Statement released after Nottingham Panthers ice hockey star badly injured

29 October 2023 , 08:21

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The injured player was taken to hospital by an ambulance (Image: YappApp)

The Motorpoint Arena has released a statement after Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson suffered a serious injury while playing against Sheffield Steelers.

Johnson was injured during the second period and the match was later abandoned, with around 8,000 spectators leaving the Sheffield Arena. It's believed the horrific injury was caused by a skate blade in a freak accident, with Johnson cutting his throat.

Paramedics went out onto the ice and players formed a ring around Johnson as screens were erected. He was then taken to hospital by ambulance.

The Panthers' stadium, Motorpoint Arena, tweeted: "Our heartfelt thoughts go out to Adam Johnson, his loved ones, all the Panthers players, staff, fans and the whole ice hockey community, following his horrific injury this evening," they said.

The Motorpoint Arena have released a statement (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

The Panthers tweeted: “33:47 - The game is stopped for a bad injury” followed by “Players are returning to the locker rooms” and “Fans have been asked to leave the building due to a major medical emergency”.

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Local football side, Notts County, tweeted: “Our thoughts are with the Panthers family and everyone affected by tonight’s incident.” Hockey side Invicta Dynamos wrote: “The Invicta Dynamos send our thoughts and prayers to the Panthers and all involved”.

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said they were called at around 8.20pm on Saturday evening and that two crews and a critical care paramedic attended the scene. Johnson, 29, joined the Panthers for the 2023/24 season.

Sheffield were leading the the Challenge Cup fixture 2-1 thanks to goals from Brandon Whistle and Patrick Watling at the time of the stoppage. Mathieu Lemay scored for the Panthers.

Felix Keith