Ex-NHL player Johnson dies after on-ice accident

The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”

Officials stopped the Panthers’ game Saturday against the Sheffield Steelers after Johnson was involved in a collision on the ice during the second period. Johnson received emergency treatment on the ice, and players eventually returned to the locker room after he was taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.

Nearly 8,000 fans at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena were asked to leave the building because of what the Panthers announced as a “major medical emergency.”

Not_mikey,

This is why we wear a neck guard kids, the pro leagues really need to start mandating them.

SheeEttin,

Unlikely. The players won’t like them. They don’t even use full face shields or cages like the NCAA.

Should they? Yes. But they’re going to fight it.

xpinchx,

Damn he got Malarchuk’d, fucking scary. Sad he didn’t pull through it must’ve been very bad :(

Rest in peace

Polar,

In the uncensored footage he loses like all of his blood before he exits the ice. How he managed to even get up is beyond me.

Rediphile,

Adrenaline is one hell of a drug.

sverit, (edited )
@sverit@feddit.de avatar

His throat got slashed by another player: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1bRs21GdeM

Update: New link www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iEbxShZKL8

girlfreddy,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.world avatar

Bunch of idjits on u tube calling that intentional. Jayzuz.

Magrath,

I don’t think the results were intentional but the action sure seemed like it from the footage. But I don’t play hockey so I don’t have any first hand knowledge of how his leg could’ve raised so high unintentionally.

Alto,
@Alto@kbin.social avatar

I would be incredibly surprised if it were intentional. Every single player there knows exactly what doing that would mean.

Freak accidents happen, especially in hockey. Malarchuk had his throat slashed by a skate, Pronger took a slapshot to the chest that stopped his heart, and Peverley and Bouwmeester have randomly collapsed on the bench. Somehow all of those managed to survive, it's honestly a miracle it doesn't happen more often.

girlfreddy,
@girlfreddy@lemmy.world avatar

Morgan Barron had his faced pushed into a skate in April, got 75 stitches in the dressing room, then came back and played the rest of the game with a full cage.

And Bryan Little hasn’t played since 2019 after he took a slapshot to the side of his head.

Darrell_Winfield,

Am I the only one who can’t actually see the injury in the video? Whoever edited the original footage removed the most relevant part of the video and made a 2 minute video out of a 5 second clip and didn’t even include the useful part of the 5 seconds. Not sure how everyone is able to state with confidence the malicious nature from this poorly edited video.

sverit,
@sverit@feddit.de avatar

They seem to have edited out the relevant part, it wasn’t when I posted it. Here is another one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iEbxShZKL8

Darrell_Winfield,

That actually shows it, thank you!

rafa,

American moment

Taco2112,

What does an on ice accident have to do with America?

Maximilious,
@Maximilious@kbin.social avatar

Especially for a game located in England!

ArcaneSlime,

America bad of course, even when it wasn’t America, everything is secretly America.

RedditWanderer,

Playing a Canadian sport!

Alto,
@Alto@kbin.social avatar

(Potentially) invented by French soldiers!

PetDinosaurs,

It’s definitely derived from Iroquois games. Similar to lacrosse.

Not that plenty of other peoples didn’t have various games where they hit things with sticks.

JJROKCZ,

I don’t see anything saying America in the post and I don’t see any rules in the instance info saying American news only so I’m confused why you’re mentioning it

Taco2112,

My comment is a reply to comment on the original post.

JJROKCZ,

Oh wtf, Memmy straight up didn’t load that comment, on my client yours was the first of this thread

circuscritic,

Galaxy brain moment

Buffaloaf,

He’s an antisemitic junky, just ignore him.

circuscritic, (edited )

Deleted my last comment about him not appearing antisemitic.

I took another quick look at his profile. Yes, he definitely says ’ the Jews’ a lot. It does give the impression your assessment might be correct.

My bad.

Kalkaline,
@Kalkaline@leminal.space avatar

Dude got Happy Gilmore’d, severe neck cut. What a terrible way to go.

MossyFeathers,

Ice skates would probably be banned if they were invented nowadays. Like, don’t get me wrong, ice skating can be fun, but who was the original nutjob who looked at a couple knives and said, “ah, yes, strapping those to my feet and then trying to walk while I’m on an extremely slippery surface is the best idea I’ve ever had”.

Aethr,

Nah, not when things like the monowheel can survival in the market. Those things are pretty damn dangerous

ShortBoweledClown,

Pretty sure there is a massive recall on those.

KnightontheSun,

I read about that recall and still see them being used. Darwin Award winners I suppose.

Not_mikey,

If you use them within their limits and wear a helmet there sort of fine , like a motorcycle. The recall was because people were pushing them past there limits , which can cause problems. They’re like the motorcycles going 90 on the freeway weaving through traffic, in which case the Darwin award is well deserved.

iAmTheTot,
@iAmTheTot@kbin.social avatar

That recall was related to braking, and most models received an over the air software update to address the issue (the first model was not able, iirc).

Not_mikey,

It wasn’t about breaking, it was about people pushing it past its speed/torque limit. Previously if you were getting close to the limit it would push the board back to tell you to slow down, because if you kept leaning forward the board wouldn’t have enough power to self balance you back and you could fall over the board. A couple people died pushing past this limit so they added a buzz that will happen when you do to really make it clear, stop you fucking idiot or your gonna die.

I’ve had the update for a couple weeks now and haven’t felt the buzz yet because I never try to go fast on it cause I value my life, haven’t even gotten pushback in a long time.

apollo440,

Funnily enough the TSA specifically allows them in carry on bags: www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/…/skates

I would think removable blades might be an issue, but who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯

kboy101222,

It’s all security theater with them anyways ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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