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Buddy Robinson was called up for a handful of games with the Calgary Flames during the 2019-20 season, a two-week stretch that he describes as one of the highlights of his career.

Because not only was Robinson back in the NHL, but he’d be reunited with his childhood friend, former minor-hockey and high-school teammate and one of the biggest stars in the sport, Johnny Gaudreau.

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There was just one problem.

Hockey players are creatures of habit, sticklers for the same routine. Robinson was going through his usual warm-up prior to his Flames debut when he glided to a stop at the top of the left circle and realized he had company.

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