Oddly stated article... we can't tell you who they arrested, but there's only one person who they would have arrested... :-)
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in Adam Johnson's death
Originally Posted by :
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporter
Nov 14, 2023, 12:44 PM ET
A man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of former NHL player Adam Johnson, the South Yorkshire (England) Police announced Tuesday.
The arrest comes more than two weeks since police began investigating the incident that led to Johnson's death on Oct. 28. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) when his throat was cut by a skate blade during a collision in a Champions Cup game in Sheffield, England, against the Sheffield Steelers. Johnson was 29.
South Yorkshire Police said in a statement that a postmortem examination confirmed Johnson died from a fatal neck injury. The man, whose identity was not released by the police, remains in custody.
"Our investigation launched immediately following this tragedy and we have been carrying out extensive enquiries ever since to piece together the events which led to the loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances," South Yorkshire Chief Superintendent Becs Horsfall said. "We have been speaking to highly specialised experts in their field to assist in our enquiries and continue to work closely with the health and safety department at Sheffield City Council, which is supporting our ongoing investigation."
The player whose skate blade cut Johnson's neck was Matt Petgrave, 31, who plays for Sheffield.
Johnson's death has since prompted a number of different leagues throughout the sport to examine their player safety measures when it comes to potentially using neck protection devices.
It started when the English Ice Hockey Association announced two days after Johnson's death that it would make neck guards mandatory starting in 2024 as part of a three-step plan.
While any mandates at the NHL level would need to be agreed upon by the NHL Players' Association, there have been NHL players who started wearing neck guards at practices and in games.
Johnson's former NHL team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, said it would mandate that its AHL and ECHL affiliates wear neck protection devices. A few days later, the Western Hockey League announced that it would be making neck protection devices mandatory for its players.
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
Oddly stated article... we can't tell you who they arrested, but there's only one person who they would have arrested... :-)
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in Adam Johnson's death
It was Petgrave. Not sure how I feel about it. It's hard based on the grainy videos I've seen to unequivocally establish intent. Maybe there are clearer videos I haven't seen.
I've heard Petgrave has a history of being a dirtball, but I have no direct knowledge of this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
I've heard Petgrave has a history of being a dirtball.
I've heard the same.
The hockey media here seems to always dismiss that there was any intent to injure when it comes to any type of severe incident/injury. Instead they tend to lean on the side that "it was a clean hit" or "it was a freak accident".
South Yorkshire Police haven't got the notice I guess. I'm glad they're looking into it. [Reply]
Bizarre. Wasn't there one kind of like that last year but on the other end? I want to say a team thought it was covered and stopped defending while the puck just sat there and eventually got whacked in. [Reply]
That's ridiculous. Everyone obviously thought the play was over and Montreal only attempted to score when they saw the ice vacated. No way that should have stood. He was covering the puck for seconds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
Anyone watching this Avs/Stars game? Insane! Avs pulled their goalie and just tied it 4-4 with a minute left. Wild 3rd period!
About to go to O/T
I'm already behind on watching the Islanders craziness when I get the chance, and missed this one, too. [Reply]
Nathan MacKinnon is en fuego right now. 4 goals last night, another one in the 1st tonight.
Hearing some rumors that the Avs are about to sign Zach Parise. A little long in the tooth at 39, but still had 21 goals for the Islanders last season. Used to be a thorn in the Avs side when he was with the Wild. Might as well kick the tires on him, nothing to lose. If he can play like he did last season and they get Landeskog back for the playoffs, on paper they've got a better lineup than their Cup team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
Nathan MacKinnon is en fuego right now. 4 goals last night, another one in the 1st tonight.
Hearing some rumors that the Avs are about to sign Zach Parise. A little long in the tooth at 39, but still had 21 goals for the Islanders last season. Used to be a thorn in the Avs side when he was with the Wild. Might as well kick the tires on him, nothing to lose. If he can play like he did last season and they get Landeskog back for the playoffs, on paper they've got a better lineup than their Cup team.
And he's had a point in every home game this season. I haven't caught them as much as I'd like so far this season (watching the game now in the 1st period after watching The Franchise). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
And he's had a point in every home game this season. I haven't caught them as much as I'd like so far this season (watching the game now in the 1st period after watching The Franchise).
He's been amazing all year. Should be the leader for the Hart right now. Sucks about Nichushkin, he was having a great season. But if he gets his booze issues worked out during this hiatus, maybe he comes back even better. At least we got Lecky and Byrum back. Pretty healthy other than the issue with Nuke. Need to pick up a solid backup goalie before the playoffs, Georgiev is logging too many games. [Reply]
