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Maple Leafs' Hollweg suspended 2 games

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | 1:06 AM ET

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Toronto's Ryan Hollweg (44) is suspended for the first two games of the season. (Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

Ryan Hollweg of the Toronto Maple Leafs learned Monday that he has been suspended for the first two games of the season.

Hollweg, 25, received an automatic suspension because he has accrued three boarding and game misconduct penalties in a span of 41 games.

The rugged forward committed the third infraction in last Wednesday's 7-3 pre-season loss to the St. Louis Blues.

He will sit out Thursday's season opener at Detroit and Saturday's home opener versus the Montreal Canadiens.

Hollweg earned similar penalties playing for the New York Rangers last season, in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 5 and a 5-3 victory over Montreal on Feb. 3.

He posted two goals and two assists for four points with 96 penalty minutes in 70 games last season, his third in New York.

Hollweg was drafted in the eighth round (238th overall) in 2001 by the Rangers, who traded him to the Maple Leafs for a fifth-round pick on July 14.

With files from the Canadian Press

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