- Richie Regehr
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =Frankfurt Lions
league = DEL
position = Defence
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 195
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|1|17
birth_place =Bandung ,Indonesia
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2005
former_teams =Calgary Flames Richie Regehr (born
January 17 ,1983 inBandung ,Indonesia ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey defenceman. Regehr was born in Indonesia to CanadianMennonite missionaries. They later returned to Canada where he grew up inRosthern, Saskatchewan .Playing career
Regehr was signed as a free agent on
July 6 ,2004 as an undrafted player by theCalgary Flames , the team where his brother Robyn was playing. During the2004–05 NHL lockout Richie Regehr played for theLowell Lock Monsters , who were theAmerican Hockey League affiliate of the Flames. In the 2005–06 season, he was sent to the Flames new farm team,Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights . After injuries to defencemenRhett Warrener andRoman Hamrlik late in 2005, Regehr was called up to the Flames. In his firstNational Hockey League game onDecember 29 ,2005 , he dressed with his brother Robyn and scored an assist on the game winning goal. After only 3 games the Flames sent him back down to the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, but onJanuary 7 he was once again recalled. Regehr was recalled by Calgary again onFebruary 2 ,2006 .Regehr replaced Knights teammate
Mark Giordano (who was recalled to the Calgary Flames) at the 2006 Canadian AHL All-Star team. He registered a goal and an assist in the All-Star game.In the 2007–08 season he began play for the
Frankfurt Lions .Awards
*WHL West Second All-Star Team - 2004
Records
* DEL - Most goals in a game by a defenceman: 5 (
October 31 ,2007 )Career statistics
External links
* [http://calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/roster/roster.cgi?displayNode=95 Calgaryflames.com Player Bio]
* [http://www.calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/news/comments.cgi?type=newsroom&file_num=0000000670 Calgaryflames.com News Article: First Game]
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* [http://www.forecaster.ca/hockeynews/hockey/_4qc90jbtip20/player.cgi?4406 Bio from The Hockey News]
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