Robin Sadler
{{Short description|Canadian-Austrian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 181
| ntl_team = AUT
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|3|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| career_start = 1976
| career_end = 1988
| draft = 9th overall
| draft_year = 1975
| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens
| wha_draft = 18th overall
| wha_draft_year = 1975
| wha_draft_team = Michigan Stags
| played_for =
}}
Robin Sadler (born March 31, 1955) is a Canadian and Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens; in addition, he was drafted in the second round, 18th overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft by the Michigan Stags. However, Sadler never played in either the National Hockey League or the World Hockey Association despite signing with both leagues (the Montreal Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers respectively). Unhappy with the demands of professional hockey in North America, Sadler established a successful career in Europe instead, eventually representing Austria internationally.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1974–75
| WCHL | 66 | 32 | 61 | 93 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976–77 | SEL | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78
| AHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1978–79 | AUT | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979–80
| AUT | 40 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980–81 | Delta Hurry Kings | BCSHL | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980–81
| NLD | | | | | | | | | | |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1981–82 | NLD | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982–83
| Feenstra Flyers | NLD | 43 | 20 | 45 | 65 | | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1983–84 | Kapfenberger SV | AUT | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985–86
| AUT | 40 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1986–87 | Wiener EV | AUT | 41 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88
| Wiener EV | AUT | 32 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | AUT totals ! 153 ! 50 ! 141 ! 191 ! 145 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1975
| Canada | WJC |
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| 1987 | Austria | WC B | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1988
| Austria | OG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Awards
- WCHL All-Star Team – 1975
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75009.html 1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Robin Sadler]
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{{succession box | before = Gord McTavish | title = Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick | years = 1975 | after = Pierre Mondou}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:Innsbrucker EV players
Category:Michigan Stags draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Austria
Category:Ice hockey people from Vancouver
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Category:Naturalised citizens of Austria
Category:Austrian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Naturalised ice hockey players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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