Hockey East suspends Vermont’s Ahern one game after high sticking penalty Feb. 24 vs. Boston College

Hockey East announced today that Vermont freshman forward Nick Ahern has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 6:06 of the second period on Feb. 24 at Boston College.

On the play, Ahern was assessed a minor penalty for high sticking.

Ahearn is ineligible to play March 1 against Maine and is able to return to the Catamounts’ lineup on March 2 against the Black Bears.