#adam johnson

[hunterrrs]

good

#hockey #nhl #eihl #adam johnson #tw death

[goatisbetheres]

The Penguins, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, and Washington Capitals have already started the process of implementing optional neck protection for players, a Penguins and league source told The Athletic. The collective aim is to stock up on multiple available forms of equipment for players, at their choosing, to test during practices.

The sooner the better, several Penguins players said on Tuesday.

“Not wait until training camp,” Evgeni Malkinsaid. “Do it now. Maybe players will like, maybe not. Our choice, you know?

“But, yes, wear in practice, see what feels good. Maybe not same thing like big pad for neck. But if shirt or cover like for socks and wrists, let’s try. Not wait.”

The death of Johnson, who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a collision in an English league game on Saturday, sparked Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas and coach Mike Sullivan to discuss the pros and cons of bringing neck protection gear into the club’s equipment mix. Advised by members of the equipment staff on details to consider — not only comfort but also how the protective element would look on players — Dubas reached out to the league and suggested head equipment manager Jon Taglianetti inquire with manufacturers.

Currently, manufacturers offer neck guards and base layer tops that prevent or lessen the severity of cuts.

“We’re in the process right now of trying to talk to our players about some protective equipment in those vulnerable areas,” Sullivan said. He added the Penguins’ minor-league affiliates, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) and Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), are now required to wear a form of neck and wrist guards.

The Penguins — because Johnson was once one of their own — want to set an example that could eventually lead to neck protection becoming mandatory in the NHL. However, that would require the league and its Players’ Association to reach an agreement, which is unlikely this season.

Even procuring options for players with which to experiment sooner than later comes with challenges. Specifically, a Penguins source said, the club is having “a hard time getting stuff” because of high demand in the wake of Johnson’s death.

“Of course, we’re talking about it now,” Kris Letang said. “But there’s a reason why kids are wearing it, you know?

“There’s always going to be accidents. But if you can minimize the risk and if they can find something that’s going to be comfortable for the guys to play with, it should be an experiment.

“I don’t know how it’s going to play out. But I’d probably try something.”

Like Pettersson, Letang sat at his locker on Tuesday and found it impossible not to think about Johnson while discussing the neck protection topic. He’s proud his organization, the only one he’s known over 18 NHL seasons, is attempting to lead by example.

“But it shouldn’t just be the Penguins,” he said. “Everybody should (be) trying something.

“We all know what happened (to Johnson). We should try to prevent something like that from happening again if it can be done.”

this is so important

also this tweet

#pittsburgh penguins #adam johnson #kris letang #marcus pettersson #evgeni malkin

[ehghtyseven]

devastating news about adam johnson [x] [x]

[ap article about the incident]

[taylor’s article about the incident - contains some graphic description]

[taylor’s article about adam ahead of his penguins debut in 2019]

#so devastating to hear this morning #I was desperately hoping this wouldn’t be the update #can’t imagine what it must have been like for those there #such an awful freak occurance #this has actually really thrown me #adam johnson #nottingham panthers #cw death #there’s no image or video of the incident in any of those links #but taylor’s article does contain a description of it

[intheupside]

rest in peace adam

#adam johnson #pittsburgh penguins

[doingdathockey]

sid… 🥹 (x)

#please #my heart #sidney crosby #adam johnson #pittsburgh penguins

[annieqattheperipheral]

jets leading the way!

#winnipeg jets #adam johnson #neck guards #cole perfetti #nikolaj ehlers #rasmus kupari #vladislav namestnikov

[hockeyandpens]

What happened to Adam Johnson was absolutely terrifying and hearing the news of his passing today is just straight up devastating. My thoughts are with his family right now. I hope something like this never happens again. May he rest in peace.

#adam johnson #nottingham panthers #hockey #ice hockey #pittsburgh penguins #nhl #eihl

[stereax]

also, on the topic of adam johnson: don't go looking for the injury video. i promise you, it is NOT worth it.

watch this instead, and remember the good <3

#adam johnson #pittsburgh penguins #nottingham panthers #eihl #Youtube

[theemporium]

if you’re reposting or spreading the video of adam johnson’s accident, you’re fucking sick in the head. no one needs to see it. that shouldn’t be what people see when they search his name. that shouldn’t be what his family and friends and teammates have to see. you’re a horrible human if you’re spreading that video. let the man rest in peace and let his family mourn in fucking peace.

#cece chats #adam johnson #nhl #hockey

[litsnaps]

#literature #quotes #Adam Johnson #The Orphan Master's Son #quote #lit #books #words

[hunterrrs]

adam johnson <3

#pittsburgh penguins #adam johnson

[iwantahockeyhimbo]

i’m sure we are all aware of the tragic death of adam johnson, may he rest in peace. earlier today matt petgrave was arrested on “suspicion of manslaughter” and this presents us with the opportunity to acknowledge the racism that has surrounded this conversation because matt petgrave is black.

we cannot begin discussions on how wonderful hockey is and how it’s expanding in diversity without acknowledging that racism is so prevalent in the culture surrounding it. no one was questioning the intentions of petgrave before they knew he was black but the second people realized he was they were calling him a murderer. alex galchenyuk sat in the back of a cop car and called the officer slurs over and over again, vince dunn said the n-word on a twitch stream a couple of years ago and people brush these things off. hockey cannot be for everyone until the treatment of minorities within the community changes.

#matt petgrave #adam johnson #hockey culture #hockey #racism #nhl #feel free to reblog! #important

[intheupside]

adam johnson 💛

#adam johnson #pittsburgh penguins

[lakings9]

Credit: Ontario Reign

Credit: Nottingham Panthers

So tragic… RIP Adam Johnson.

#hockey #adam johnson #eihl #nottingham panthers

[ohmyeyesmyeyes]

“Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson has died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday's Challenge Cup match.”

link

#adam johnson #eihl #nhl #this is horrific

[bewareofdragon]

The NHL should have mandated some sort of throat guard back when Clint Malarchuk nearly died the same way as Adam Johnson back in 1989. The same thing happened to Richard Zednik in 2008 (which I had the misfortune of seeing a very graphic replay of on tv) and the NHL still didn't act.

What happened to Adam might have been a 'freak accident' but it was an entirely preventable one.

#Adam Johnson #NHL #hockey #tw death #RIP