Robin Lehner’s love of reptiles ultimately cost him his solvency as the Vegas Golden Knights goaltender and his wife filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 30.
At least that’s what sinbin.vegas reported on Saturday. The couple was reportedly unable to repay debts related to a business, RL Exotics LLC, set up to breed reptiles in Plato, Missouri. The value of the company is estimated between 1 and 10 million $.
It all started with the acquisition of exotic snakes bought from Ben Renick in 2017. The transaction was concluded for $1.2 million, but Lehner stopped the payments after paying back $200,000 when Renick was murdered by his wife. .
Lehner still hasn’t skated in a National Hockey League game this season as he recovers from a hip injury. He has a career record of 152-141-49, a 2.71 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
