WAKEFIELD, MASS. - Hockey East announced today that Boston University senior defenseman Brandon Hickey (Leduc, Alta.) has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 4:25 of the third period on Friday, December 8 at UMass Lowell. Hickey will miss the game on Saturday, December 9 against UMass Lowell and be eligible to return to the Terriers' lineup Friday, January 5 against the U.S. National Under-18 Team.

Hockey East also announced that UMass Lowell junior forward Nick Master (Broomall, Pa.) has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 18:48 of the first period on Friday, December 8 against Boston University. Master will miss the game on Saturday, December 9 at Boston University and be eligible to return to the River Hawks' lineup Friday, December 29 against Harvard in the Catamount Cup hosted by the University of Vermont.