Bob Bassen

Robert Paul "Bob" Bassen (born May 6, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 2000. Internationally Bassen played for the Canadian national team at the 1985 World Junior Championships, where he won a gold medal, and the 1992 World Championships.

Hockey career

As a youth, Bassen played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Varsity Acres.

Bassen began his career in the National Hockey League in 1984 when he was signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders. After several seasons with the Islanders, Bassen was traded early in the 1988–89 NHL season to the Chicago Blackhawks. He remained in the Blackhawks organization for two seasons before he was claimed by the St. Louis Blues in the waiver draft prior to the start of the 1990–91 NHL season. After spending parts of four seasons with the Blues, he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques. Bassen signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent in 1995. He played for the Calgary Flames and a second tour with the Blues before ending his NHL career.

After his retirement, Bassen was an assistant coach with the Utah Grizzlies for three years. He currently serves as the director of alumni relations for the Dallas Stars.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Calgary Spurs AJHL 45 27 23 50 129 — — — — — 1982–83 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 4 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 1983–84 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 29 29 58 93 14 5 11 16 12 1984–85 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 65 32 50 82 143 10 2 8 10 39 1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 11 2 1 3 6 3 0 1 1 0 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 54 13 21 34 111 — — — — — 1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 77 7 10 17 89 14 1 2 3 21 1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 77 6 16 22 99 6 0 1 1 23 1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 19 1 4 5 21 — — — — — 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 49 4 12 16 62 10 1 1 2 34 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL 73 22 32 54 179 12 3 8 11 33 1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 16 18 34 183 13 1 3 4 24 1991–92 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 7 25 32 167 6 0 2 2 4 1992–93 St. Louis Blues NHL 53 9 10 19 63 11 0 0 0 10 1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 46 2 7 9 44 — — — — — 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 37 11 8 19 55 — — — — — 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 47 12 15 27 33 5 2 4 6 0 1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 13 0 1 1 15 — — — — — 1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 46 5 7 12 41 7 3 1 4 4 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 58 3 4 7 57 17 1 0 1 12 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 41 1 2 3 35 — — — — — 1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 14 2 9 11 6 — — — — — 1999–00 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 1 3 4 26 — — — — — NHL totals 765 88 144 232 1004 93 9 15 24 134

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1985 Canada WJC 7 2 0 2 8 1992 Canada WC 3 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 7 2 0 2 8 Senior totals 3 1 1 2 0

Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1985