Nottingham Panthers players returned to the ice on Saturday evening for the Adam Johnson Memorial Game at the Motorpoint Arena, where further tributes were paid to their former team-mate.American Johnson, 29, died in hospital on October 28 after being hit in the neck by an opposition player’s skate during the Panthers’ away Challenge Cup match against Sheffield Steelers.SOURCE: PA
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00:00 [crowd chanting]
00:27 Good evening everyone. Whether you're from Nottingham or further afield...
00:33 [applause]
00:39 The club has received so many kind messages of love from its great friends and teammates.
00:46 And in the hour before the 7th, it was not only a standing hockey player, but also a very good teammate.
00:54 He was an incredible person, with his whole life ahead of him.
00:59 You don't need to read shoes to hear him from around the world to understand what a special person he was.
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