Clara Van Wieren will be watching the Toronto Sceptres’ next game from the press box.
The forward was suspended one game for boarding, the PWHL announced on Sunday.
The ban stems from an incident that occurred in Friday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Fleet. During the third period, Van Wieren received a boarding major against Fleet forward Sophie Shirley, which led to an altercation between the teams.
Van Wieren raised her stick with both hands on the play, “sending (Shirley) dangerously into the boards with sufficient force to warrant supplemental discipline,” the PWHL said.
The 24-year-old will miss the Sceptres’ Sunday afternoon contest against the Vancouver Goldeneyes. She has two assists and 17 penalty minutes in 23 games on the season.
Toronto sits in the fourth and final playoff spot entering Sunday’s action.
Meanwhile, Fleet defender Rylind MacKinnon was fined $500 for her response to the play, delivering a high cross-check to Van Wieren.
MacKinnon wasn’t penalized on the play.
The money from the fine goes toward supporting girls’ hockey initiatives, the league said.
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