Chris Simon Slashes Ryan Hollweg’s Face!
March 8, 2007 by Tyler
Filed under Hockey Videos, NHL Players
Chris Simon is looking at some serious press box time after cheap shotting Ryan Hollweg. Hollweg hit Simon into the boards and it appears that Simon completely lost his marbles, proceeding to slash Hollweg in the face.
I haven’t seen a vicious attempt to injure in the NHL quite this blatent in a long time. Simon should receive a multiple game suspension for this incident.
Update from Kukla’s: Some reactions from both Simon and Hollweg on on the incident.
“I’ve always been known as a clean guy and I just feel bad for letting my team down,” Simon said. “I just don’t really want to say anything about the incident right now because I have to talk with the league first.”
Hollweg did not express anger at Simon.
“I’m a little surprised,” Hollweg said. “As far as I knew we respected each other as hockey players and that’s it. I just play my game. And playing my game helped us win, so that’s good.”
Feed readers can watch the video here.
bLiNdLuCk on Fri, 9th Mar 2007 10:35 am
Simon should be gone for the rest of this season and a good part of next year as well.
Hopefully this is the end of his NHL career just like McSorley.
Bad timing for Simon, great timing for the NHL. I would expect a huge suspension, perhaps even a lifetime ban.
NHL Weekend News | National Hockey League Digest on Sat, 10th Mar 2007 12:20 pm
[...] New York Islanders forward Chris Simon was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday for hitting New York Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick. [...]
Chris Simon May Face Legal Charges | National Hockey League Digest on Fri, 16th Mar 2007 10:33 am
[...] According to TSN, Chris Simon may be facing legal prosecution from the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office for his vicious slash on Ryan Hollweg. Sources tell TSN that both Hollweg and Rangers head athletic trainer Jim Ramsay have been interviewed by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office in the quest to determine whether to pursue legal action against Simon. [...]