WARNING: This post will contain extremely graphic and bloody video footage of the moment hockey player Adam Johnson is killed in an ‘accident’ that took place during a hockey game.
Adam Johnson, a former player for the Pittsburgh Penguins, tragically died during one of his games.
The accident saw Matt Petgraves, a player on the opposite team, hitting Johnson in the neck with his ice skate.
Watch the video here (WARNING: Graphic):
https://twitter.com/Jamesmk2010/status/1718553026246427081
And another for backup:
Adam Johnson Ice hockey death. This was kung-fu kick by the guy in red.
This was murder. First degree.
— 1776 (@TheWakeninq) October 30, 2023
Update: Police are now investigating Adam Johnson’s tragic killing after Matthew Petgrave kicked his neck with a sharpened ice skatehttps://t.co/4CYQBs74qE https://t.co/vg0YgMyR9G pic.twitter.com/hYJk7cH7H6
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) October 30, 2023
The folks at Fox News share more on the story:
Ryan Wolf shared a tribute post from one of Johnson’s previous teams, the Augsburger Panther, to her Instagram Stories on Monday.
“My sweet angel,” she wrote in the post, “I’ll miss you forever and love you always.”
Johnson, 29, was playing in a Challenge Cup game between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena on Saturday when another player from the opposing team appeared to collide with him.
The blade of the opposing player’s skate cut Johnson in the neck.
The incident has left many in the community upset and angry.
Many are calling for Petgraves to be criminally prosecuted for manslaughter.
As of now, the police are investigating the incident.
However, it is unclear whether this will result in any charges.
I saw this video of Matt Petgrave kicking Adam Johnson in the neck last night with his hockey skate and killing him and thought “that looked intentional”
When I shared this post, it had less than 100 RTs
Now it’s gone viral with more than 9,000 RTs and my For You feed is filled… https://t.co/wSbpMVUzYz
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) October 30, 2023
NHL player Adam Johnson (29) died on live TV after Matt Petgrave slashed his throat with his skate
Petgrave has a history of bad behavior in the EIHL, including racking up the most penalty minutes (2022-2023 season) and getting booted out of games
The media quickly has declared… pic.twitter.com/dXW6iuuThP
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 30, 2023
The Associated Press News shares more on the story:
Johnson played college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth, helping the Bulldogs reach two NCAA Tournaments. He scored an overtime game-winner in the 2017 tournament, sending Minnesota-Duluth to the Frozen Four by beating Boston University.
He also played for three American Hockey League clubs during his career and in Germany with the Augsburger Panther in 2022-23 before agreeing to join Nottingham for this season.
“Our thoughts are also with the fans and staff of both clubs, especially those who attended or were following the game, who will be devastated following today’s news,” the team added.
“The Panthers would like to thank everyone who rushed to support Adam last night in the most testing of circumstances. 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. The club will dearly miss him and will never ever forget him.”
The video of the incident is disturbing and leaves me feeling sorrow for the loss of someone so young.
I anticipate that there will be some changes to the NHL rules following this incident.
Do you all think that Petgraves is responsible for the death?
Or.
Do you think it was indeed a freak accident?
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!