Robyn Regehr

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Ears, Reggie
Height
Weight		 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg/16 st 1 lb)
NHL Team Calgary Flames
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 18, 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 28),
Recife, Brazil
NHL Draft 19th overall, 1998
Colorado Avalanche
Pro career 1999 – present

Robyn Regehr, (born April 18, 1980, in Recife, Brazil) grew up in Rosthern, Saskatchewan and is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.

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[edit] Playing career

Selected 19th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, Regehr was traded to the Calgary Flames with Rene Corbet, Wade Belak and a draft pick for Chris Dingman and Theoren Fleury before he even played a game with the Avalanche.

Regehr's strong performance in the 2003–04 NHL season and in the playoffs netted the young defender international play with Team Canada, where he was part of the team which won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He was also selected for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He is currently one of the Flames' four alternate captains, known for his physical presence on the ice and his strong work ethic in the defensive zone.

[edit] Personal life

Regehr was born in Brazil to Canadian Mennonite missionaries. They later spent time in Indonesia and then returned to Canada where he grew up in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. His brother Richie also played briefly for the Calgary Flames. Robyn is the only current player in the NHL who was born in Brazil.

In 1999, Regehr had to overcome personal tragedy in a deadly automobile accident. On July 4, near his hometown of Rosthern, another car hit Regehr's Chevy Nova head-on. Two people in the other car died, and both of Regehr's tibias were fractured. Regehr put himself through a strict rehabilitation program and ended up playing 58 games in the 1999–2000 season. Regehr was on the Flames team in 2004 that made the unbelieveable cup run. On April 05, 2008, the last game of the regular season, an away game against Vancouver, the Flames won 7-1. This was speculated to be the last game of Canucks star Trevor Linden. When it was over, a classy Flames captain Jarome Iginla and defenceman Regehr led a procession of Calgary players to centre ice to shake Linden's hand.

[edit] Awards

  • WHL First All-Star Team - 1998–99

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Kamloops Blazers WHL 64 4 19 23 96 5 0 1 1 18
1997–98 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65 4 10 14 120 5 0 3 3 8
1998–99 Kamloops Blazers WHL 54 12 20 32 130 12 1 4 5 21
1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 5 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 58 5 7 12 46 -- -- -- -- --
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 71 1 3 4 70 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 78 2 6 8 93 -- -- -- -- --
2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 76 0 12 12 87 -- -- -- -- --
2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 82 4 14 18 74 26 2 7 9 20
2004–05 DNP — Lockout -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 68 6 20 26 67 7 1 3 4 6
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 78 2 19 21 75 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 82 5 15 20 79 7 0 2 2 2
NHL Totals 591 25 96 121 591 41 3 12 15 28
WHL Totals 183 20 49 69 346 22 1 8 9 47

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

International statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 2
2000 Canada WC 6 0 0 0 2
2004 Canada WCH 6 0 0 0 6
2005 Canada WC 9 0 0 0 4
2006 Canada Oly 6 0 1 1 2
Senior Int'l Totals 27 0 1 1 16

[edit] See also

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Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche first-round draft picks
Nordiques (WHA): Savard • Cloutier • Mondou • Green • DeBlois
Nordiques (NHL): Goulet • Moller • Shaw • Stienburg • Latta • McRae • Fogarty • Sakic • Leschyshyn • Dore • Sundin • Nolan • Lindros • Warriner • Thibault • Deadmarsh • Belak • Kealty
Avalanche: Denis • Ratchuk • Grimes • Tanguay • Skoula • Regehr • Parker • Kuleshov • Nedorost • Johansson • Wolski • Stewart • Shattenkirk