“Minnesota Frost’s Britta Curl-Salemme Suspended and Fined”

Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme has received a one-game suspension and a $250 fine from the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The disciplinary action comes after two incidents in the first game of the Walter Cup playoffs against the Montreal Victoire, which the Frost won 5-4 in overtime. The league announced on Monday that the fine is a result of an altercation in the second period with Victoire forward Abby Roque, where Curl-Salemme forcibly removed her opponent’s facial protector, causing Roque to fall to the ice. Additionally, Curl-Salemme has been suspended for a separate play later in the same period, during which she received a major penalty and a game misconduct for an illegal check to the head of Montreal forward Kaitlin Willoughby. The league’s player safety committee determined that Curl-Salemme’s actions resulted in unnecessary head contact as she made no effort to play the puck. This suspension marks her first of the 2025-26 season, although she had previously been fined this year and served three one-game suspensions in the previous season.