Hockey Player Adam Johnson Dead After Freak Accident _ E! News

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00:00 The sports community is mourning the loss of Adam Johnson. The 29-year-old American ice hockey

00:06 player died after a "freak accident" during an October 28 game, his team, the British professional

00:14 club Nottingham Panthers, confirms. According to CNN, Johnson, who joined the elite ice hockey league

00:21 team in August, was playing in the Panthers' Challenge Cup match when he "appeared to suffer

00:27 a serious neck injury" after a collision with a player from the opposing team, the Sheffield

00:33 Steelers. In a tribute posted to the Panthers' website and social media accounts on October 29,

00:40 the team writes, "Everyone at the club, including players, staff, management and ownership,

00:46 are heartbroken at the news of Adam's passing. Our thoughts are also with the fans and staff

00:52 of both clubs, especially those who attended or were following the game, who will be devastated

00:58 following today's news. The Panthers would like to thank everyone who rushed to support Adam last

01:04 night in the most testing of circumstances. Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice

01:11 hockey player, but also a great teammate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of

01:17 him. The club will dearly miss him and will never, ever forget him." The elite ice hockey league also

01:24 honors Johnson after his tragic death in a statement that reads, "The thoughts of everyone

01:29 connected to the EIHL are with Adam's family, friends and teammates at this incredibly sad

01:35 and difficult time. We would also ask everyone to respect the privacy of Adam's family at this time."

01:42 Meanwhile, all EIHL games scheduled for October 29 were postponed in light of his passing.

01:48 Prior to playing for the Panthers, Johnson, who was born in Minnesota,

01:53 was a member of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins from 2018 to 2020.

01:59 Taking to social media on October 29, the team writes, "The Pittsburgh Penguins joined the entire

02:05 hockey world in mourning the loss of Adam Johnson, whose life was tragically ended far too soon.

02:11 Adam will always be a part of the Penguins family. It was our honor to watch him fulfill his dream of

02:16 playing in the National Hockey League." Throughout his career, Johnson also played for the Malmo

02:22 Redhawks, the Ontario Reign, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the Augsburger Panther.

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