Ryan Hollweg Ryan Alexander Hollweg ( born April 23 , 1983 ) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing in the Phoenix Coyotes organization . Playing career . As the son of a Brazilian father of German descent and Canadian mother , Hollweg chose hockey over soccer . Even as a young boy , he assumed that someday he would be a professional hockey player . Because his Southern California hometown did not have a hockey program , his mother would drive him to neighboring cities to attend hockey clinics . He left Downey at 14 to play junior hockey in British Columbia , and was impressive in scoring 54 points in 58 games in 1998 – 99 for the Langley Hornets ( BCHL ) . In 1999 , he was drafted # 1 by the Medicine Hat Tigers ( Western Hockey League ) . There , he was known as both a scorer and a tough player , even winning Player of the Week honors twice in his four seasons . The 5 ' 11 " , 212 - pounder was drafted by the New York Rangers in the eighth round ( 238th overall ) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . Ex Rangers coach Tom Renney , who was director of player personnel at the time , states that although he had doubts about Hollweg ' s small size , his heart was the difference . " You want to give him a try . You just don ' t discount the heart and the character of a guy like that . Because these kinds of people will themselves into those opportunities . " Playing with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL , Hollweg missed most of the 2002 – 03 season due to a severe concussion , but bounced back to score 57 points in 2003 – 04 . He spent 2004 – 05 with the Hartford Wolf Pack ( AHL ) , and amassed 239 penalty minutes while earning a reputation as a gritty forechecker and occasional fighter . He did not make the New York Rangers team at training camp in 2005 but in November , after 7 games in Hartford was called up to the team , where he was part of the forechecking 4th line with Blair Betts and Colton Orr . Ryan has achieved all of these accomplishments while suffering from asthma since the age of 5 . On March 8 , 2007 , at 13 : 25 of the third period of a game between the Rangers and the New York Islanders , Ryan Hollweg delivered a clean check on Chris Simon , sending the sizeable forward into the boards head - first . After recovering , Simon proceeded to intentionally hit Hollweg in the jaw with the middle of his stick . Hollweg later recovered and left the ice under his own power . He received two stitches on his chin and returned to the game later in the third period . Subsequently , Simon was assessed a 25 game suspension for his actions . One of the longest suspensions in hockey . On January 10 , 2008 , Ryan Hollweg had the first two goal game of his career against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden . He scored his first goal of the 2007 – 2008 season at 4 : 43 of the first period and added his second goal at 7 : 42 of the first period . Hollweg had not scored a goal since February 9 , 2007 . On February 3 , 2008 , Hollweg was assessed a five minute penalty and ejected from a game against the Montreal Canadiens after intentionally checking left wing Sergei Kostitsyn head first into the boards . The incident occurred after Hollweg was hit with an elbow by Canadien Alexei Kovalev , which was missed by referees . On July 14 , 2008 , Hollweg was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . On October 6 , 2008 , Hollweg was suspended by the NHL for 2 games because he was assessed a boarding major on young defenceman Alex Pietrangelo in a game against the St . Louis Blues . Because he had two boarding majors last season , there is a provision for an automatic two - game suspension as a result of the accumulation . On October 13 , 2008 , in his first game back from the previous suspension , Hollweg was issued a five - minute major penalty for boarding followed by a game misconduct after checking a St . Louis Blues player into the boards from behind early in the second period . Done while the Leafs were ahead 3 - 1 , the play was seen as a momentum - breaker . The Blues scored twice on the ensuing powerplay and eventually won in the shootout , 5 - 4 . Spectators were heard booing the hit and cheering Hollweg ' s ejection . On February 13 , 2009 , Hollweg was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs . After clearing waivers a day later , he was sent down to their AHL farm club , the Toronto Marlies . Hollweg has been signed by the Phoenix Coyotes for the 2009 - 10 NHL season and was sent to the San Antonio Rampage , their AHL affiliate .