Robin Lehner was born on 24 July 1991 and is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League.
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36 Facts About Robin Lehner
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Robin Lehner left a game in March 2018 with what was later revealed to be a panic attack, caused by undiagnosed bipolar disorder and an alcohol addiction that had begun when he sustained a concussion in Ottawa.
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Robin Lehner was born on 24 July 1991 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to parents Michael and Veronica Robin Lehner.
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Originally an association football player, Robin Lehner made the switch to ice hockey at the age of 10, and was coached by his father.
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Michael, a mixed martial artist with no goaltending experience, had been asked to train future National Hockey League player Henrik Lundqvist around the same time as his son expressed an interest in learning the position, and so Robin Lehner was often asked to try out drills meant for Lundqvist.
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Robin Lehner briefly attended high school in Sweden, but chose to drop out at the age of 14 after deciding that the public education system "did not work" for him.
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Robin Lehner was only inspired to continue after he and his father took a trip to New York to see Henrik Lundqvist play for the New York Rangers.
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That experience inspired Robin Lehner to continue his career in a North American junior ice hockey program.
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Robin Lehner made his NHL debut on 16 October 2010, stopping all three shots he faced in the five minutes at the start of the third period during which Elliott needed to repair his broken skate blade.
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Only 19 years old at the time, Robin Lehner became both the youngest goaltender in Senators history and the youngest Swedish goaltender to appear in an NHL game in his debut.
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Robin Lehner returned to Binghamton on 1 November and remained there until 12 January 2011, when he was called to fill in for an injured Leclaire.
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Robin Lehner expected that he would return to Ottawa when the NHL season picked back up, but after Anderson impressed his coaches in training camp, Lehner was sent back down to Binghamton, as unlike other backup Ben Bishop, he would not have to clear waivers before returning to the AHL.
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Not receiving regular playing time made it difficult for Robin Lehner to adjust to the starting role: between Anderson's two injuries, Robin Lehner played in only 18 games.
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That same offseason, Robin Lehner took up mixed martial arts in order to lose weight and improve his speed on the ice.
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Robin Lehner was third in the NHL with 1,758 saves and set career highs with 59 games played, 23 wins, and two shutouts.
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Robin Lehner, meanwhile, rebuked rumours that he had requested a trade, telling reporters, "I have no reason not to want to be here", even despite the team's struggles.
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Robin Lehner was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, given to the best goaltender in the NHL, and won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey".
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Robin Lehner was less effective during the second round, when the Islanders faced the Carolina Hurricanes.
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On 29 December 2019, Robin Lehner, who altered his goaltending technique and claimed to have been distracted by a story that teammate Zack Smith told him beforehand, won his first shootout of the season, stopping two out of three shots from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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On 24 February 2020, Robin Lehner was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for prospect Martins Dzierkals; he was then immediately flipped to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, with Toronto retaining a portion of his salary.
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Robin Lehner effectively usurped Fleury's role as starting goaltender during the postseason, getting the nod in six of Vegas's eight qualifying and first-round playoff games.
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Robin Lehner signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on 3 October 2020.
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Fleury received the start in all seven games of the Golden Knights' first-round series against the Minnesota Wild in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and Robin Lehner was asked to start Game 1 of the second-round series in order to let Fleury rest.
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Montreal defeated Vegas in six games, with Robin Lehner allowing the series-winning overtime goal off the stick of Artturi Lehkonen.
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Several years later, Robin Lehner was invited to join the Swedish team at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but after consulting with his psychiatrist, he declined the offer out of fear that the isolative effects of the Olympics' COVID-19 protocols would be detrimental to his mental health.
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Robin Lehner has attributed this decision both to his large size, which allows him to cover more of the net even without moving, and to the injuries that he received as a younger goaltender employing a more traditional butterfly style.
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Robin Lehner began this move upon joining the Islanders, and believes that staying closer to the net allows him to utilize his body more effectively when blocking shots.
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Robin Lehner is critical of what he considers to be the "mechanical" nature of modern goaltending, wherein goaltenders will employ the same positions for each type of save.
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Robin Lehner has been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, the difficulties of which led him to alcohol abuse and an addiction to sleeping pills.
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Robin Lehner has been sober from drugs and alcohol since 2018 and marks the anniversary of his sobriety annually on social media.
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Since coming forward with his own experience, Robin Lehner has been an advocate for open discussions about mental health, trauma, and addiction in the world of ice hockey.
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Robin Lehner and his wife Donya have two children together: a son named Lennox, born 30 October 2014, and a daughter named Zoe, born 27 October 2017.
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Robin Lehner is an avid fan of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames, which was formed in his hometown of Gothenburg, and he frequently pays tribute to the band on his goaltending masks.
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Robin Lehner is a noted fan of the Philadelphia hip-hop artist Vinnie Paz of the group Jedi Mind Tricks.
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Robin Lehner started going by the nickname "Panda" when he played for the Blackhawks, who noted his resemblance to the titular character in the Kung Fu Panda film franchise.
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