CNN —American ice hockey player Adam Johnson has died following a “freak accident” on the ice as he played for English side Nottingham Panthers, the team said in a statement.
In the second period of the team’s Challenge Cup match against the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday, Johnson appeared to suffer a serious neck injury after colliding with a Sheffield player.
Nottingham Panthers described the 29-year-old as an “outstanding ice hockey player,” and said everyone at the club was heartbroken.
The Panthers play in England’s top league, the Elite Ice Hockey League, which announced that all games scheduled to take place on Sunday had been postponed.
“The National Hockey League family mourns the passing of former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson.
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