{"id":2098883,"date":"2023-11-14T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrest-made-in-death-of-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:57:44","slug":"arrest-made-in-death-of-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrest-made-in-death-of-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest Made in Death of Former NHL Player Adam Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farrest-made-in-death-of-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2098883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Arrest Made in Death of Former\u200b NHL Player Adam Johnson<\/h2>\n<p>Last month, the tragic death of former \u2064NHL player Adam\u200c Johnson during a\u2062 U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrest-made-in-death-of-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson\/\" title=\"Arrest Made in Death of Former NHL Player Adam Johnson\">professional hockey league \u200cgame shocked<\/a> \u2063the sports\u2064 world.\u2064 Now, an opposing player has been arrested on suspicion \u2063of manslaughter in connection with Johnson&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson,\u2063 29, suffered a fatal neck \u200cinjury when he was struck by a skate during a game between his team, the Nottingham Panthers, and\u200d the Sheffield Steelers on October\u200c 28. The incident, which \u2063was \u200ccaptured on video, \u200csent shockwaves\u2064 through the hockey community.<\/p>\n<p>The player charged in Johnson&#8217;s death has not been \u200dnamed,\u2064 but\u2064 it is\u200c believed \u200dto be Matt Petgrave, according to Sports \u200dIllustrated.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200c being hit, Johnson\u200d desperately tried to \u200dmake it \u200cto his team&#8217;s bench while clutching his\u2062 injured neck. Tragically, he collapsed on the ice and \u2063was later pronounced dead at a \u2062hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We \u2063have been carrying out extensive \u200dinquiries to piece together the events which led to the loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances,&#8221; said Detective Chief Superintendent Becs Horsfall of \u2062the South Yorkshire Police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adam&#8217;s\u200b death has sent shockwaves through many communities, from our local residents here in Sheffield to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-hockey-new-professional-womens-league-set-to-launch-in-2024\/\" title=\"New women's pro hockey league to start in 2024.\">ice hockey fans<\/a>\u200b across the world,&#8221; Horsfall added. &#8220;We know these\u2063 communities will \u2063expect us\u2064 to handle this investigation with the same professionalism, \u200cfairness, and sensitivity as any other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tragic incident \u200dhas\u2062 sparked a \u200ddebate about player safety in\u2063 hockey. In\u200c an inquest into Johnson&#8217;s death, coroner Tanyka Rawden recommended that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-investigating-death-of-us-ice-hockey-player-from-skate-blade-cut-in-english-game\/\" title=\"US ice hockey player dies from skate blade cut during English game, police investigate.\">neck guards<\/a> \u200bbe mandated\u2064 in \u2063the sport, \u200das reported by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Elite Ice\u2064 Hockey League, to \u200cwhich the Panthers and\u200d Steelers \u200cbelong, has \u200d&#8221;strongly encouraged&#8221; the use of \u200dneck guards but has not \u2062made them mandatory. However, \u200cthe English\u200c Ice \u2062Hockey\u2064 Association, a lower-level league,\u2062 will require neck guards starting next \u200dyear.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062criminal\u200b prosecution in sports is rare, the \u200cincident has raised questions\u2064 about the responsibility of aggressive players. Hogan &#038;\u2063 Hogan, a \u2063U.S. law firm,\u200c explained\u200c that players \u2062assume the risk of injury in the game, but actions that would be considered criminal outside\u200b of the sport can still \u2062have devastating \u200cconsequences.<\/p>\n<p>Adam\u200d Johnson had \u2064a successful career in\u200c the NHL, playing for the Pittsburgh\u2063 Penguins, as well as in other leagues around \u2063the world. His \u200ddeath has\u200b left a void in \u200bthe hockey\u200d community, and tributes have poured \u2063in\u2064 from teams and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a\u2064 celebration of Johnson&#8217;s \u200blife was held in his hometown of\u2064 Hibbs, Minnesota, where thousands gathered \u2064to honor his memory.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Should aggressive players be\u2062 liable for deaths?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Completing this poll\u200d entitles you to The\u200c Western Journal news updates free of charge via email. 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Our\u200d country hangs by\u2062 a\u2064 thread, and The Western Journal stands for \u200btruth in this difficult time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please stand with us by donating today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arrest-made-death-former-nhl-player-adam-johnson\/\">Arrest\u2064 Made in Death of Former NHL Player \u2062Adam Johnson<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Should the use of neck guards in hockey be mandated to protect players from potentially \u200cfatal\u200d injuries?