Bankruptcy judge freezes assets of NHL goalie Robin Lehner.

There have been a great many questions surrounding the status and future of Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner coming into the 2024-25 National Hockey League regular season, and on Friday the strange situation involving Lehner somehow got even more bizarre.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Natalie Cox has made the move to freeze the assets of both Robin Lehner and his wife Donya Lehner after a filing from creditor Aliya Growth Fund according to a report from the Las Vegas Review Journal. The filing appears to have been made in response to both the Lehner's spending since filing for bankruptcy in 2022 as well as the couple's decision to allegedly transfer funds from their bank accounts to non-creditors.

"Sufficient evidence exists to show that Mr. Lehner is transferring and dissipating assets in an attempt to avoid paying fraudulently incurred debts to creditors, including millions of dollars owed AGF and the other creditors," reads the filing as per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Aliya Growth Fund is looking to recuperate a whopping $4.8 million that they say is owed to them by the Lehners.

Lehner and his wife Donya initially filled for bankruptcy in December of 2022 and at the time reports indicated that the financial hole the couple had dug themselves into ranged anywhere from $10 million all the way to $50 million in debt. One of the large contributors to Lehner's debt at the time was RL Exotics LLC, an exoctic snake breeding business that was purchased by Lehner.

To make matters worse it sounds like the Lehners have continued to burn through money despite filing for Bankruptcy in 2022.

"Despite Lehner receiving $6 million under his NHL contract for the 2023-24 NHL season, it appears the vast majority of such funds have already been spent or transferred to third parties," read the court filing.

Now Lehner's assets have been frozen by Judge Natalie Cox and he will only be able to access $25,000 per month for living expenses and legal fees moving forward.

Amid his seemingly growing financial problems, Lehner failed to report to training camp earlier this month and there are now serious questions about his future in the National Hockey League and the future of his contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Lehner was set to enter the final year of his 5 year deal this season, a deal that carries an average annual value of $5 million per season.

Stay tuned for more details on this developing story..