Scott Basiuk Scott Basiuk ( born August 4 , 1980 in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , Canada ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player , who is currently a Free Agent . He most recently played for the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL . Playing career . He began his career in the year 2000 , playing at college level for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy , New York . Basiuk spent four productive years at RPI , making 128 NCAA appearances along the way , scoring 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points . His senior season was his best season scoring 11 goals and 15 assists for 26 points and was selected to the All - ECAC Second Team . After his senior season at RPI he was invited and attended the Los Angeles Kings Development Camp and got invited back to their Rookie Camp in September where he had 3 assists in 4 games against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks rookies . Following the lockout that season , Basiuk attended the AHL ' s Manchester Monarchs main camp and was released after the conclusion of the camp . After the Monarchs camp he was signed by the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL , for whom he made 27 appearances , before a call up to the Portland Pirates , then affiliate team of the Washington Capitals who play in the NHL . Basiuk managed to play one game for the Pirates at the higher level before returning to the Stingrays . In January 2005 he was traded to the Dayton Bombers and played with them for the rest of the season . Again Basiuk failed to settle well , and he started the following season with the Bakersfield Condors . Basiuk played well for the Condors , contributing more than a point every other game from defence and was selected to participate in the 2006 All - Star Game in Fresno , California . Despite this , he again failed to play an entire season for one team , being picked up by the Utah Grizzlies , where Basiuk finished the season with 4 goals and 26 assists for 30 points and featured in four play - off games , recording 1 assist against the eventual champions Alaska Aces . Basiuk was again on the move in the off - season , this time further afield to Europe , where in the summer of 2006 he signed for the Manchester Phoenix , a team playing in the EIHL , the highest standard of club ice hockey in Britain . Basiuk proved to be a good acquisition by player / coach Tony Hand , who made Basiuk team captain . Scott made 60 appearances in his first season in Manchester . His solid defensive play combined with attacking instincts meant that Basiuk grabbed 21 points . This production , combined with his physical style saw Basiuk become a fan favourite amongst the Phoenix supporters . An excellent first season persuaded Hand to re - sign Basiuk and appoint him club captain once again . After a few games into the season , Basiuk was given further responsibilities as player / assistant coach . Basiuk responded well , scoring 12 goals and adding 33 assists in 58 games as well as a goal and 3 assists in 2 playoff games against cross - Pennine rivals Sheffield Steelers . The Phoenix lost by one goal in the 2 game total goal series and were eliminated . An inconsistent , up and down season in Manchester led Tony Hand to bring only a few players back over the summer of 2008 . Basiuk was not one of them . During that time Basiuk signed a contract in Sheffield to play hockey and go back to school to get his MBA from the University of Sheffield . In his first season in Sheffield , Basiuk would prove to be a reliable and physical defenceman and his play helped the team to both the league and play off titles . Basiuk ' s contract was one of the first to be renewed by Steelers ' head coach David Matsos in the summer of 2009 .