Minnesota Wild pay tribute to Hibbing native Adam Johnson
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Wild paid tribute to Adam Johnson, the Hibbing native and former hockey player at the University of Minnesota Duluth, who died in a tragic incident on the ice in England.
Johnson's celebration of life will be held at Hibbing Memorial Arena Monday afternoon.
His funeral will be streamed live here at 3:30 p.m.
The Wild also honored Johnson with a moment of silence prior to their Thursday night game against the New Jersey Devils.
Johnson, 29, was playing in a professional game in England when an opposing player's skate blade cut his neck. The injury was so devastating that the league ended the game and cleared the arena. Johnson died later at the hospital.
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