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Things got ugly between the NWHL’s New York Riveters and Connecticut Whale on Sunday night, and both teams will be feeling the consequences in their next game.

In the third period of Sunday’s contest, a chippy affair the Whale led 5-0, Connecticut Danielle Ward bumped into Riveters goalie Jenny Scrivens. New York defenceman Ashley Johnston took exception and cross-checked Ward. The Whale’s Micaela Long then took down Johnston well after the whistle, sparking a line brawl.

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Connecticut went on to win 6-1.

Long was handed a two-minute minor for roughing, a five-minute major for fighting and a game misconduct. Johnston was given two minutes for roughing.

As many as eight Riveters players appeared to be on the ice for the fracas.

“I think Micaela stuck up for her own teammate and at the end of the day (New York) took a lot of kids off the bench and they just joined the brawl and we didn’t,” Whale captain Jessica Koizumi said. “We held back because we are trying to be smart on suspensions and those kind of things.”