Washington Capitals: Remembering Garnet “Ace” Bailey
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Fourteen years ago on September 11th, thousands of people, including former Washington Capitals forward Garnet Bailey lost their lives in a series of attacks. The former Washington Capitals forward was aboard Flight 175, which was the second of the two planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. As we remember September 11th, let’s remember just one of its 2,996 victims.
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Garnet “Ace” Bailey had a ten-year NHL career. He was drafted in the third round of the 1966 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. In five seasons with the Bruins, Bailey played in 232 games. He had 77 points (31 goals and 46 assists) and 283 penalty minutes.
In 1973, Bailey was traded to the Detroit Red Wings with future considerations (Murray Wing) for Gary Doak. He spent parts of two seasons with Detroit. In those two seasons, he totaled 11 goals, 25 assists and 49 penalty minutes in 52 games. He was traded to the Blues with Ted Harris and Bill Collins for Chris Evans, Bryan Watson and Jean Hamel in 1974. He spent two seasons with St. Louis, scoring 22 goals with 29 assists in 71 games.
In 1975, Bailey was traded to the Washington Capitals. He spent four seasons with the Washington Capitals and was an important member of the expansion team. In 207 games, he scored 43 goals and had 71 assists (114 points). He also amassed 162 penalty minutes. He also spent one year with the Edmonton Oilers of the WHA, where he played with Wayne Gretzky.
After his one season with the Oilers, he retired. He would stay in the Oilers organization as a scout for 13 seasons before joining the Los Angeles Kings as their director of pro scouting. He spent seven years with the Kings in that position and was set to participate in his 34th year of professional hockey before Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center. Also aboard Flight 175 was Kings amateur scout Mark Bavis. Over the course of his 33 year career in hockey, he won seven Stanley Cups.
Bailey is just one of 2,996 victims. With the deaths of Bailey and Bavis, the Kings support two foundations in honor of them. If you would like to donate, you can donate here. Even if you don’t donate your money, please donate your thoughts and/or prayers to the 2,996 people who died 14 years ago and their friends and family.
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