried to skate back to his team’s
After that, the players surrounded Johnson in a circle as he was being treated, and then they raised safety screens to enclose him. The Panthers said in a statement shortly after that fans had “been asked to leave the building due to a major medical emergency” and that Johnson had been taken to Sheffield General Hospital. In an emotional statement, Johnson’s aunt Kari Johnson confirmed the news of his passing, saying, “I lost half of my heart today.” Love you, Munch, forever.”
“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 team said in a statement released on Sunday. The Panthers would like to offer their sympathies and thoughts to Adam’s partner, family, and all