Gavin Grey: Adam Johnson, American-born ice hockey player, dies after getting cut in the neck by a skate blade in England

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 29, 2023 · 3m

American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020, has died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday, his team said. He was 29.

Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut during the second period of the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena.

Johnson’s injury was so horrific it forced the game to be abandoned and left traumatised fans in tears.

“The Nottingham Panthers are truly…