Hollweg, Suspended Again.

[Flathead]

Leafs' Hollweg suspended for two games Monday, 10.06.2008 / 5:23 PM / News NHL.comTORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg has automatically been suspended for two games, without pay, as a result of being assessed his third Game Misconduct within 41 games in the Boarding/Checking from Behind category, the National Hockey League announced today. He was assessed Game Misconducts under Rule 44.5 - Checking from Behind, in NHL Game #619 (Jan. 5 vs. Edmonton) and Game #797 (Feb. 3 vs. Montreal) in 2007-08 and under Rule 42.5 - Boarding, in the Oct. 1, 2008 pre-season game vs. St. Louis.

According to Rule 23.5, having incurred three Game Misconducts within 41 games, Hollweg is automatically suspended for the Maple Leafs' first two regular season games of the 2008-09 season - Oct. 9 at Detroit and Oct. 11 vs. Montreal.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Hollweg will forfeit $5,510.76. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. COMMENT › |SHARE ›

[Brandonite]

This guy is a joke!! Every hit he makes is from behind and on the letters! Its pretty cowardly considering his career damn near ended when he was with Medicine Hat in junior because of head shots he took. This guy should just be an agitator and knock this crap out already. Either that or Donald Brashear needs to get his hands on him already...the NHL does not need these types of guys

[Link Dog]

Brandonite This guy is a joke!! Every hit he makes is from behind and on the letters! Its pretty cowardly considering his career damn near ended when he was with Medicine Hat in junior because of head shots he took. This guy should just be an agitator and knock this crap out already. Either that or Donald Brashear needs to get his hands on him already...the NHL does not need these types of guys
IMO if they would lose the instigator rule, the "agitator" role would disappear and the cowardly hits and cheap shots would be greatly reduced.

[hurricaneflag7]

This guy should really get his act together, if your suspended for a couple games and in your first game back you get suspended again it's pretty bad. :confused:

[Flathead]

Leafs' Ryan Hollweg dodges longer ban

Ryan Hollweg has been put on probation by NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell and issued a stern warning.

Ryan Hollweg has been let off with his automatic three-game suspension and a stern finger wagging.

NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell opted not to increase the length of the Maple Leaf winger's forced vacation that kicked in when Hollweg received a game misconduct for boarding against St. Louis on Monday.

But, if Hollweg doesn't clean up his act, Campbell warned the consequences will be much more severe.

If Hollweg is assessed another game misconduct for boarding, hitting from behind – his worst habit – or certain stick infractions in the next 41 games, he will automatically get a four-game suspension. But Campbell said it won't stop there.

"Enough is enough," said Campbell. "If it happens again, he'll be out for more than four games. He's got to find a way to do what he does but in a better way than the way he does it. He can't keep hitting guys in the numbers."

That's what happened Monday when Hollweg pasted St. Louis rookie defenceman Alex Pietrangelo into the glass to earn a five-minute major and game misconduct.

The winger, who has a well-earned reputation for playing beyond the boundaries of the rules, was in his first game back after serving a two-game suspension for the same kind of check. Based on the NHL's rulebook, each subsequent suspension is one-game longer until Hollweg can go 41 games without a game misconduct.

After the game, Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher said the call was "marginal," while coach Ron Wilson said it was "debatable how you call that a penalty."

While Campbell didn't completely buy into the Leafs' argument, he saw enough mitigating circumstances to dissuade him from upping Hollweg's suspension.

He said Pietrangelo was not hurt on the play and the hit, when examined on its own, would not have warranted supplemental discipline.

"But he's got to learn," said Campbell. "Cliff Fletcher and I talked about it. Ryan is a multiple offender. You want to say it's about the past acts but what about the future? There is a responsibility for all players on the ice to be prepared to take a hit but there's also a responsibility on behalf of the player delivering the hit to be conscious of the position the (receiving) player is in.

"And Ryan constantly makes contact with a player's numbers."

Fletcher said he still likes what Hollweg brings to the team but Wilson and his staff will have to help the winger find the balance between his aggression and his propensity for taking reckless penalties. On Monday, Hollweg's penalty changed the complexion of a game Toronto was dominating before the Blues scored twice during the extended man advantage to pull even 3-3. St. Louis went on to win 5-4 in a shootout.

Fletcher said having Hollweg sitting in the penalty box is "not a luxury we can afford."

"He's got to play his game, that's the only way he's effective and it's the only reason we acquired him," said Fletcher.

"He's just got to use more discretion out there than other people because, let's face it, they're looking for him."

Campbell took issue with the notion that Hollweg was a marked man among league officials, saying, "It's not the referees picking on him. It's always different referees making the calls."

Toronto acquired Hollweg from the Rangers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 draft. After his first six games with his new club, Hollweg will have played exactly four minutes.
TheStar.com

What a joke, three games and a stern warning. Come on Campbell four majors in 42 games, the guy doesn't learn.