The Penguins on Monday honored Adam Johnson and moments of silence were held for him around the NHL after he died from a skate cut suffered during a game in England.
The death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson during a game in England reverberated around the hockey community Monday, with moments of silence held around the NHL and the
Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers at the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a skate cut to his neck in a Champions Cup game Saturday. He died at a hospital. He was a Minnesota native who appeared in a total of 13 NHL games with the Penguins in 2019 and 2020.A black-and-white photo of Johnson was displayed on the scoreboard and a white spotlight on center ice. The video tribute included Johnson's debut in Nashville and his first NHL goal in Minnesota.
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