Adam Johnson was honored with a memorial service at his home in Minnesota.
His fiancée, Ryan Wolfe, gave an emotional speech and broke down in tears afterwards.
– She says: I will never stop loving you.
The former Malmo Redhawks player died on October 29 after suffering a skate injury to the neck during a Premier League match.
He was engaged to his girlfriend, Ryan Wolfe, who spoke at a memorial service in Johnson’s hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota.
-You have been very supportive since the day we met. I am very grateful for that. She says: I thought I could be more like you.
Thousands attended
About 3,000 spectators packed the arena in Hibbing where Johnson played his last high school game. Another 4,000 followed the memorial service on the link.
– There is so much I want to say about Adam, I could talk about it for hours. But instead I wrote him a letter similar to the one I wrote him on our wedding day, she says.
-Whether it’s about school or life in general, it always seems like everything is ready for you. It has given me a lot of peace of mind. He made me feel like we could do whatever we wanted, or be whatever we wanted, and that everything would be okay in the end. we will be happy.
He left in tears
-You were my everything. You have been my home, my best friend, my rock, and the love of my life. She concluded her speech before leaving the stage while crying: “I will never stop thinking about you, missing you, and loving you.”
Adam Johnson played two NHL games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and 21 SHL games for the Malmö Redhawks. Nottingham Panthers became his last club.
He was 29 years old.