Posted: December 15, 2024, 06:16.
Last updated: 15 December 2024 06:21h.
Robin Lehner looked like he was on top of the world last season as an NHL goaltender for the Las Vegas Golden Knights in 2021-22 — starting 44 games, winning 23 games, averaging 2.83 goals against and save percentage. 907 was recorded.
Las Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner opened up to the Las Vegas Review-Journal last week about all things financial hardship. Image/AP
Five-year contract worth $25 million in 2020
He was a very good NHL goaltender, maybe not elite, but certainly talented enough to guard a contending team. In 2020, he signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension with the Golden Knights. The Knights did well, leading to a Stanley Cup win in 2023.
However, Lehner’s career did not take off. From 2018 to 2019, he wrote for The Athletic about his struggles with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and drug and alcohol addiction. That’s when he decided to seek help. In 2019, he was awarded the NHL’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
bankruptcy filing
Lehner wasn’t with the team when they hoisted the Cup in 2023 and did not appear at Golden Knights training camp this September.
The Lehners filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2022, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Last September, a federal bankruptcy court granted the injunction. Freeze Mr. Lehner’s assets.
Gambling and lavish living expenses
In these documents, the creditor, Aliya Growth Fund, claims that the Lehners were transferring money from their bank accounts to non-creditors, including shell companies tied to shell companies. He claimed he was worried he wouldn’t be able to collect the $4.8 million he owed. Dubai, the Review Journal reported. The court filing details allegations that Lehner did not respond to attorneys involved in his Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.
The creditor’s filing includes the following allegations: Spent $1.5 million on vacations, gambling, and luxuries 2022 after the couple files for bankruptcy.
Lehner said this week: review journal About his bankruptcy and the suspicion that he was out of touch amidst the financial storm that was brewing.
No need for sympathy or anything. That’s no good,” he told the paper. “If I bring up the truth, I can take it like a man. But everything is fake. After these many events, no one knows what happened to my family and my life. Hmm, and obviously a lot of people will find out in the future what actually happened. But this is me portraying being innocent and not replying to anyone. ”
No cap hit for Golden Knights
Lehner reportedly owes $27.5 million to creditors and told the Review-Journal that he is not convinced his playing career is over.
The National Hockey League Players Association and the NHL agreed in October that Lehner’s salary will not count against the Vegas Golden Knights’ salary cap.
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