Henry "Hank, Red" Bassen (December 6, 1932 – May 29, 2009) was a Canadian

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. He played in the

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for the

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and

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between 1954 and 1968. He was the father of

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, who played 765 regular-season games in the NHL.

Playing career

Bassen began his NHL career in 1954 with the Chicago Black Hawks where he spent two seasons as the backup to

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. Bassen went on to have starting roles in the

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for the

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and the

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before moving to the Detroit Red Wings where over three seasons he would serve as the backup to

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between 1960 and 1963. During the 1963–64 season, Bassen played seven games with the Indianapolis Capitals/Cincinnati Wings in the CPHL and 26 games with the

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in the AHL. After spending most of the season with the

, Bassen returned to the Red Wings roster to serve as a backup once more, this time to

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during the

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. He played one final year with the

, backing up

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before retiring in 1968. After retiring Bassen managed the junior

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from 1984 to 1986, and had two sons go on to play professional hockey. Bassen died on May 29, 2009 of heart failure at age 76.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

* WCJHL Second All-Star Team (1950) * WCJHL First All-Star Team (1952) * OHA Sr First All-Star Team (1954) * WHL First All-Star Team (1960) * Outstanding Goaltender Award (fewest goals against - WHL) (1960) * Leader Cup (MVP - WHL) (co-winner - ''

Guyle Fielder Guyle Abner Fielder (born November 21, 1930) is a retired American-born Canadian professional ice hockey center. He is most known for his time in the minor Western Hockey League, where he played from 1952 to 1973. Fielder also played 9 regular se ...

'') (1960)

References

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