David Baseggio

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David Baseggio
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Baseggio in 2006
Born (1967-10-28) October 28, 1967 (age 55)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Rochester Americans
New Haven Nighthawks
Worcester IceCats
IHL
Indianapolis Ice
Detroit Vipers
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Houston Aeros
Grand Rapids Griffins
Italy
Bolzano HC
NHL Draft 68th overall, 1986
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19892000

David Baseggio (born October 28, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. Baseggio was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently employed as the director of pro scouting for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League.

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Born in 1967 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Baseggio attended Yale University, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. He began to play professionally in 1989, and went on the play 619 games in a career that spanned eleven seasons in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, and Europe. Baseggio retired as a player following the 1999–2000 ECHL season to become an assistant coach with the 2000–01 Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL. [1]

For the 2001-02 AHL season, he joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers as an assistant coach and he was named the head coach of the Sound Tigers prior to the 2005-06 AHL season. [2] Baseggio was then named head coach of the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League starting the 2006-07 AHL season, where he remained for two seasons. His career then took him to the Anaheim Ducks organization in the National Hockey League, serving at a pro scout starting in the 2008-09 season, [3] before taking on responsibilities as pro scouting director and assistant to the general manager. In July 2020, Baseggio joined the Seattle Kraken as the team's pro scouting director. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Yale University NCAA 307172454
1986–87 Yale UniversityNCAA298172552
1987–88 Yale UniversityNCAA244222667
1988–89 Yale UniversityNCAA2810233341
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 101782
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 413151841
1990–91 Rochester AmericansAHL353131632
1991–92 Rochester AmericansAHL295111614
1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL3131922830002
1992–93 SC Lyss NLB 35121325131
1993–94 HC Bolzano Italy 2912183044
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL10000
1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL7210283838
1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL768334110030226
1996–97 Cleveland LumberjacksIHL40000
1996–97 Houston Aeros IHL76133346441337108
1997–98 Cleveland LumberjacksIHL6211273870101676
1998–99 Cleveland LumberjacksIHL5512304272
1999–00 Detroit VipersIHL485212628
1999–00 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL150776
AHL totals208248611013330002
IHL totals34750158208322264151920

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1986–87 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1988–89 [5]

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