The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”
Officials stopped the Panthers’ game Saturday against the Sheffield Steelers after Johnson was involved in a collision on the ice during the second period. Johnson received emergency treatment on the ice, and players eventually returned to the locker room after he was taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.
Nearly 8,000 fans at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena were asked to leave the building because of what the Panthers announced as a “major medical emergency.”
Ice skates would probably be banned if they were invented nowadays. Like, don’t get me wrong, ice skating can be fun, but who was the original nutjob who looked at a couple knives and said, “ah, yes, strapping those to my feet and then trying to walk while I’m on an extremely slippery surface is the best idea I’ve ever had”.
Funnily enough the TSA specifically allows them in carry on bags: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/skates
I would think removable blades might be an issue, but who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯
It’s all security theater with them anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nah, not when things like the monowheel can survival in the market. Those things are pretty damn dangerous
Pretty sure there is a massive recall on those.
That recall was related to braking, and most models received an over the air software update to address the issue (the first model was not able, iirc).
I read about that recall and still see them being used. Darwin Award winners I suppose.