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The PWHL's Player Safety Committee has suspended Peyton Anderson and fined Britta Curl-Salemme, Maggie Flaherty, and Loren Gabel for actions in two separate PWHL games this week.

The PWHL Player Safety Committee has handed out a quartet of supplemental disciplinary actions against Minnesota's Peyton Anderson and Britta Curl-Salemme, Boston's Loren Gabel, and Montreal's Maggie Flaherty.

Anderson received the stiffest punishment earning a game suspension for an an unpenalized illegal body check from Sunday's game against the New York Sirens. 

"The Player Safety Committee determined that Anderson took a poor angle of approach with her opponent in a vulnerable position, exhibited no attempt to play the puck, and delivered a hit with significant force that made some contact with the head of her opponent," the PWHL's release read.

Curl-Salemme was fined $250 for an unpenalized cross-checking incident from the same game against New York.

"The Player Safety Committee determined that Curl-Salemme raised her stick with both arms and struck her opponent while she was in a vulnerable position with a forceful cross-checking motion."

This is the fourth time in Curl-Salemme's two year PWHL career she's received supplemental discipline. 

Flaherty, who was assessed a major and game misconduct for an illegal hit against Boston's Jill Saulnier on Sunday was also assessed a $250 fine.

"The Player Safety Committee determined that Flaherty delivered a forceful hit with speed and opposite-directional force while her opponent was in a vulnerable position, instead of making a play on the puck or delivering a hit with parallel positioning."

Flaherty previously received a two-game suspension last season.

Finally, Loren Gabel was also fined $250 for the unpenalized actions following Flaherty's hit in front of Boston's bench.

"The Player Safety Committee determined that Gabel, who was standing at her bench off the ice, reached out and pushed an opponent on the ice while the officials were deescalating the altercation."

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