Robin Lehner
Encyclopedia
Robin Lehner is a Swedish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for the Binghamton Senators
of the American Hockey League
(AHL). He was a second-round draft pick of the National Hockey League
(NHL) Ottawa Senators
in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
. He was the recipient of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs
with the champion Binghamton Senators.
in the second round, 46th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
, he moved to Canada
to play with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
of the Ontario Hockey League
(OHL).
On March 29, 2010, Lehner signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa sports media have suggested that the "highly touted prospect" will provide some stability and longevity to the Senators goaltending, something the organization has rarely had since its inception.
In 2010, following a successful season in Sault Ste. Marie, the Senators organization informed the team that Lehner would not be returning as he would begin his time with the Binghamton Senators
for the 2010-11 season
. Lehner made his AHL debut on October 15, 2010. The next day, Lehner was called up to Ottawa due to an injury to Pascal Leclaire
. He made his NHL debut playing four minutes in the third period of a game against the Montreal Canadiens
that night. With that debut at 19 years, two months and 24 days Lehner became the youngest Swedish goaltender to play in the NHL, breaking Jhonas Enroth
's record of 21 years, four months and 13 days.
Lehner won his first NHL start, as Ottawa defeated the New York Islanders
6 - 4 on January 13, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Lehner was awarded the 2011 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL's Calder Cup
Most Valuable Player with the champion Binghamton Senators.
in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
in Fargo, North Dakota
and Moorhead, Minnesota
, United States
where Sweden placed fifth. He will also be competing for starting goaltender at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
in Buffalo, New York
.
described him as a "steady, calm person. He's very determined."
Robin's father Michael Lehner has helped coach Henrik Lundqvist
, and has had a big influence on both goaltender's playing styles. His father never played goaltender, so he would often use his son as a "guinea pig" for Lundqvist. Michael has done various forms of martial arts at an elite level and took his knowledge of movement over to goaltending. He is currently the goaltending coach for Frölunda HC
, Lundqvist's and Lehner's former team.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for the Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL). He was a second-round draft pick of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...
. He was the recipient of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs
2011 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 13, 2011. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals...
with the champion Binghamton Senators.
Playing career
Lehner started playing hockey relatively late at ten-years old. He had previously played soccer. He started playing hockey with Mölndal IF, and in only seven years he became one of the top Swedish goalies in his age group. Lehner played for Frölunda until the 2008–09 season. After being drafted by the Ottawa SenatorsOttawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the second round, 46th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...
, he moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to play with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
(OHL).
On March 29, 2010, Lehner signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa sports media have suggested that the "highly touted prospect" will provide some stability and longevity to the Senators goaltending, something the organization has rarely had since its inception.
In 2010, following a successful season in Sault Ste. Marie, the Senators organization informed the team that Lehner would not be returning as he would begin his time with the Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators...
for the 2010-11 season
2010–11 AHL season
The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011...
. Lehner made his AHL debut on October 15, 2010. The next day, Lehner was called up to Ottawa due to an injury to Pascal Leclaire
Pascal Leclaire
Pascal Leclaire is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Leclaire is currently an unrestricted free agent. Leclaire played three years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and was selected eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...
. He made his NHL debut playing four minutes in the third period of a game against the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
that night. With that debut at 19 years, two months and 24 days Lehner became the youngest Swedish goaltender to play in the NHL, breaking Jhonas Enroth
Jhonas Enroth
Jhonas Erik Enroth is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender currently with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
's record of 21 years, four months and 13 days.
Lehner won his first NHL start, as Ottawa defeated the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
6 - 4 on January 13, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Lehner was awarded the 2011 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL's Calder Cup
2011 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 13, 2011. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals...
Most Valuable Player with the champion Binghamton Senators.
International play
Lehner has competed internationally for SwedenSweden men's national junior ice hockey team
The Swedish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Sweden. The team represents Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January.Sweden's roster for the 1981 World Junior...
in the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
2009 IIHF World U18 Championships
- Group B :-Relegation round:-Results:Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:*April 10, 2009: 5-2 *April 14, 2009: 8–3 -Final round:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:...
in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
and Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where Sweden placed fifth. He will also be competing for starting goaltender at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships , was the 2011 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was hosted by the United States. The games were played in Western New York, at HSBC Arena in Buffalo and Niagara...
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
.
Playing style
Lehner is a butterfly goalie who uses his large frame to his advantage. Despite his size, he remains quite mobile with good lateral movement. Following the 2009 draft, the Senators scouting staff described Lehner's style as very competitive with good technique and a willingness to aggressively challenges shooters. Team Sweden coach Stephan LundhStephan Lundh
Stephan "Lillis" Lundh is Swedish hockey coach.Stephan coaching career started 1989 in Nacka. He was an assistant coach in Djurgården between 1990-98. Tre Kronor and then Malmö IF 1999-2004 and Frölunda HC 2004- November 7, 2006....
described him as a "steady, calm person. He's very determined."
Robin's father Michael Lehner has helped coach Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He was nominated for the Vezina Trophy in his first three seasons in the NHL, finishing third all three times, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record 30 wins in...
, and has had a big influence on both goaltender's playing styles. His father never played goaltender, so he would often use his son as a "guinea pig" for Lundqvist. Michael has done various forms of martial arts at an elite level and took his knowledge of movement over to goaltending. He is currently the goaltending coach for Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
, Lundqvist's and Lehner's former team.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | Min | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... A |
SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
GP | W | L | Min | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda | Swe U18 | 19 | — | — | — | 1147 | 34 | 6 | 1.78 | — | 4 | — | — | 243 | 15 | 0 | 3.70 | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda Jr. | Swe Jr. | 22 | — | — | — | 1318 | 67 | 1 | 3.05 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda | Swe U18 | 2 | — | — | — | 117 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 | — | 7 | — | — | 438 | 19 | 0 | 2.60 | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 OHL season The 2009–10 OHL season was the 30th season of the Ontario Hockey League . Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010.... |
Soo Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
47 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2574 | 120 | 5 | 2.80 | .918 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 279 | 20 | 0 | 4.29 | .874 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 AHL season The 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11... |
Binghamton Senators Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 AHL season The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011... |
Binghamton Senators | AHL | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1246 | 56 | 3 | 2.70 | .912 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1112 | 39 | 3 | 2.10 | .939 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 20 | 0 | 3.52 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 20 | 0 | 3.52 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and recognitions
- OHLOntario Hockey LeagueThe Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
Goalie of the Week (November 16–22, 2009) - OHL Goalie of the Week (Jan 25-31, 2010)
- Recipient of Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, AHLAmerican Hockey LeagueThe American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
Playoff "Most Valuable Player" (2011) - Calder CupCalder CupThe Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
Champion, Binghamton Senators (2011)