Robyn Regehr

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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image_size = 200px
team = Calgary Flames
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|4|19
birth_place = Recife, Brazil
draft = 19th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 1999
former_teams =

Robyn Regehr, (born April 19, 1980, in Recife, Brazil and grew up in Rosthern, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain with the Calgary Flames of the NHL

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' three alternate captains, known for his physical presence on the ice and his strong work ethic in the defensive zone.

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.

Regehr is currently on leave from the team to attend to his wife Christine as they await their first child.

Awards

*WHL First All-Star Team - 1998–99

Career statistics

International play

Played for Canada in:

*1999 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
*2000 World Championships
*2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
*2005 World Championships (silver medal)
*2006 Winter Olympics

International statistics

ee also

*List of NHL players
*Notable families in the NHL

References

*hockeydb|29154
* [http://www.robynregehr.com robynregehr.com]