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PWHL Suspends Minnesota’s Britta Curl-Salemme One Game, Fines Her $250

The decision removes a top scorer from Minnesota’s lineup for Game 2 of the Walter Cup semifinals.

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Minnesota Frost's Britta Curl-Salemme (77) moves in on Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens during first period PWHL hockey action in Laval, Que., Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Overview

  • The PWHL announced Monday it suspended Minnesota forward Britta Curl-Salemme for one game and fined her $250 for two incidents in Game 1 against Montréal.
  • The league said the fine followed a second-period altercation in which she pulled Abby Roque’s facial protector, which sent Roque to the ice.
  • The suspension stems from a later play that drew a major and game misconduct for an illegal check to the head of Montréal forward Kaitlin Willoughby.
  • The player safety committee said she made no attempt to play the puck and that the head contact was avoidable.
  • She will miss Tuesday’s Game 2, and the league noted this is her first suspension this season after an earlier fine and three one-game bans last year.