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Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme has been suspended one game and fined $250 by the Professional Women's Hockey League.
The discipline follows two incidents in Game 1 of the Walter Cup playoffs against the Montreal Victoire on Saturday, which the Frost won 5-4 in overtime.
The league said Monday the fine stems from a second-period altercation with Victoire forward Abby Roque, where Curl-Salemme pulled her opponent's facial protector, sending her to the ice.
Her suspension relates to a separate play later in the period, when she was assessed a major and game misconduct for an illegal check to the head of Montreal forward Kaitlin Willoughby.
WATCH | Curl-Salemme banned 1 game:Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme has been suspended for one game, following an illegal check to the head of Montreal Victoire forward Kaitlin Willoughby, during the second period of Minnesota's 5-4 overtime win in their opening game of the Walter Cup playoffs series.The league's player safety committee ruled Curl-Salemme made no attempt to play the puck and delivered avoidable head contact.
It's her first suspension of the 2025-26 season, though she was fined earlier this year and served three one-game suspensions last season.