The decision comes months after the death of Adam Johnson, who suffered a serious neck injury playing for the English professional team Nottingham Panthers. A coroner’s report found the 29-year-old “sustained an incised wound to the neck caused by the skate of another player” and later die...
Manslaughter Probe Continues 1 Year After Hockey Player Adam Johnson's Death in England It’s been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent’s skate during a game in Sheffield, England FILE - Fl...
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade.
Professional ice hockey player Adam Johnson’s tragic death by a skate blade to the neck during an Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL)gamein England on Oct. 28 sent ripples through the sport’s community. Due to the nature of Johnson’s injury, those in the ice hockey community have begun...
action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game...
The death of hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade cut to his throat has renewed debate over whether there needs to be uniform standards and mandates for neck guards and other safety equipment in youth hockey.
The rule comes about seven months afterthe death of Hibbing native Adam Johnson. The 29-year-old suffered a fatal laceration to the throat during a game in the United Kingdom on Oct. 28, 2023. Johnson was playing with the Nottingham Panthers in England's Elite Ice Hockey League in a ga...
The family of the ice hockey player who died after his throat was slashed by a skate during a game have said they knew he was "really in trouble" as soon as it happened. The American player Adam Johnson's aunt Kari was watching him play for the Nottingham Panthers via ...
lawmaker, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, says she plans to introduce legislation requiring all hockey players to wear a neck guard or a similar protective device during practice or games following the death last week of a 10th-grade player whose neck was cut by a skate. (AP Photo/Jessica ...
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — 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 ...