Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I a ia e kaiwhakahaere matua ana mō Oshawa Generals, i akiaki a Bassin kia tonoa e ngā kapa o te Canadian Hockey League ō rātou kaitākaro pai ki te hanga i tētahi Team Canada tūturu. I noho ia hei kaiāwhina kaiako me te kaiāwhina kaiwhakahaere matua o te kapa rangatahi a motu mai i te 1982 ki te 1985. I te wā i riro ai i a Kanata tana mētara koura rangatahi tuatahi i te 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships i Minnesota, ka tū ngā kaitākaro i te raina kikorangi, ka waiata i a O Canada, i te wā kāore he himene motu. I awhina a Bassin i a Canada ki te wikitoria i te parahi i te 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, te tuawha o nga waahi i te 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, me tētahi mētara koura tuarua i te 1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.