Hollweg’s All Wet

Ryan Hollweg (middle, in white) (Chris Rutsch photo)

From Dick Weiss’ column in this past Sunday’s New York Daily News:

The Rangers were hoping that rookie Ryan Hollweg would turn out to be a real whiz, but this probably wasn't what they had in mind.

The Score has learned that Hollweg showed up at The Stephen Talkhouse on Long Island over Memorial Day weekend and turned the club's bar area into his own private urinal, according to an unlucky fan.

"I went up to him and started talking to him about the Rangers," says a 25-year-old female fan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Then I noticed something dripping on my feet and I thought he was spilling his drink. But then I realized he was urinating.

"Most beers aren't that warm."

She added that Hollweg had been drinking, but up to that point had been a perfect gentleman and was "speaking coherently."

The alleged game misconduct took place on Saturday night of the holiday weekend and sent the Blueshirt diehard scurrying for cover - and in search of a bar employee.

Nick Kraus, a promoter at the club, says that the woman complained to him about the incident, but that when he went looking for Hollweg, the alleged pee-brain had left the premises.

"I've heard of things like that at other places, but not here," Kraus said, adding that he had seen Hollweg in the club earlier in the evening and that "eight or nine" club revelers had pointed out the Ranger to him.

Kraus said the fan in question is a regular at the club, and that other Rangers - most notably Mark Messier about three years ago - occasionally frequent the establishment.

Hollweg, through a Rangers spokesperson, claims the story is a prime example of yellow journalism. The Ranger rookie says he was at the Talkhouse with his girlfriend and a group of friends, but did not have a conversation with anyone outside of his group.

The fan says she wishes no ill will on Hollweg and will continue to root for her team.

"I love the Rangers," she said. "I just thought it was disgusting. It's not something you expect someone to do."

I guess this means that Ty Conklin wasn’t the only player from this year’s Wolf Pack roster to piss all over himself recently.