(Boston) Former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following a postmortem analysis of his brain tissue.
The diagnosis was made public Wednesday by Johnson’s widow, Kristin, and daughters Carson and Piper through the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
Johnson, of Thunder Bay, Ont., died five years ago at age 48 after 14 NHL seasons.
Kristin Johnson said in a statement that the CTE diagnosis “blew her away” and that Greg Johnson had very few symptoms but often talked about his concussions.
CTE is a degenerative disease affecting people who have suffered repeated concussions or traumatic brain injuries.
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