Former NHL center Greg Johnson died Monday at the age of 48.
Tom Laidlaw, his former agent, provided the news Tuesday to Kevin Allen of USA Today. The cause of death wasn't immediately released.
Johnson, who was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the 1989 NHL draft, played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators during a pro career that stretched from 1993 through 2006.
"It was the worst phone call I've received in a while," former Preds goalie Chris Mason told Allen about learning of Johnson's death.