US Hockey Participant Dies After Taking Blade To The Neck In Freak Accident Throughout Weekend Match

An ice hockey star has died following a freak accident throughout a match on Saturday, throughout which he’s believed to have taken a blade to his throat.

American skilled Adam Johnson, 29, who performed for the Nottingham Panthers workforce within the UK suffered the horrific harm throughout a match in opposition to the Sheffield Steelers at Utilita Area Sheffield on Saturday night.

Witnesses reported that Johnson appeared to have been struck within the neck by an ice hockey blade of one other participant. The Daily Mail quotes one witness reporting that Johnson initially tried to skate back to his team after the conflict however collapsed on the ice, the place he was cared for by medics and different performs. Screens have been erected, and eight,000 followers requested to go away the realm as his remedy continued.

Nottingham Panthers have confirmed the information of the participant’s demise, saying they have been devastated to lose such a gifted participant:

“The Nottingham Panthers are really devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically handed away following a freak accident on the sport in Sheffield final night time.

“The Panthers wish to ship our ideas and condolences to Adam’s household, his associate, and all his associates at this extraordinarily tough time.

“Adam, our quantity 47, was not solely an excellent ice hockey participant, but in addition an ideal team-mate and an unimaginable particular person along with his complete life forward of him.

“Everybody on the membership together with gamers, workers, administration and possession are heartbroken on the information of Adam’s passing.”

Johnson’s mom shared her unhappiness on social media, saying: “I misplaced half my coronary heart immediately.”

The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) confirmed Sunday’s matches throughout the UK have been postponed “in gentle of this deeply upsetting information.”