ip. Very rarely will you see Phaneuf hit someone's front side into the boards.
But Ryan Hollweg is someone that will never be a poster-boy for hitting. After numerous suspensions, the 5'11” forward has not seen any interest from any of the 30 NHL clubs for his bogus and shoddy hitting techniques. Hollweg, currently spending time with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, is not a stranger to hitting from behind. Just last year, Hollweg saw a three-game suspension for his questionable hit on young Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. After gathering the puck up in front of his net, Pietrangelo went into the corner with some speed and threw the biscuit up the boards and out of the zone. With his back turned, Hollweg came in full steam and nailed Pietrangelo, sending him to the ice and the IR for the next 6 games with head and neck injuries. Hollweg received a 5-minute major for the hit, along with a 3-game suspension.
Ryan Hollweg
21 October 2009
14 October 2008
Exactly two minutes after that, Toronto center Ryan Hollweg took a run at the Blues' other rookie, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo while he had his back turned. He was called for a 5 minute major for boarding, and handed a ten minute game misconduct. It was a dirty play, which is becoming far too frequent with him. He just returned from a two game suspension for receiving three game misconducts within 41 games one of which took place in a preseason game against the Blues when he cheap-shotted another Blues defenseman in Jay McKee.
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