Editing Robyn Regehr (section)

===Junior===
The [[Kamloops Blazers]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL) selected Regehr with their first pick, 17th overall, in the 1995 WHL Bantam Draft.<ref>{{Cite book|editor=Flett, Cory |editor2=Watts, Jessie|title=2008–09 WHL Guide|publisher=Western Hockey League|page=59}}</ref> He played as a 15-year-old with the [[Prince Albert Mintos]] of the [[Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League]] where he was named the team's top defenceman.<ref name="SICrashBio" /> He then joined the Blazers for the [[1996–97 WHL season]].<ref name="LOH">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=16876 |title=Player profile – Robyn Regehr |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=December 5, 2009}}</ref> Two years later, the [[Colorado Avalanche]] drafted him in the first round, 19th overall, at the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1998 |title=1998 NHL Entry Draft |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 5, 2009}}</ref> Regehr broke out following the draft, scoring 12 goals and 32 points in [[1998–99 WHL season|1998–99]],<ref name="LOH" /> and helped the Blazers reach the WHL championship where they lost to the [[Calgary Hitmen]].<ref name="MediaGuideBio">{{Cite book |title=2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |url=http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 |format=PDF |year=2009 |page=95 |access-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> He was named a Western Conference All-Star by the WHL and a third-team All-Star by the [[Canadian Hockey League]],<ref name="2006Bio">{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/TeamCanada/Hockey/Regehr/ |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120522221955/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/TeamCanada/Hockey/Regehr/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |title=2006 Games – Robyn Regehr |publisher=Canoe, Inc |access-date=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> and represented [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]] at the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]], winning a silver medal.<ref name="1999WJHC">{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3905 |title=1999 – Winnipeg, Canada |publisher=The Sports Network |access-date=December 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231165851/http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3905 |archive-date=December 31, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Late in that season, the [[Calgary Flames]] dealt all-star forward [[Theoren Fleury]], along with [[Chris Dingman]], to the Avalanche for [[Rene Corbet]], [[Wade Belak]], a draft pick and their choice of a prospect from a list provided by Colorado.<ref>{{cite news |last=Board |first=Mike |title=Fleury's gone to Colorado |work=Calgary Herald |date=March 1, 1999 |page=A1}}</ref> Impressed with his defensive potential, the Flames later chose Regehr to complete that trade.<ref name="SICrashBio" /> His professional career nearly ended before it started, as he was seriously injured in an automobile accident near [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] on July 4, 1999. Regehr, who was driving home from a summer trip with his elder brother Dinho (Ronald) and two female friends, was struck head-on by another vehicle that crossed into his path.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Monte |last2=King |first2=Frank |title=Crash seriously injures top Flames prospect |work=Calgary Herald |date=July 6, 1999 |page=A1}}</ref> He suffered two broken legs in the crash that killed two people in the other vehicle.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duhatschek |first=Eric |title=Regehr had angel on side |work=Calgary Herald |date=July 6, 1999 |page=C1}}</ref> Doctors initially feared that he would never play hockey again.<ref name="SICrashBio" />