The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”
Officials stopped the Panthers’ game Saturday against the Sheffield Steelers after Johnson was involved in a collision on the ice during the second period. Johnson received emergency treatment on the ice, and players eventually returned to the locker room after he was taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.
Nearly 8,000 fans at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena were asked to leave the building because of what the Panthers announced as a “major medical emergency.”
That recall was related to braking, and most models received an over the air software update to address the issue (the first model was not able, iirc).
It wasn’t about breaking, it was about people pushing it past its speed/torque limit. Previously if you were getting close to the limit it would push the board back to tell you to slow down, because if you kept leaning forward the board wouldn’t have enough power to self balance you back and you could fall over the board. A couple people died pushing past this limit so they added a buzz that will happen when you do to really make it clear, stop you fucking idiot or your gonna die.
I’ve had the update for a couple weeks now and haven’t felt the buzz yet because I never try to go fast on it cause I value my life, haven’t even gotten pushback in a long time.