{"id":95606,"date":"2023-11-04T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T14:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95606"},"modified":"2023-11-04T14:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T14:25:33","slug":"adam-johnsons-teammates-dont-blame-matt-petgrave-for-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/basketball\/adam-johnsons-teammates-dont-blame-matt-petgrave-for-tragic-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Johnson’s teammates don’t blame Matt Petgrave for tragic death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Swedish\u00a0ice hockey player\u00a0Victor Bjorkung says the\u00a0Nottingham Panthers players “stand behind”\u00a0Matt Petgrave after his fatal collision with\u00a0Adam Johnson.\u00a0Bjorkung recalled the tragic incident in which he described his account as the “most\u00a0traumatising thing I have seen in my entire life.”<\/p>\n

The incident occurred during an\u00a0Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) game between the Panthers and the\u00a0Sheffield Steelers. During the game, both Johnson and Petgrave were involved in a collision which resulted in the Panthers’ forward suffering a fatal slash on his neck.<\/p>\n

The former\u00a0NHL\u00a0player with\u00a0the\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins\u00a0was seen falling to the ground as players from both teams formed a protective ring around him. The game\u00a0at Sheffield Arena was quickly called off as 8,000 fans were asked to leave.<\/p>\n

Johnson was confirmed to have died the following morning, resulting in the day’s EIHL fixtures being postponed. Following the incident, Petgrave became the target of online abuse, something which Johnson’s\u00a0teammate\u00a0Victor Bjorkung has chosen to speak out against.<\/p>\n

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“What Matt has experienced is unimaginable,”\u00a0Bjorkung said speaking\u00a0to Swedish journalist Adam Johansson for\u00a0Expressen, as reported by\u00a0Nottinghamshire Live.\u00a0“I don’t understand how some people can behave, it’s inhuman. I have texted him and expressed how I feel about everything and I support him.<\/p>\n

“No one in our team thinks it’s his fault, quite the opposite. We stand behind him. We are a big family and he can contact us if he needs it – that has been our message to him. He has shut down his social channels, but he thanked me for my support and texts. That was nice.”<\/p>\n

Bjorkung also revealed his account of the incident, having\u00a0passed the puck to Johnson\u00a0before the collision.<\/p>\n

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