An inquest into the death of an ice hockey player whose neck was fatally cut is due to open on Friday.
Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson was pronounced dead in hospital after sustaining the injury from a skate worn by Sheffield Steelers player Matt Petgrave on Saturday evening.
An inquest into the 29-year-old’s death will open at the Medico-Legal Centre in Sheffield.
The Nottingham Panthers have described his death as a “freak accident”.
South Yorkshire Police said officers had been studying footage of the incident and said its investigation “is likely to take some time”.
Fans have been invited by the Panthers to attend a memorial event at their home stadium on Saturday.
The Motorpoint Arena will be open from 17:30 GMT for a gathering to remember the player, the club said.
A two-minute silence in memory of Johnson, who studied at Loughborough Business School, will take place at 20:20 GMT.
The club launched an official fundraising page on Tuesday evening “with the permission of Adam’s family”.
A commemorative ice hockey puck created in the player’s memory was unveiled on Wednesday.
Money raised by the sale of the puck and the fundraising page will support charitable activities in Johnson’s home city of Hibbing, Minnesota.
He previously played in North America’s National Hockey League, playing 13 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Johnson moved to the Swedish Hockey League for the 2020-21 season before spells with the Ontario Reign and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League.
He played for the Augsburger Panther in Germany before joining the Nottingham Panthers in August.
SOURCE: bbc.com
