It’s almost one year since Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson died after he was cut in the neck by a skate worn by an opponent.
His death, which occurred on October 28 last year in a cup match against the Sheffield Steelers at the city’s Utilita Arena in front of 8,000 spectators, left the ice hockey world in shock and prompted changes around the sport’s safety measures, specifically on the use of neck guards.
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But while the sport has tried to move on while honouring Johnson’s memory, in Britain, the legal case surrounding the 29-year-old’s death has made little progress.
On November 14, a man was arrested on suspicion of
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