Ex-NHL player Adam Johnson, 29, dies after getting his neck slashed by a skate :picard:

[concise]

A West Point kid almost died in January from the same thing.

 

[bigde09]

That shyt looked like it was on purpose. RIP

 

[MikelArteta]

Sad, I wonder if they could start using some sort of throat guard. Like a Kevlar top portion of a turtle neck.

Edit: looks like they already have devices to help minimize events like this - https://www.purehockey.com/c/hockey-protective-neck-wrist-guards

when I used to play hockey as a kid we wore those

 

[Wargames]

Barbaric sport….

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I just saw a rated pg 13 version on YouTube...That shyt looked intentional

 

[Harry Sax]

Yea he needs to be charged with murder..manslaughter at the minimum

 

[BucciMane]

when I used to play hockey as a kid we wore those

Always had to wear them. I'll never understand why every player doesn't wear them. It's not the same as comparing wearing a cage to a visor, as vision is impaired.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Damn, rip

 

[premier58]

Thats awful. RIP to him and prayers to his loved ones.

 

[Regular_P]

That looked intentional. You don't karate kick with a skate. That was completely unnatural.

I feel terrible for his family. I would be livid if I was them.

 

[prince_peoples]

That def looked like he was trying to kick dude.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

This is the one I remember, was shocked he survived.

I always think of this when I wonder what I would do if me or someone I knew got cut in the jugular.

 

[Toine]

Switch to roller hockey.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

That shyt looked like it was on purpose. RIP

I just saw a rated pg 13 version on YouTube...That shyt looked intentional

Yea he needs to be charged with murder..manslaughter at the minimum

That looked intentional. You don't karate kick with a skate. That was completely unnatural.

I feel terrible for his family. I would be livid if I was them.

That def looked like he was trying to kick dude.

I personally don't know much about the sport, but the vast majority of hockey players online are saying it's definitely not intentional. Comments are about 20 to 1 in terms of accident vs. intentional in actual hockey forums/subs.

 

[GOATpernick]

The Zednik one was crazy. The replay you could see people in the crowd hit the WTF.

I refuse to watch this weeked’s video. I subjected myself to the Nick Berg beheading back in the day. i’m good on fukked up internet vids

Edit: looking back it is WILD how calm Zednik stayed. Yeah bro my neck’s emptying out, gimme that towel on my carotid