Wisconsin's Cody Goloubef suspended for one game

Bruce McLeod’s WCHA wheel of justice has doled out a one game suspension to Wisconsin's Cody Goloubef for his hit on St. Cloud State center Nick Oslund during yesterday’s game between Wisconsin and St. Cloud. When I saw this hit I had a feeling that it was going to cost Goloubef a one game suspension.

The UW men's hockey team will have a decidedly different look Saturday when it faces top-ranked Denver in the WCHA Final Five consolation game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

One change was forced on the Badgers when the league suspended junior defenseman Cody Goloubef for a game. He was assessed a major penalty Friday for his open-ice hit on St. Cloud State center Nick Oslund in the second period.

The shoulder-to-head check from the blindside has become a source of concern in the NCAA as well as the NHL. The WCHA recently suspended St. Cloud State center Aaron Marvin for three games for a similar hit that sidelined UW senior center Blake Geoffrion for two games with a concussion.

Marvin's suspension was longer in part because he was involved in a checking-from-behind incident earlier this season in which North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway suffered a severe concussion.

After the Badgers dropped a 2-0 decision to St. Cloud State in the Final Five semifinals Friday, Huskies coach Bob Motzko said the in-game penalty against Goloubef was appropriate and that no further action was necessary.
[Madison.com]

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