Shot Left Weight 88 kg Playing career Education Yale University | Name David Baseggio Positions Defenseman Height 1.83 m | |
Born October 28, 1967 (age 56)
Niagara Falls, ON, CAN ( 1967-10-28 ) NHL Draft 68th overall, 1986
Buffalo Sabres Played for American Hockey League, Rochester Americans | ||
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 a scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.
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. For three seasons, from 2005 to 2008, Baseggio was an American Hockey League head coach, first with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and then with the Peoria Rivermen.