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  = &#8220;PDDFZDRD7DX6W&#8221;>We always strive to bring you factual and \u200dunbiased news stories, and we are committed to keeping our reporting transparent and accountable to our readers.\u200c<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you for supporting The Western \u2062Journal and allowing\u2063 us \u200dto be a part of your \u200cdaily \u200dnews experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><em>Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><em>Josh Manning<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\"><em>Founder, The Western \u200cJournal<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Arrest Made in Death of Former\u2062 NHL Player Adam Johnson<\/h2>\n<p>Last month, the tragic death of former NHL player Adam Johnson during a U.K.\u2063 professional hockey league game shocked the sports world. Now, an opposing\u200c player has been arrested\u200c on suspicion of \u2064manslaughter\u2064 in\u2063 connection with Johnson&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 29, suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-of-mid-ice-collision-that-killed-former-nhl-player-going-viral-people-not-so-sure-this-was-an-accident\/\" title=\"Viral video shows fatal mid-ice collision - Doubts arise over accident claim.\">fatal neck injury<\/a> when he was struck\u2063 by\u200b a skate during a game between his team, the Nottingham \u200dPanthers, and the Sheffield Steelers on\u2064 October 28. The\u200c incident, which was captured\u2063 on video, sent\u2063 shockwaves through the hockey community.<\/p>\n<p>The player charged in Johnson&#8217;s death has\u2062 not \u2062been named, but it \u2064is believed to be Matt Petgrave, according\u2062 to Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p>After being hit, Johnson desperately tried to make it to his team&#8217;s bench\u2062 while\u200c clutching his injured neck. Tragically, he collapsed on the ice and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been carrying out extensive \u2062inquiries to piece together the events which led to\u200c the\u200c loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances,&#8221; said Detective \u2063Chief Superintendent Becs Horsfall of the South Yorkshire Police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adam&#8217;s death has \u200bsent shockwaves through many communities, from our local \u200cresidents here \u2064in Sheffield to ice\u2062 hockey \u200dfans across the world,&#8221; Horsfall added. &#8220;We know these\u200c communities will expect us to handle this \u200binvestigation with the \u200dsame professionalism, fairness, and sensitivity as \u2063any other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident has sparked a debate about player safety in hockey. In an inquest into Johnson&#8217;s\u2064 death, coroner Tanyka Rawden recommended that neck guards be \u2063mandated in the sport, as reported by\u2064 the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Elite Ice Hockey \u200cLeague, to which the Panthers and Steelers belong, has &#8220;strongly encouraged&#8221; the use of neck guards but has not made them\u200b mandatory. However, the\u200c English Ice Hockey Association, a lower-level league, will require neck guards starting next year.<\/p>\n<p>While criminal prosecution in sports \u2063is rare, the incident has \u200craised questions about the responsibility of aggressive players. Hogan &#038; Hogan, a U.S. law firm, explained that \u2062players assume the risk \u200dof injury in \u200bthe game, but actions that would be \u200dconsidered \u2063criminal outside of the sport can still have devastating consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Johnson \u200dhad a successful career in the NHL, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, \u200bas well as \u200din other leagues around the world. His death has \u2062left a void in the hockey community,\u2064 and\u200d tributes have poured in\u2062 from teams and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a celebration of Johnson&#8217;s life \u200cwas held in his hometown of Hibbs, Minnesota, where thousands gathered to honor his \u2062memory.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Should aggressive players be liable for deaths?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes<\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<p>Completing this poll \u2064entitles you to\u200b The Western Journal \u200bnews\u200b updates free of charge via email. You may opt out at any time. You also agree \u200dto \u2063our\u2062 Privacy Policy and Terms\u200d of \u200bUse.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts\u2062 remain\u2064 with \u200ball those affected by this devastating incident as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>A Note from Our Founder:<\/p>\n<p>Every \u2063morning, we\u2062 at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission of giving you\u200d the important information you need about\u200b what&#8217;s happening in America.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for supporting The Western Journal and allowing us to be a part\u2064 of your daily news experience.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Josh Manning<\/p>\n<p>Founder, The Western Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC reports that an opposing player has been arrested on &#8220;suspicion of manslaughter&#8221; following the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson. 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