American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday.
The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena.
“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 Sunday morning.
Who was Adam Johnson?
Adam Johnson was born in Hibbing, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, he played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Indiana Ice and Sioux City Musketeers.
Undrafted, he played two seasons of collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota Duluth in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).
Following his sophomore season with the Bulldogs in 2016–17, where he scored 18 goals and tallied 37 points in 42 games and finished second on the club in both goals and points,
Johnson clinched Minnesota-Duluth’s berth in the 2017 Frozen Four when he scored an overtime, power-play goal to defeat Boston University, 3–2.
Johnson and the Bulldogs eventually fell to the University of Denver, 3–2, in the NCAA championship game.
Johnson attended the Pittsburgh Penguins prospect development camp before opting to conclude his collegiate career early, agreeing to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on July 6, 2017.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the North American season, Johnson opted to sign a contract abroad for the 2020–21 season with Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on December 15, 2020.
Appearing with the Redhawks in a top-six forward role, Johnson added seven goals and 12 points through 21 regular season games before opting to break his contract and return to North America on March 27, 2020.
On April 6, 2021, Johnson signed as a free agent for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with the Ontario Reign of the AHL, the primary affiliate to the Los Angeles Kings. Adding an offensive presence, Johnson posted 11 points in just 14 games.
Remaining with the Reign into the following 2021–22 season, Johnson registered one goal and six points through 28 regular season games before he was traded to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in exchange for future considerations on February 17, 2022
As a free agent in the following off-season, Johnson opted to resume his European career, signing a one-year deal with German club, Augsburger Panther of the DEL, on September 12, 2022.
In the 2022–23 season, Johnson posted seven goals and 22 points through 45 regular season games, however was unable to help prevent the Panthers finish in a relegation position. Johnson left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 17, 2023.
In August 2023, Johnson agreed to terms to join UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers for the 2023–24 season.
Adam Johnson cause of death
Adam Johnson, died after a “freak accident” on the ice as he played for English side Nottingham Panthers.
In the second period of the team’s Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday, October 28, 2023,
Johnson appeared to suffer a serious neck injury after colliding with a Sheffield player. He was rushed to the hospital but could not be revived.
Witnesses said that the Sheffield player’s skate blade cut Johnson’s neck, causing a massive loss of blood. It was a rare and horrific incident that shocked and saddened the hockey world.
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