David Baseggio

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.

David Baseggio
Baseggio in 2006
Born	(1967-10-28) October 28, 1967 (age 57) 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	1989–2000

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Yale University	NCAA		30	7	17	24	54		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Yale University	NCAA		29	8	17	25	52		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Yale University	NCAA		24	4	22	26	67		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Yale University	NCAA		28	10	23	33	41		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		10	1	7	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		41	3	15	18	41		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Rochester Americans	AHL		35	3	13	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Rochester Americans	AHL		29	5	11	16	14		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		31	3	19	22	8		3	0	0	0	2
1992–93	SC Lyss	NLB		35	12	13	25	131		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Bolzano	Italy		29	12	18	30	44		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Detroit Vipers	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Worcester IceCats	AHL		72	10	28	38	38		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		76	8	33	41	100		3	0	2	2	6
1996–97	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Houston Aeros	IHL		76	13	33	46	44		13	3	7	10	8
1997–98	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		62	11	27	38	70		10	1	6	7	6
1998–99	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		55	12	30	42	72		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Detroit Vipers	IHL		48	5	21	26	28		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		15	0	7	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				208	24	86	110	133		3	0	0	0	2
IHL totals				347	50	158	208	322		26	4	15	19	20

Awards and honors

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