Gophers defenseman Nick Seeler has been suspended for one game by the Big Ten Conference for elbowing St. Cloud State defenseman Niklas Nevalainen during a 7-4 loss to the Huskies on Sunday.
Seeler, the Wild's fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL entry draft, is ineligible for Friday's game against Ohio State.
The Big Ten said Seeler was suspended "for an incident that occurred near the 5:28 mark of the second period against St. Cloud State on Nov. 29." Video shows Seeler hitting Nevalainen, who was trying to corral a puck along the boards, in the face with his left elbow.