Chad Bassen

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Chad Bassen
Bassen.JPG
Born (1983-04-25) April 25, 1983 (age 40)
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
DEL2 team
Former teams
EHC Freiburg
Frankfurt Lions
Straubing Tigers
Hamburg Freezers
Augsburger Panther
EHC Wolfsburg
Iserlohn Roosters
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004present

Chad Bassen (born April 25, 1983) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with EHC Freiburg of the DEL2. Bassen holds a Canadian and a German passport, part of his family come from Germany. His uncle Mark Bassen also played professionally. [1]

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Playing career

Bassen played in the WHL for the Regina Pats, Vancouver Giants, Medicine Hat Tigers and Everett Silvertips before taking his game overseas. In 2004, he signed his first contract in Germany, joining the Frankfurt Lions of the top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He left the Lions after the 2006–07 season and moved to the Straubing Tigers, where he spent the following three years.

He then played for the Hamburg Freezers during the 2010–11 DEL season. [2] On April 6, 2011, Bassen signed with Augsburger Panther to a one-year contract. [3] After the conclusion of his second season with Augsburg in 2012–13, Bassen was released as a free agent and signed for his fifth DEL club, EHC Wolfsburg on July 15, 2013. [4]

Prior to the 2014–15 campaign, Bassen agreed to terms on a contract with fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters. [5]

Entering the 2018–19 season, Bassen left the Roosters and agreed to a one-year contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on September 12, 2018. [6] Rejuvenated by the change of scenery, Bassen regained his offensive touch and during the campaign on January 30, 2019, he was signed to a one-year extension to remain with the Ice Tigers through 2020. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Regina Pats WHL 5094134760112
2001–02 Regina PatsWHL2124623
2001–02 Vancouver Giants WHL445162144
2002–03 Vancouver GiantsWHL1332515
2002–03 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL5513203370115276
2003–04 Medicine Hat TigersWHL1226814
2003–04 Everett Silvertips WHL43101424442133624
2004–05 Frankfurt Lions DEL 371015380002
2005–06 Frankfurt LionsDEL4515661
2006–07 Frankfurt LionsDEL402101265811218
2006–07EV Landsberg 2.GBun 40008
2007–08 Straubing Tigers DEL4511122377
2008–09 Straubing TigersDEL518142228
2009–10 Straubing TigersDEL5612183014
2010–11 Hamburg Freezers DEL5254934
2011–12 Augsburger Panther DEL52916254620000
2012–13 Augsburger PantherDEL42841216201114
2013–14 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL4222418111232
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL521414281271124
2015–16 Iserlohn RoostersDEL49313162060110
2016–17 Iserlohn RoostersDEL501051518
2017–18 Iserlohn RoostersDEL3704416
2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL50615213681124
2019–20 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL51871532
DEL totals75110014324354652471144

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References

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  2. "Personnel decisions continue, Traverse re-signed" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2011-03-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
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  6. "Ice Tigers recruit Bassen, Lalonde" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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