SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade in an English game. The police ...

A hotshot Norwegian hockey player was severely injured when an opposing player’s skate cut through his jersey and skin one month after former Pittsburgh Penguins Adam Johnson was killed on the ice.

The league a year ago mandated use of cut-resistant socks and wrist sleeves. The 2023 death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate cut to the neck during a game in England has ...

U.S. youth hockey also has been struck by on-ice tragedy in recent years. Connecticut high school player Teddy Balkind, 16, died two years ago from a skate cut to the neck during a game.