The Nottingham Panthers athlete, aged 29, is believed to have died after his throat was accidentally slashed by a skate blade during a collision on the ice rink.
Ryan Wolfe, left, wrote she would miss her fiancé ‘forever’ The fiancée of a Nottingham ice hockey player whose throat was fatally slashed during a match has paid tribute to him on social media. Adam Johnson, 29, suffered a ‘freak injury’ as the Nottingham Players squared off against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday evening. After an opponent’s skate cut his neck, Adam shuffled towards the sidelines only to collapse as his teammates formed a protective barrier.
’ The Nottingham Panthers, a British professional ice hockey club and member of the Elite Ice Hockey League, added that the team is ‘truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night’. ‘Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice hockey player but also a great teammate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him.
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