Professional hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” that happened in the middle of a hockey game in Sheffield, England on Saturday night.
Johnson, who previously appeared in the National Hockey League, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a road game on Saturday against the Sheffield Steelers.
In an otherwise normal moment during the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, he collided with Steelers star Matt Petgrave while the two were battling for the puck.
Sadly, Petgrave’s leg appears to have gotten upended just prior to their collision, and the sharp bottom of his skate sliced into Johnson’s throat as the pair struck each other.
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