SIJHL announces player suspensions

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday the following suspensions resulting from separate incidents in regular season play last week.

MALCOLM HUEMMERT, DRYDEN GM ICE DOGS – SEVEN (7) GAMES

Player is suspended for his actions in a game on Saturday, Feb. 10 @ Minnesota under Hockey Canada rule 9.5 (a) and (b) for leaving the players’ bench as well as for fighting in a secondary altercation. He is automatically suspended for one game under CJHL Supplement Regulation 7.1 and automatically suspended for six games for violation of CJHL Supplement Regulation 7.3.

Huemmert will miss the following seven games:

Tuesday, Feb. 13 @ English River
Saturday, Feb. 17 @ Fort Frances
Sunday, Feb. 18 vs. Thief River Falls
Monday, Feb. 19 vs. Thunder Bay
Friday, Feb. 23 @ Thief River Falls
Saturday, Feb. 24 @ Thief River Falls
Sunday, Feb. 25 @ Minnesota

REID MANNING, DRYDEN GM ICE DOGS – ONE (1) GAME

Player is suspended for his actions in a game on Saturday, Feb. 10 @ Minnesota under CJHL Supplement Regulation 7.1 for incurring a game misconduct during a secondary altercation.

Manning will miss the following game:

Tuesday, Feb. 13 @ English River

GARRETT WOJCICKI, MINNESOTA IRON RANGERS – ONE (1) GAME

Player was suspended for his actions in a game on Saturday, Feb. 10 vs. Dryden under CJHL Supplement Regulation 7.1 for incurring a game misconduct during a secondary altercation.

Wojcicki has served his suspension after sitting out the following game:

Sunday, Feb. 11 vs. Thunder Bay

BRAD THROWER, THUNDER BAY NORTH STARS – ONE (1) GAME

Player was suspended under Supplementary Discipline for his actions in a game held on Saturday, Feb. 10 @ Thief River Falls.

Thrower has served his suspension after sitting out the following game:

Sunday, Feb. 11 @ Minnesota

JAKE BEHSE, THUNDER BAY NORTH STARS – ONE (1) GAME

Player is suspended under Hockey Canada rule 4.6 (c) for incurring a game misconduct in the last 10 minutes in a game held on Sunday, Feb. 11 @ Minnesota.

Behse will miss the following game:

Wednesday, Feb. 14 @ Thief River Falls

MICHAEL JOHNSON, THIEF RIVER FALLS NORSKIES – ONE (1) GAME

Player was suspended under Supplementary Discipline for his actions in a game held on Saturday, Feb. 10 vs. Thunder Bay.

Johnson will sit out the following game:

Wednesday, Feb. 14 vs. Thunder Bay.

CODY MILGATE, ENGLISH RIVER MINERS – TWO (2) GAMES

Player is automatically suspended two (2) games under CJHL Supplement Regulation 2.4 for accumulating three head contact penalties this season.

Milgate will miss the following two games:

Tuesday, Feb. 13 vs. Dryden
Friday, Feb. 16 @ Fort Frances