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.

Bob Bassen
Bassen in 2023
Born	(1965-05-06) May 6, 1965 (age 60) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues Quebec Nordiques Dallas Stars Calgary Flames Frankfurt Lions
National team	Canada
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1985–2000

Hockey career

Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Junior Championships
	1985 Finland

As a youth, Bassen played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Varsity Acres.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]} He currently serves as the director of alumni relations for the Dallas Stars.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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