Chad Bassen (born April 25, 1983) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey

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who is currently playing with

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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 The Frankfurt Lions were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Frankfurt, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club ceased operations in 2010 due to financial difficulty. History The hockey team was founded as a se ...

of the top-flight

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(DEL). He left the Lions after the 2006–07 season and moved to the

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,800 spectators. ...

, where he spent the following three years. He then played for the

Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment ...

during the

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DEL season. On April 6, 2011, Bassen signed with

Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburger EV ...

to a one-year contract. After the conclusion of his second season with Augsburg in

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, Bassen was released as a free agent and signed for his fifth DEL club,

EHC Wolfsburg Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena in Wolfsburg. History Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. Howev ...

on July 15, 2013. Prior to the 2014–15 campaign, Bassen agreed to terms on a contract with fellow DEL side

Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...

. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bassen, Chad 1983 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Everett Silvertips players Frankfurt Lions players EHC Freiburg players Hamburg Freezers players Iserlohn Roosters players Medicine Hat Tigers players Regina Pats players Straubing Tigers players Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players Vancouver Giants players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey left wingers