 robyn regehr (born april 19, 1980) is a canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the los angeles kings of the national hockey league (nhl). he was a first round draft pick of the colorado avalanche, selected 19th overall at the 1998 nhl entry draft, but was traded to the calgary flames prior to the start of his professional career, and has also played for the buffalo sabres in an nhl career that has spanned 1,000 games. regehr won his first stanley cup in 2014 with the kings, on what was his 15th year in the nhl. he was a member of the canadian team at the 2006 winter olympics, and has won silver medals at the world junior and senior championships, as well as the championship at the 2004 world cup of hockey. regehr was born in brazil, and spent his early childhood in indonesia before his parents settled back in canada. at 19, he was the youngest nominee for the bill masterton memorial trophy in nhl history after he made his nhl debut less than four months after suffering two broken legs in a serious automobile accident. he is best known for his strong defence and physical ability. his younger brother richie briefly played with him on the flames. ==early life== regehr was born on april 19, 1980 in recife, brazil, the second son of canadian mennonite missionaries ron and edith regehr. regehr only lived in brazil for the first nine months of his life. from three to seven years old he lived in indonesia,{{cite web |last=kennedy |first=kostya |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/mag1017643/index.htm 
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