Robin Sadler is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 former professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

. He was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft

1975 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers made the most noise at the draft, trading Bill Clement, Don McLean, and the 18th overall pick to the Washington Capitals for the number one overall selection,...

 by the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

; in addition, he was drafted in the second round, 18th overall, of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft

1975 WHA Amateur Draft

The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third draft held by the World Hockey Association.-Selections by Round:Below are listed the selections in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.-Round 1:1 Claude Larose - Cincinnati Stingers2 Bryan Maxwell - Indianapolis Racers...

 by the Michigan Stags

Michigan Stags

The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the franchise was moved to Baltimore where it was known as the Baltimore Blades. The Stags originated as the Los...

. However, Sadler never played in either the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 or the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

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External links

• 1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Robin Sadler

career Robin Sadler

1974-1975 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL
1976-1977 Frölunda Elitserien
1977-1978 Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1979-1980 HC Salzburg Austria
1980-1981 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands
1981-1982 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands
1982-1983 Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands
1983-1984 Kapfenberger SV Austria
1985-1986 Wiener EV Austria
1986-1987 Wiener EV Austria
1987-1988 Wiener EV Austria