- Vancouver Canucks mourn Adam Johnson, coach supports neck guards in hockey
The death of Adam Johnson, a former NHL player who passed after he was hit in the neck by a skate blade in a hockey game in England Saturday, is hitting home for members of the Vancouver Canucks.
“He was just a great guy. Everyone’s pretty devastated, it’s shocking, it’s sad,” Canucks forward Sam Lafferty said Monday of the 29-year-old.
Lafferty and Johnson will forever have a special connection. The 28-year-old assisted Johnson’s first NHL goal in 2019, when the pair played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and beat Minnesota — Johnson’s home state
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