The former NHL forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins passed away aged 29 following a mid-game collision.
The tragic death of Adam Johnson, a former NHL forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, has sparked questions across social media, as fans dissected the moments leading up to the mid-game collision that took his life.While playing for British ice hockey team the Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday, Johnson, 29, fell to the ice following a collision in the 35th minute. The Panthers announced his death in the early hours of Sunday.
The suggestions led to a spirited debate that also saw a number of TikTok users come to the athlete's defense.'Matt Petgrave didn't intend to do it,' one said, adding that the Canadian-born athlete 'was losing his balance and on the way down he got in the neck.'Petgrave 'would never intentionally something horrific like that,' commented one social media user. 'I was at the match and all night.'It was 'simply a freak accident,' the fan wrote.
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