Hockey player Adam Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers, which is in the Elite Ice Hockey League, against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday night at Utilita Arena Sheffield when his neck was cut by a skate blade after colliding with an opponent, @apnews reported. “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 club wrote. Johnson played college hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth, later appearing in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019 and 2020. Fans had been asked to leave the arena in Sheffield “due to a major medical emergency,” the Panthers had posted on social media on Saturday. BBC Sport reported that 8,000 spectators were in attendance. #wuc #kcm #katiecouricmedia #adamjohnson #news #hockey #eliteicehockeyleague #sheffield