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Canadian ice hockey player (1948?2001)
Ice hockey player
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 while aboard
United Airlines Flight 175
, which was deliberately crashed into the
South Tower
of the
World Trade Center
in
New York City
during the
September 11 attacks
.
Career
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At the time of his death, Bailey was the
Los Angeles Kings
' director of pro scouting.
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Death and legacy
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Bailey died when the plane in which he was travelling,
United Airlines Flight 175
, was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the
World Trade Center
in
New York City
during the
September 11 attacks
. Bailey and amateur scout
Mark Bavis
were travelling from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight was hijacked. They had been in
Manchester
visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the
Monarchs
.
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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"
.
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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.
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At the
National September 11 Memorial
, Bailey and Bavis are memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-3.
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On October 14, 2012, the Kings brought the
Stanley Cup
, which the team had
just won
in June, to the memorial and placed it on panels featuring Bailey and Bavis's names so that the families of Bailey and Bavis could "[have] their day with the Stanley Cup", continuing a hockey tradition whereby players and personnel of the reigning Cup champion team each get a personal day with the trophy. The Kings' general manager
Dean Lombardi
was also in attendance.
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Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
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References
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"Kings' Sept. 11 victims get day with Cup"
.
National Hockey League
. October 15, 2012.
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Arritt, Dan (September 11, 2011).
"Ace Bailey still leaving gifts 10 years later"
.
ESPN
.
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Olson, Lisa (June 7, 2012).
"Ace Bailey’s spirit lives on in hockey and the Los Angeles Kings"
Archived
September 24, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
.
Sporting News
.
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Hammond, Rich (September 9, 2011).
"10 Years Later: Memories of Kings Scouts Still Strong"
.
Los Angeles Kings
/NHL.com Network.
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Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 11, 2011).
"Widow still holds her Ace in hand"
.
Boston.com
.
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"BAILEY & BAVIS MEMORIAL FUND"
. Los Angeles Kings/NHL.com Network. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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Garnet Bailey
Archived
2013-07-27 at the
Wayback Machine
. Memorial Guide:
National 9/11 Memorial
. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
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"Garnet Bailey NHL Page"
. National Hockey League
. Retrieved
August 19,
2020
.
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