Garnet Bailey

For the Toronto Maple Leafs player, see Ace Bailey.
Garnet Bailey
Born (1948-06-13)June 13, 1948
Lloydminster, SK, Canada
Died September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 53)
New York, NY, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
WHA
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 13th overall, 1966
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19681979

Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey (June 13, 1948 – September 11, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and scout who was a member of Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup winning teams. He died at the age of 53 when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City during the September 11 attacks.

Early life

Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey was born June 13, 1948 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. He was not related to Irvine "Ace" Bailey, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1926 to 1933.

Career

Bailey played junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings from 1964 to 1967, during which time the Oil Kings won the Memorial Cup in 1966. He joined the Boston Bruins in 1968 and was a member of their Stanley Cup championship teams in 1970 and 1972. He later played for the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. In 1978-79, Bailey returned to Edmonton to play with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association, where he took rookie Wayne Gretzky under his wing. He was head coach of the Wichita Wind, the Oilers' Central Hockey League affiliate, in the 1980–81 season. Bailey then worked as a scout with the Oilers from 1981 to 1994, during which time the team won five Stanley Cups (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990); his name was engraved on three of them (1985, 1987 and 1990).

In an NHL career spanning 10 seasons and 568 games, Bailey scored 107 goals and 171 assists with 633 penalty minutes. His most productive season offensively was 1975, when he scored 19 goals and 58 points for the Blues and the Capitals. In his sole WHA season, he scored 5 goals and 4 assists with 22 penalty minutes in 38 games.

At the time of his death, he was the Kings' director of pro scouting.[1]

Death and legacy

Bailey's name is located on Panel S-3 of the National September 11 Memorial's South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 175.

Bailey died when the plane in which he was traveling, United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City during the September 11 attacks. Bailey and amateur scout Mark Bavis were traveling from Boston to Los Angeles for the Kings' organizational meetings when the flight was hijacked.[1]

Bailey and Bavis are mentioned in the Boston-based Dropkick Murphys song "Your Spirit's Alive." Denis Leary wore a Bailey memorial T-shirt as the character Tommy Gavin in the season 1 episode "Immortal" and the fourth-season episode "Pussified" in the TV series Rescue Me. In his memory, the Los Angeles Kings named their new mascot "Bailey".[2][3][4]

Bailey's family founded the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation in his memory. The foundation raises funds to benefit hospitalized children, infants and their families.[5][6]

At the National September 11 Memorial, Bailey and Bavis are memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-3.[7] On October 14, 2012 the Stanley Cup was brought to the Memorial by the Kings, and placed on panels featuring Bailey and Bavis' names, so that the families of Bailey and Bavis could "[have] their day with the Stanley Cup". Kings general manager Dean Lombardi was also in attendance.[1]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966-67Edmonton Oil KingsCMJHL56474693177-----
1967-68Oklahoma City BlazersCPHL348132167705536
1968-69Hershey BearsAHL6024325610494101410
1968-69Boston BruinsNHL83361010002
1969-70Boston BruinsNHL5811112282
1970-71Oklahoma City BlazersCHL11381128-----
1970-71Boston BruinsNHL3606644100010
1971-72Boston BruinsNHL7391322641324616
1972-73Boston BruinsNHL578132189
1972-73Detroit Red WingsNHL132111316
1973-74Detroit Red WingsNHL459142333
1973-74St. Louis BluesNHL22731020
1974-75St. Louis BluesNHL49152641113
1974-75Washington CapitalsNHL22413178-----
1975-76Washington CapitalsNHL6713193275
1976-77Washington CapitalsNHL7819274651
1977-78Washington CapitalsNHL407121928
1978-79Edmonton OilersWHA385492220004
1979-80Houston ApollosCHL71010-----
1980-81Wichita WindCHL10002-----
NHL totals 568 107 171 278 633 15 2 4 6 28

Transactions

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kings' Sept. 11 victims get day with Cup". National Hockey League. October 15, 2012.
  2. Arritt, Dan (September 11, 2011). "Ace Bailey still leaving gifts 10 years later". ESPN.
  3. Olson, Lisa (June 7, 2012). "Ace Bailey’s spirit lives on in hockey and the Los Angeles Kings". Sporting News.
  4. Hammond, Rich (September 9, 2011). "10 Years Later: Memories of Kings Scouts Still Strong". Los Angeles Kings/NHL.com Network.
  5. Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 11, 2011). "Widow still holds her Ace in hand". Boston.com.
  6. "BAILEY & BAVIS MEMORIAL FUND". Los Angeles Kings/NHL.com Network. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  7. Garnet Bailey. Memorial Guide: National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

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