Robin Dale Bartel (born May 16, 1961) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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during the mid-1980s. He appeared in 41 NHL games, recording an assist and 14 penalty minutes. Prior to making his NHL debut Bartel played for the Canadian national team at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

Playing career

Bartel played three seasons of Junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders spanning 1979–1982, winning two national championships in his final two years. A stay-at-home defender, Bartel played at the

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and won a CIAU National Championship, now known as the David Johnston University Cup, before joining the Canadian National Team for the 1983–84 season and representing Canada at the

. Never drafted, Bartel signed with the Calgary Flames and spent two seasons in their organization, appearing in a single regular season NHL game for the Flames in 1985–86 and six playoff games, including the

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. Bartel signed as a free agent with the

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for the 1986–87 season and stuck with the team as a depth defender, appearing in 40 games and recording a single assist. However, he would lose his spot the following year and spend the entire season in the minors. After another stint with the Canadian National Team and a year in Britain, Bartel retired in 1990. He played two games in the

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with the

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during the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1961 births Living people Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Saskatchewan Huskies ice hockey players St. John's Maple Leafs players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub