Chad Bassen

Chad Bassen (born April 25, 1983) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Blue Devils Weiden of the Oberliga, following a stint 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.
==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. On April 6, 2011, Bassen signed with Augsburger Panther to a one-year contract. 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.
Prior to the 2014–15 campaign, Bassen agreed to terms on a contract with fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters.
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. 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.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		50 	9 	4 	13 	47 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
2001–02 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		21 	2 	4 	6 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Vancouver Giants 	WHL 		44 	5 	16 	21 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Vancouver Giants 	WHL 		13 	3 	2 	5 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		55 	13 	20 	33 	70 		11 	5 	2 	7 	6
2003–04 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		12 	2 	6 	8 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Everett Silvertips 	WHL 		43 	10 	14 	24 	44 		21 	3 	3 	6 	24
2004–05 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		37 	1 	0 	1 	53 		8 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		45 	1 	5 	6 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		40 	2 	10 	12 	65 		8 	1 	1 	2 	18
2006–07 	EV Landsberg 	2.GBun 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 		45 	11 	12 	23 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 		51 	8 	14 	22 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Straubing Tigers 	DEL 		56 	12 	18 	30 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Hamburg Freezers 	DEL 		52 	5 	4 	9 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		52 	9 	16 	25 	46 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2012–13 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		42 	8 	4 	12 	16 		2 	0 	1 	1 	14
2013–14 	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL 		42 	2 	2 	4 	18 		11 	1 	2 	3 	2
2014–15 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		52 	14 	14 	28 	12 		7 	1 	1 	2 	4
2015–16 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		49 	3 	13 	16 	20 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
2016–17 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		50 	10 	5 	15 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		37 	0 	4 	4 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	DEL 		50 	6 	15 	21 	36 		8 	1 	1 	2 	4
2019–20 	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 	DEL 		51 	8 	7 	15 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		751 	100 	143 	243 	546 		52 	4 	7 	11 	44
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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