{{short description|Canadian-German ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | team = EHC Freiburg | league = DEL2 | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = Frankfurt Lions<br>Straubing Tigers<br>Hamburg Freezers<br>Augsburger Panther<br>EHC Wolfsburg<br>Iserlohn Roosters<br>Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | image = Bassen.JPG | caption = | image_size = 230px | position = Left wing | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 185 | shoots = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|4|25}} | birth_place = Strathmore, Alberta, Canada | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2004 }} '''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.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=77530 | title = Mark Bassen | work = eliteprospects.com | date = 2016-02-01 | accessdate = 2016-02-01}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/html/news_05090e5a-efb7-47ef-afb8-78aa608f73df.html | title = Personnel decisions continue, Traverse re-signed | publisher = Hamburg Freezers | date = 2011-03-20 | accessdate = 2011-03-29 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723005220/http://www.hamburg-freezers.de/index.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hamburg-freezers.de%2Fhtml%2Fnews_05090e5a-efb7-47ef-afb8-78aa608f73df.html | archivedate = 2011-07-23 }}</ref> On April 6, 2011, Bassen signed with Augsburger Panther to a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.aev-panther.de/news_news,-Naechster-Neuzugang-fuer-die-Panther-–-Chad-Bassen-kommt-aus-Hamburg-_naid,680.html | title = Next newcomer for the Panthers: Chad Bassen from Hamburg | publisher = Augsburger Panther | date = 2011-04-06 | accessdate = 2011-04-06}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/beitrag1349.html | title = Chad Bassen changes to EHC Wolfsburg | publisher = EHC Wolfsburg | date = 2013-07-15 | accessdate = 2013-07-15 | language = German}}</ref>
Prior to the 2014–15 campaign, Bassen agreed to terms on a contract with fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.derwesten.de/ikz/sport/lokalsport/iserlohn-hemer-letmathe/chad-bassen-stuermt-fuer-die-roosters-id9466708.html|title = Chad Bassen stürmt für die Roosters|last = Topp|first = Michael| website = IKZ-Online.de|access-date = 2016-03-04}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.icetigers.de/spieler/ice-tigers-holen-lalonde-und-bassen/ | title = Ice Tigers recruit Bassen, Lalonde | publisher = Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | date = 2018-09-12 | accessdate = 2018-09-12 | language = German}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.icetigers.de/spieler/chad-bassen-bleibt-in-nuernberg/ | title = Chad Bassen remains in Nuremberg | publisher = Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | date = 2019-01-30 | accessdate = 2019-01-30 | language = German}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 2000–01 | Regina Pats | WHL | 50 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Regina Pats | WHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2001–02 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 44 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2002–03 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 55 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2003–04 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 43 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2005–06 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 40 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |- ALIGN="center" | 2006–07 | EV Landsberg | 2.GBun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 45 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2008–09 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 56 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2012–13 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 42 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2014–15 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 49 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2016–17 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2018–19 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 51 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 751 ! 100 ! 143 ! 243 ! 546 ! 52 ! 4 ! 7 ! 11 ! 44 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassen, Chad}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Augsburger Panther players Category:Everett Silvertips players Category:Frankfurt Lions players Category:EHC Freiburg players Category:Hamburg Freezers players Category:Iserlohn Roosters players Category:Medicine Hat Tigers players Category:Regina Pats players Category:Straubing Tigers players Category:Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Category:Vancouver Giants players Category:Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen