A year ago, on October 28, 2023, at the same venue, former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson, in his first season as a Nottingham Panther, died after being cut in the neck by a skate during a Challenge Cup game against the Steelers.

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.

Johnson, who played hockey at Hibbing and UMD, died after his neck was cut by an opponent’s skate during a pro game in Sheffield, England.