Henry (Hank) "Red" Bassen
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BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Calgary, Alberta, December 6, 1932.
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- HEIGHT: 5'10".
- WEIGHT: 180 lbs.
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- CATCHES: Left
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
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- Traded by Chicago Black Hawks (with Johnny Wilson, Forbes Kennedy and Bill Preston) to Detroit Red Wings for Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall, July 23, 1957.
- Traded by Red Wings to Springfield Indians (AHL) for Colin Kilburn and $7,5000, July 1959.
- Claimed (from Vancouver (WHL)) by Detroit Red Wings in Inter-League Draft, June 1960.
- Traded by Red Wings to Pittsburgh Penguins for Roy Edwards, September 7, 1967.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to West Coast Junior Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1949-50.
- Named to West Coast Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1951-52.
- Named to Ontario Hockey Association (Senior) All-Star First Tea, 1953-54.
- Named to Western Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1959-60.
- Winner, Western Hockey League Leading Goaltender Award, 1959-60.
- Shared (with Guyle Fielder) George Leader Cup, 1959-60.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- On October 11, 1967, Hank was the netminder who surrendered the 400th regular season goal of Jean Beliveau's career.
- Hank's son, Bob Bassen, was a centre for six National Hockey League teams from 1985 through 2000.
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
49-50 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 30 1800 11 18 1 111 3.70 0
50-51 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 37 2280 8 27 2 176 4.63 2
Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 1 60 0 1 0 10 10.00 0
51-52 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 42 2580 21 17 4 132 3.07 1
52-53 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 30 1860 14 13 3 145 4.68 0
53-54 Chatham Maroons OHASr 55 3300 22 30 3 205 3.73 2 0 0 10
54-55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 37 2220 13 19 5 121 3.27 2 0 0 29
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 21 1260 4 9 8 63 3.00 0 0 0 0
55-56 Buffalo Bisons AHL 55 3300 26 23 4 201 3.80 0 0 0 49
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 12 720 2 9 1 40 3.33 1 0 0 2
56-57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 68 4125 29 35 4 223 3.24 5 0 0 63
57-58 Seattle Totems WHL 60 3600 27 27 6 184 3.06 3 0 0 11
58-59 Springfield Indians AHL 29 1740 13 14 2 102 3.52 1 0 0 8
59-60 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 4220 44 19 6 172 2.45 5 0 1 27
60-61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 1990 13 12 9 98 2.95 0 0 1 6
61-62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 1620 9 12 6 75 2.78 3 0 0 8
Edmonton Flyers WHL 9 557 4 4 1 30 3.23 0 0 0 2
Sudbury Wolves EPHL 3 180 1 2 0 14 4.67 0 0 0 0
62-63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 16 960 6 5 5 51 3.19 0 0 1 14
Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 40 2400 15 23 2 134 3.35 2 0 0 30
63-64 Cincinnati Wings CPHL 7 420 0 6 1 39 5.57 0 0 0 12
Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 60 0 1 0 4 4.00 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 26 1560 9 15 2 82 3.15 1 0 0 6
64-65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 57 3430 24 25 7 182 3.18 2 0 0 0
65-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 406 3 3 0 17 2.51 0 0 0 0
66-67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8 384 2 4 0 22 3.44 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 10 570 6 3 1 18 1.89 3 0 0 0
67-68 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 1299 7 10 3 62 2.86 1 0 0 8
NINE (9) NHL SEASONS 155 8699 46 65 32 432 2.98 5 0 2 38
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
51-52 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 3 180 0 3 13 4.33 0
52-53 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 3 180 0 3 11 3.67 0
53-54 Chatham Maroons OHASr 6 360 2 4 25 4.17 1
55-56 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 299 2 3 20 4.01 0 0 0 5
56-57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 3 180 1 2 12 4.00 0 0 0 0
57-58 Seattle Totems WHL 9 557 5 4 21 2.26 0
59-60 Vancouver Canucks WHL 11 696 9 2 22 1.90 0 0 0 0
60-61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 220 1 2 9 2.45 0 0 0 0
63-64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 1 60 0 1 4 4.00 0 0 0 0
64-65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 4 240 1 3 15 3.75 0 0 0 0
65-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 54 0 1 2 2.22 0
66-67 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 9 541 8 1 15 1.66 1 0 0 0
TWO (2) NHL POSTSEASONS 5 274 1 3 11 2.41 0
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