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Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span.
If Chris Simon plays again for the New York Islanders, or for anyone else in the NHL, it won't be until next season. And it might not even be on opening night. The NHL hit back hard Sunday, suspending the rugged Islanders forward for a league-record 25 games.
Chris Simon might know by the end of the weekend just how costly revenge is. The Islanders forward was slated to have a disciplinary hearing Saturday at the NHL office in New York to discuss the two-handed swing of his hockey stick to the head of Rangers center Ryan Hollweg. Once the talking stops, Simon will likely be hit with a suspension that could end his season. For now his banishment is indefinite, the NHL said Friday.
Chris Simon was thrown out of the New York Islanders' loss Thursday night after striking Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick.
Ryan Hollweg was able to smile, knowing the vicious shot he took to the face from Chris Simon led to the New York Rangers' biggest win of the season.
Nassau DA to probe Simon attackNassau prosecutors opened a preliminary probe Friday into whether Islander Chris Simon committed a crime when he struck a Rangers player in the face with his hockey stick, a spokesman said.
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