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Family, friends and teammates gather to remember fallen hockey player Adam Johnson
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Photos of Adam Johnson line the ticket window booth at the Hibbing Memorial Building, in Hibbing, Minn., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, as part of a celebration of life ceremony for the hockey player and Hibbing native who was killed in a hockey accident on Oct. 28 while playing in England. - photo by Mark Sauer /The Mesabi Daily News via AP
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — Adam Johnson was humble, kind and smart, and most of all an athlete. Thousands gathered Monday to remember the 29-year-old American hockey player who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade. The 29-year-old Johnson died late last month after being cut by a blade during a game in England.