Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson, 29, died after a collision on the ice in Sheffield.
player Johnson, 29, died after his neck was cut by a skate worn by one of the Steelers team in a collision when the sides faced each other in Sheffield on Saturday, 28 October.
Richie Muzzy, one of the organisers, told ITV News: "It's a hockey family, it's not just friends, they are your second family. Tom Scott, who also organised the vigil in Sheffield, said: "To see something that you never ever imagined to see in your second home, in a place of safety, has traumatised a lot of people.
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