Player Arrested in Death of American Hockey Star, Adam Johnson, Who Was Slashed in Throat During Game

‘Our investigation launched immediately following this tragedy and we have been carrying out extensive enquiries ever since to piece together the events which led to the loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances.’

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Adam Johnson when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Getty Images

Police at South Yorkshire, England, have made an arrest for the death of a former National Hockey League player, American Adam Johnson, who died during a British Elite League game in October after the skate of an opposing player cut his throat.

After the arrest Tuesday, police did not disclose the identity of the person taken into custody, simply saying in a press release that they had “arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter.”

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