Robert Pierre Guindon (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian former professional

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. As a youth, Guindon played in the 1962

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with the Saint-Jérôme team. Guindon started his

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career with the

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. He would also play with the

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. After the Jets were absorbed by the

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in 1979, he would play just six games in the NHL before moving to the

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in the

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. He played one more season with the Oilers before retiring.

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