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NHL stint adds to Sven Bartschi's confidence going into WHL playoffs

“It was a special experience I went through there,” the 2011 first-round Flames draft choice says. “Its something you dream of as a little kid.”

“It was a special experience I went through there,” the 2011 first-round Flames draft choice says. “Its something you dream of as a little kid.”

“You can’t really believe it because it happened so quick,” Bartschi says. “To just get a call that said, ‘You have to come down to Calgary, have one practice and play a game.’ I was just kind of in shock. It’s something you dream of. It was very special there.”

“I don’t even know if I was thinking too much,” Bartschi says. “I was nervous because I was so excited.”

“I thought it went well, the first game,” Bartschi says. “Most of the time when you’re really excited about playing, things are a lot easier out there to do. After the first period, I felt I could keep up with those guys.”

“I didn’t expect that to happen, but it did happen,” he says, of scoring three goals. “I thought it was because of my confidence. The guys really helped me out, and I had so much confidence in my game during those five games. I did stuff out there that I was normally scared to do.

“In the first game, I was really scared to try to go one-on-one against the (defender). I thought I should just dump it in. But after a while, I was really confident and I was trying new stuff out there.”

“You go up there and jump into a playoff run and score three goals, it gives you a lot of confidence,” Bartschi says. “I’m looking forward to our playoff run."

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