Big Ten announces suspensions of Ohio State, Wisconsin players

The Big Ten announced today that Ohio State junior defenseman Josh Healey, Wisconsin junior forward Aidan Cavallini and Wisconsin senior defenseman Eddie Wittchow have each been suspended, under the conference’s supplemental discipline process, as a result of incidents that occurred in separate games on January 23.

Healey has been suspended for two games after a review of an incident that occurred near the 1:37 mark of the third period against Penn State and resulted in the player receiving a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Healey is ineligible to play Jan. 29-30 against Michigan State.

Cavallini and Wittchow have been suspended after a review of separate incidents against Minnesota. Cavallini has been suspended for one game after a review of an incident that occurred near the 11:20 mark of the first period and resulted in the player receiving a major penalty for hitting from behind and a game misconduct. Cavallini is ineligible to play on Jan. 29 against Alaska.

Wittchow, who received an automatic one-game suspension after being issued a disqualification penalty during the game by the on-ice officials, has been suspended for two additional games. The action was taken after a review of an incident that occurred near the 4:14 mark of the third period and resulted in the player receiving a major penalty for contact to the head and a game disqualification. Wittchow is ineligible to play in Wisconsin’s next three games scheduled for Jan. 29-30 against Alaska and Feb. 12 against Michigan.