Regehr, a 15-year league veteran, was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche 19th-overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, spending 13+ seasons with the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres before finishing his career with Los Angeles.
Making his career as a conservative, hard-nosed, stay-at-home defenseman, Regehr was a dependable asset on the Kings’ back-end ever since he was acquired in a trade on April 1, 2013.
Regehr brought a veteran presence to a Kings club that was carrying a slew of young defensemen. He brought an aura of professionalism to the roster, on-and-off the ice. He was a rather quiet leader; he didn’t attract the spotlight or the highlight reel, but you knew what you were going to get out of him each night he played – a quality that can be easily overlooked.