Nottingham Panthers Tragedy

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BBC News - Adam Johnson: Nottingham Panthers forward dies after neck cut in Challenge Cup match

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/67253892

[The Bloop]

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Shocking stuff.
It happened to a Canadian player in the NHL years ago and I think he survived. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often tbh.

[Cleve van Leef]

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Devastating. Saw it earlier. Certainly puts things into perspective.
R.I.P.

[Armitage Shanks]

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I remember when I used to go to the ice skating disco's in the rink in Cardiff in the early 90s, a man fell and smashed his glasses glass went in his eyes. Blood everywhere. Put me off for life.

Horrible accident to happen.

[tforturton]

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Years ago, I remember seeing someone's hand badly cut at Bristol ice rink. But a cut to the neck... it doesn't bear thinking about. Poor sod.

[MacAdder]

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Dear God absolutely shocking.

[LA Bluebird]

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Shocking stuff.
It happened to a Canadian player in the NHL years ago and I think he survived. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often tbh.

Goalie for the Sabres in the 80's... they said the only reason he survived was the team medic was a veteran Vietnam combat medic who was used to dealing with that kind of trauma. Do not look up any photos unless you have a very strong stomach.

There've been a few other incidents involving bad, bad skate cuts including one to the neck and they've since mandated the goalies wear neck protectors as they are often on the ice around the other players skates, but don't think it's really realistic to ask the skaters to wear the same kind of thing... just a freak accident.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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Just awful.

[IanD]

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After the Bristol match I went to Devils v Blaze. One of the latter's players went off with what looked like a broken hand or wrist. There was a further stoppage whilst his blood was scraped up after leaving a trail on the ice. Confusingly, this happened roughly the same time as the Panthers incident. People were getting messages that a player had died after a serious bleed and incorrectly put two and two together. Not sure how the Blaze player is but Johnson had no chance. All matches postponed today as a mark of respect.

[Bald Barry Bastad]

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Worst thing I have ever seen on a sporting field.

[Des Parrot]

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That’s truly terrible and a tragedy for the sport.

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Poor bloke

[Former Labour leader]

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I don't want to see the video that's doing the rounds, but what happened?

[mrbluejay]

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I’ve seen the incident, I still can’t get my head around why the players leg was that high.

[The Bloop]

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I’ve seen the incident, I still can’t get my head around why the players leg was that high.

He was losing his balance going forward, so tried to regain it by extending his leg back and upwards.