David Baseggio
David Baseggio (born October 28, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. Baseggio was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently employed as the director of pro scouting for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League.
| David Baseggio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Baseggio in 2006 | |||
| Born |
October 28, 1967 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Rochester Americans New Haven Nighthawks Worcester IceCats IHL Indianapolis Ice Detroit Vipers Cleveland Lumberjacks Houston Aeros Grand Rapids Griffins Italy Bolzano HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
68th overall, 1986 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2000 | ||
Born in 1967 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Baseggio attended Yale University, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. He began to play professionally in 1989, and went on the play 619 games in a career that spanned eleven seasons in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, and Europe. Baseggio retired as a player following the 1999–2000 ECHL season to become an assistant coach with the 2000–01 Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL.[1]
For the 2001-02 AHL season, he joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers as an assistant coach and he was named the head coach of the Sound Tigers prior to the 2005-06 AHL season.[2] Baseggio was then named head coach of the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League starting the 2006-07 AHL season, where he remained for two seasons. His career then took him to the Anaheim Ducks organization in the National Hockey League, serving at a pro scout starting in the 2008-09 season,[3] before taking on responsibilities as pro scouting director and assistant to the general manager. In July 2020, Baseggio joined the Seattle Kraken as the team's pro scouting director.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Yale University | NCAA | 30 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Yale University | NCAA | 29 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Yale University | NCAA | 24 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Yale University | NCAA | 28 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 35 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 29 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 31 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | SC Lyss | NLB | 35 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Bolzano | Italy | 29 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 72 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 76 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 76 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 62 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 55 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 48 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 208 | 24 | 86 | 110 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| IHL totals | 347 | 50 | 158 | 208 | 322 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1986–87 | [5] |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1988–89 | [5] |
References
- "aeros.com: News Releases". Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- "aeros.com: News Releases". Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- "Ducks Extend Contracts of McNab, Paterson, Promote Baseggio". Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "ESPN.com Kraken hire Dave Baseggio as pro scouting director". July 30, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database