Editing Garnet Bailey

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1948–2001)}}
{{For|the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] player|Ace Bailey}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 180
| played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]
| image = Garnet Bailey.jpg
| caption = Bailey in 1978
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|6|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lloydminster]], Saskatchewan, Canada
| career_start = 1968
| career_end = 1979
| draft = 13th overall
| draft_year = 1966
| draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|9|11|1948|6|13}}
| death_place = [[2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)|South Tower]], [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], [[New York City]], U.S.
}}
'''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 [[2 World Trade Center#Original building (1973–2001)|South Tower]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] in [[New York City]] during the [[September 11 attacks]].

==Career==
At the time of his death, Bailey was the [[Los Angeles Kings]]' director of pro scouting.<ref name=NHL.com>[http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=11596# "Kings' Sept. 11 victims get day with Cup"]. [[National Hockey League]]. October 15, 2012.</ref>

==Death and legacy==
[[File:12.6.11GarnetBaileyPanelS-3ByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|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 travelling, [[United Airlines Flight 175]], was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|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, New Hampshire|Manchester]] visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Monarchs]].<ref name=NHL.com/>

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 "[[List of Rescue Me episodes (season 1)#Episode 10: Immortal|Immortal]]" and the fourth-season episode "[[List of Rescue Me episodes (season 4)#Episode 4: Pussified|Pussified]]" in the TV series ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]''. In his memory, the [[Los Angeles Kings]] named their new mascot [[List of NHL mascots#Bailey|"Bailey"]].<ref>Arritt, Dan (September 11, 2011). [https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/hockey/post/_/id/3646/ace-bailey-still-leaving-gifts-10-years-later "Ace Bailey still leaving gifts 10 years later"]. [[ESPN]].</ref><ref>Olson, Lisa (June 7, 2012). [http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2012-06-07/ace-bailey-stanley-cup-finals-la-kings-wayne-gretzky-911-twin-towers-united-flig "Ace Bailey’s spirit lives on in hockey and the Los Angeles Kings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134442/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2012-06-07/ace-bailey-stanley-cup-finals-la-kings-wayne-gretzky-911-twin-towers-united-flig |date=September 24, 2015 }}. [[Sporting News]].</ref><ref>Hammond, Rich (September 9, 2011). [http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588028 "10 Years Later: Memories of Kings Scouts Still Strong"]. [[Los Angeles Kings]]/NHL.com Network.</ref>

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.<ref>Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 11, 2011). [http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/09/11/widow_still_holds_her_ace_in_hand/ "Widow still holds her Ace in hand"]. [[Boston.com]].</ref><ref>[http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=41364 "BAILEY & BAVIS MEMORIAL FUND"]. Los Angeles Kings/NHL.com Network. Retrieved December 22, 2013.</ref>

At the [[National September 11 Memorial]], Bailey and Bavis are memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-3.<ref>[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4861 Garnet Bailey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4861 |date=2013-07-27 }}. Memorial Guide: [[National 9/11 Memorial]]. Retrieved October 28, 2011.</ref> On October 14, 2012, the Kings brought the [[Stanley Cup]], which the team had [[2012 Stanley Cup Finals|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.<ref name=NHL.com/>

== Career statistics ==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1966–67 CMJHL season|1966–67]]
| [[Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)|Edmonton Oil Kings]]
| [[Western Hockey League|CMJHL]]
| 56 || 47 || 46 || 93 || 177
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 CHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–77)|Oklahoma City Blazers]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 34 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 67
| 7 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 36
|- 
| [[1968–69 AHL season|1968–69]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 60 || 24 || 32 || 56 || 104
| 9 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 8 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 10
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- 
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 58 || 11 || 11 || 22 || 82
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1970–71 CHL season|1970–71]]
| Oklahoma City Blazers
| CHL
| 11 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 28
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 36 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 44
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 73 || 9 || 13 || 22 || 64
| 13 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 16
|-
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
| Boston Bruins
| NHL
| 57 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 89
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 13 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 45 || 9 || 14 || 23 || 33
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1973–74
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 22 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 49 || 15 || 26 || 41 || 113
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| NHL
| 22 || 4 || 13 || 17 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 67 || 13 || 19 || 32 || 75
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 78 || 19 || 27 || 46 || 51
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 40 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 28
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
| 38 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 22
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Houston Apollos]]
| CHL
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1980–81 CHL season|1980–81]]
| [[Wichita Wind]]
| CHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 568 !! 107 !! 171 !! 278 !! 633
! 15 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 28
|}
*Source: NHL.com<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/garnet-bailey-8444997?stats=career-r-all&season=null|title=Garnet Bailey NHL Page|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
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* {{Find a Grave|74479322|Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey}}

{{Casualties of the September 11 attacks}}

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