ESPN also just posted an interview (starts 7:30) with Teddy Blueger, who spent years with him in PIT. I’ll leave it here, both stories are worth reading/watching.
>”Tragic is really the only word that can describe something like that,” DeSmith said… “He was just a great kid. Minnesota kid, incredibly nice. He always treated everybody so well around the rink. Kind heart, just a great kid. You don’t want that to happen to anyone but especially not to somebody like that. I found out Saturday night after the game. I just laid in bed in shock, really.”
>There is also a direct connection between Pittsburgh and Vancouver, where Canucks president Jim Rutherford, general manager Patrik Allvin and head coach Rick Tocchet are Penguins alumni.
>Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy, who played with Johnson at Minnesota-Duluth, was unable Monday to speak to reporters, his emotions still too raw.
>Lafferty and Johnson were linemates on the Penguins’ fourth line when each, incredibly, scored his first NHL goal during Pittsburgh’s 7-4 win against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 12, 2019.
shadownet97
Man…a freak accident. You never want that happen to anyone. Ever.
I got no words. 🙁
CryptReefer
Don’t look up the video. I can’t unsee it. It’s awful.
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ESPN also just posted an interview (starts 7:30) with Teddy Blueger, who spent years with him in PIT. I’ll leave it here, both stories are worth reading/watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2FvIQ0rqjg
Some excerpts from the article:
>”Tragic is really the only word that can describe something like that,” DeSmith said… “He was just a great kid. Minnesota kid, incredibly nice. He always treated everybody so well around the rink. Kind heart, just a great kid. You don’t want that to happen to anyone but especially not to somebody like that. I found out Saturday night after the game. I just laid in bed in shock, really.”
>There is also a direct connection between Pittsburgh and Vancouver, where Canucks president Jim Rutherford, general manager Patrik Allvin and head coach Rick Tocchet are Penguins alumni.
>Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy, who played with Johnson at Minnesota-Duluth, was unable Monday to speak to reporters, his emotions still too raw.
>Lafferty and Johnson were linemates on the Penguins’ fourth line when each, incredibly, scored his first NHL goal during Pittsburgh’s 7-4 win against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 12, 2019.
Man…a freak accident. You never want that happen to anyone. Ever.
I got no words. 🙁
Don’t look up the video. I can’t unsee it. It’s awful.