[28th of October, 2023]
Police were called to Sheffield's (UK) Utilita Arena at around 8.25pm on Saturday to reports of a player being seriously injured during an ice hockey game. The 8,000-strong crowd were asked to leave the venue and officers remain on the scene.
Nottingham Panthers has confirmed Adam Johnson, 29, died during the team's derby clash against Sheffield Steelers.
The game at Sheffield Arena was abandoned shortly after the incident.
In a statement, the club said: "Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice hockey player, but also a great teammate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him. The club will dearly miss him and will never ever forget him.
The team added: "The Panthers would like to send our thoughts and condolences to Adam's family, his partner, and all his friends at this extremely difficult time.
"Everyone at the club including players, staff, management, and ownership are heartbroken at the news of Adam's passing."
"Everyone at the club including players, staff, management, and ownership are heartbroken at the news of Adam's passing."
A statement from the Elite Ice Hockey League said all games on Sunday have been postponed.
More than 8,000 fans were inside the arena in Sheffield when the incident took place, and were all asked to leave in the aftermath.
Players from both teams formed a protective ring around Johnson as he received treatment on the ice before screens were put up, Sky Sports News reported.
South Yorkshire Police said it was called to the arena at about 8.25pm on Saturday night to reports a player had been seriously injured, and officers remained on the scene into Sunday.
Before joining Nottingham Panthers, the Minnesota-born Johnson played in Pennsylvania for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Sweden for the Malmo Redhawks.
He also played in Canada for Ontario and in Germany for Augsburger Panther.
Pittsburgh Penguins said it joined "the entire hockey world in mourning the loss of Adam Johnson, whose life tragically ended far too soon."
"We offer our deepest condolences to Adam's family and friends, as well as all of Adam's past and present teammates and coaches. Adam will always be a part of the Penguins family. It was our honour to watch him fulfil his dream of playing in the National Hockey League."
[Information Via Sky News]
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Well, that's really shitty and a damn shame. RIP Adam. I wonder if he'd have had more of a chance if this hadn't been the UK. They're certainly not as steeped in hockey as any place in Canada/US that has an NHL team so they might never have imagined or heard that such a thing was even possible (being unaware of the Clint Malarchuk episode and whatnot).
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How does a nations interest in a sport have any effect on the chances of someone medically surviving an injury playing said sport?
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I give up - how ?
It's possible (probable, even) that doctors in the ER in India have seen a lot more cricket injuries than doctors in Norway. Conversely, ER docs in India probably don't see a lot of XC skiing injuries as might be seen in Nordic nations.
But you're right in that an injury is an injury and a doctor is treating the injury; the medical professional is likely not so concerned about the sport that the patient was engaged in. Even if the injury has never happened due to that exact cause in that country previously. Survival is probably more closely related to the speed with which the patient receives care and the competency of those treating him than whether a sport is popular in a particular country.
I would imagine any team doctor present at any NHL game would likely have heard of the injury Clint Malarchuk suffered - the same probably can't be said about team doctors associated with the UK hockey league. But I don't know for certain - I'm guessing.
So.... maybe there's no effect maybe there is - maybe nobody's studied it and maybe nobody's interested in it enough to study it and even if they did, maybe nobody would care anyway. I don't know for sure and it doesn't matter in this poor lad's case because dead is dead is dead no matter the injury that caused it.
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A severed carotid is a severed carotid. You all talk about knife crime in the UK (US still has it worse per capita, btw), but when it comes to this, the US medical systems must be more proficient in treating severe lacerations all of a sudden, because hockey is more popular. It doesn't matter what has caused the laceration. They're more or less treated the same. The same applies to your skiing analogy - traumatic injuries are traumatic injuries. Broken bones are broken bones. Injuries can be relatively similar, with millions of potential causes.
I'm also pretty sure that the on-site medical teams are aware that when attending a sport that involves men running around with blades on their feet, that they should be prepared to treat lacerations from said blades. Obviously they're "aware that it's possible" in the same way that it's possible to get hit by an axe at an axe throwing competition. They wouldn't be like "oh no, I never anticipated this! It's from an axe! I've never seen an open wound before!". This type of injury in hockey is exceedingly rare, so the occurance of it doesn't even reflect on what people have likely 'seen before' either.
In terms of generalised prehospotal care, the UK has a much more statistically proficient way of handling prehospital care than the US does, regarding mortality rates, admissions, etc. So if there is anywhere to get injured out of hospital and have the best chances (and not go bankrupt), it isn't the US.
I get where you were trying to go with this, but, no.
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Well my good sir, you raise some well thought out points and I appreciate the candor and elequence of your response - so thank you for your contribution to civil discourse - on a gore site.
Peace, dude.
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