Adam Johnson’s death was immediately seen in a good way in the Providence Bruins match.
In the early season, Fabian Lysell did not use a neck protector, but after Johnson’s death, the device was found around the Swede’s neck. PDO
Former NHL player Adam Johnson29, died on Saturday in Britain during an EIHL league match when a skate made a fatal wound in the man’s neck.
After the tragedy, a few players of the AHL club Providence Bruins, such as John Farinacci and Fabian Lysellwore a neck brace in a match against Springfield.
The hockey reporter of The Athletic reported on the matter Scott Wheeler messaging service on X (formerly Twitter).
– It would be in the interest of players and leagues to make the use of neck protectors mandatory. They are not very disturbing these days, Wheeler wrote on the side of his video clip.
Professional hockey players rarely wear neck protection, even though it could prevent tragedies like Johnson’s and other dangerous situations.
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A wonderful gesture
Johnson’s former club, Ontario Reign, on the other hand, honored the player’s memory in a wonderful way during last night’s game against the Abbotsford Canucks.
After the game, the announcer announced that Adam Johnson has been chosen as the number one star of the match.
After this, Ontario Jacob Doty brought a jersey with Johnson’s name and game number (49) onto the ice and placed it on a chair brought into the center circle.
Finally, all the players who played with Johnson in Ontario at the same time went to applaud Johnson’s jersey in the center circle.
The club shared a video clip of the wonderful gesture on the messaging service X (formerly Twitter).
– Forever in our hearts, was written as the accompanying words of the video.
Johnson represented the Ontario club playing in the AHL in the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 seasons. He played a total of 42 regular season games in Reign’s jersey with 5+13=18.
In his career, Johnson also played 13 NHL games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2018–2020 seasons.
Adam Johnson also represented the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS