Robin Lehner’s plans to raise snakes supply thousands of stores.
This was stated by the ice hockey goaltender at a hearing by the bankruptcy trustee heard by Expressen.
– I made it as a kind of retirement savings, he says.
Earlier this past winter, Robin Lehner filed for personal bankruptcy with debts of just over SEK 280 million.
Much of the bankruptcy comes from the purchase of a snake farm in Missouri for more than SEK 12 million.
In documents that Expressen has access to, it appears he also invested 2 million kroner from September to November last year to keep RL Exotics running for the reptilian business.
– I created the company as a kind of pension savings and as something I wanted to do something good with. To be able to do this I need to grow the group. So I raise all my animals without selling much. The plan has always been to start selling more of them after my career. I wanted so many animals that I could deliver to the big American pet store chains and about 4,000 stores,” says Robin Lehner.
Invest in coral
Just before filing for bankruptcy in December, he also purchased the Reef with a credit card.
– I want to be a part of preserving it and making it grow, to sell great corals instead of destroying corals. I have loved animals all my life. I grew up diving in the Red Sea in Egypt, says Robin Lehner.
In the NHL season, Robin Lehner did rehabilitation after hip surgery.
The 31-year-old from Gothenburg has two seasons remaining on his contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
The five-year contract is worth just over SEK 250 million and he previously earned more than SEK 200 million during his career.
