NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND • The Nottingham Panthers and their fans honored Adam Johnson. They healed a little, too.

Players cracked smiles and fans chanted songs after goals at a memorial game for Johnson, the American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his neck during a game last month.

“Every moment helps us move forward — the goal songs, all of it,” assistant coach Kevin Moore said. “His family was on our minds and he was on our minds. We think about him every day.”

The English hockey team retired Johnson’s No. 47 jersey on Saturday.

Panthers players also wore neck protection. It was their first game since Johnson’s death in Sheffield on Oct. 28.