Bankrupt NHL Goalie on the Hook for Snake Debt, Court Told (1)

Bankrupt NHL goalie Robin Lehner is liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes for a large inventory of exotic snakes, the snake seller told a court.

Lehner breached his contract by not paying for the snakes he ordered and caused at least $350,000 in annual lost profits, Boca Raton, Fla.-based JHB Collective LLC told the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada on Thursday.

JHB said it had originally held off on filing a suit against Lehner so he would have more time to settle up. But Lehner, a goalie for the Vegas Golden Knights, didn’t intend ...