Thom Davis wrote, in part:
 > ... OT erupted about 2 minutes in, with Patrick Eaves (BC)  getting
 > game misconduct for spearing and Hemingway (UNH) a game misconduct
 > for fighting (retaliation). ...

Actually, each penalty was a game disqualification, meaning each player
is suspended.  If this is their 1st disqualifications of the season, the
suspension is for the next NCAA game.  To quote from the rule book:

Disqualification Penalties

SECTION 5. a. A disqualification penalty, consisting of suspension for
the remainder of the game plus a major penalty, shall be assessed to any
player who fights, attempts to injure an opponent or commits other
serious penalties as outlined in these rules before the start of the
game, during or after the game.

When coincidental disqualification penalties are assessed against an
equal number of players of each team, the teams then shall be permitted
substitutions on the ice for the penalized players. The offending player
may not go to the penalty bench and may not, for the duration of the
penalty (including any progressive game-disqualification penalty),
occupy any area designated or reserved for players, and may not
communicate or contact team personnel in any manner for the duration of
the disqualification penalty(s). A substitute, other than a spare
goalkeeper, must enter the penalty bench immediately in the place of the
disqualified player(s) and enter the game after the five-minute
penalty(s) has elapsed. A player may be assessed more than one
disqualification penalty in a game.

b . The progressive game-disqualification structure shall be:

( 1 ) First disqualification penalty—that game plus one.

( 2 ) Second disqualification penalty—that game plus two.

( 3 ) Third disqualification penalty—that game plus three.

( 4 ) Fourth disqualification penalty—that game plus four.

(The progression shall continue after the fourth disqualification penalty.)

c . Progressive game-disqualification penalties shall carry over to the
next season for players with remaining eligibility.

d . The team of the disqualified player(s) shall be permitted to dress a
substitute player or players (equal to the number of disqualified
players) in the next scheduled game.

e . A player who receives a disqualification penalty in any game
(including exhibition games) shall not be permitted to play in the
team’s next played regular-season or tournament game against an NCAA
member institution. Exhibition games cannot be used to fulfill the
disqualification penalty.

(end quote)        cheers, wayne
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