These are the kind of details that further increase the pain of loved ones. While the world of ice hockey is completely upside down, following the death of Adam Johnson; the future the former NHL player envisioned with his longtime girlfriend, Ryan Wolfe, is resurfacing. Adam Johnson, who died at the age of 29 after having his throat cut by the blade of an opponent’s skate during an Elite Ice Hockey League match in England on October 28, had planned to make his marriage proposal in the days that followed, two friends of his family recently revealed at USA Today. Ryan Wolfe, Johnson’s girlfriend, was present at the Utilita Arena during the terrible tragedy, and she even rushed onto the ice to be by his side and pray for his survival, as emergency responders tried to rescue him. save.
The late Nottingham Panthers striker had therefore bought an engagement ring “before the couple flew to England for the 2023-2024 hockey season” according to the American daily. The newspaper said his girlfriend discovered the ring in the apartment the couple shared, “after Johnson’s family broke the secret.” “We were all very excited because we were looking forward to their future and he hadn’t had the opportunity to propose to her, and then… the tragedy happened,” his aunt also told another media across the Atlantic.
“For me, you were everything”
Ryan, who dated David for more than three years, delivered the eulogy for the “love of his life” in his native Minnesota last week at the funeral. “To me, you were everything. You were my home, my best friend, my sounding board, my rock, my refuge and the love of my life. I will never stop thinking about you, missing you and loving you until we are together again. I love you,” declared his companion in a terribly moving text.
A man suspected of manslaughter in the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson was arrested Tuesday in England, several British and American media reported. South Yorkshire Police did not specify the identity of the man arrested on Tuesday. “He remains in police custody for the moment,” she only indicated, specifying that the man had been arrested on suspicion of “involuntary homicide”.
Johnson joined the Panthers in August after playing for the Augsburger Panther in Germany last year. He participated in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
