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{{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 = 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 (1971–2001)|South Tower]] of the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]] in New York City during the [[September 11 attacks]].

==Hockey Career==
Bailey had a successful junior hockey career with the [[Edmonton Oil Kings]], winning the [[Memorial Cup]] in 1966. After recording a 93 point year during the [[1966–67 CMJHL season|1966–67 season]] he was selected by the [[Boston Bruins]] in the 1966 amateur draft. 

Bailey then spent two seasons with the Bruins' minor league affiliate teams. During the 1968-69 season, he helped lead the [[Hershey Bears]] to the [[Calder Cup]], leading the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) in assists during the postseason with 10. He also made eight appearances for the Boston Bruins throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garnet 'Ace' Bailey Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=169 |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref>

The following year, he played 58 games for the [[1969–70 Boston Bruins season|1969-70 Bruins]] team that won the Stanley Cup. Bailey broke his ankle in a game against the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] on March 7, 1970;<ref name=":0" /> not appearing in any postseason games resulted in him not getting his name engraved on the trophy.

However, during the [[1971–72 NHL season|1971-72]] season, he appeared in 73 games for the Bruins. During the postseason, he broke a 5-5 tie with the game winning goal at 17:44 of the third period to give the Bruins a victory in Game 1 of the [[1972 Stanley Cup Final]] versus the [[New York Rangers]]. Bailey and the Bruins went on to win the Stanley Cup. 

In 1972–73, Bailey was dealt to the [[Detroit Red Wings]], and after playing two seasons for them was traded to the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Garnet Bailey career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com |url=https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1966/66013.html |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.hockeydraftcentral.com}}</ref>

Baileys former teammate [[Gerry Cheevers]] once stated  "You know, Ace was a great talent, "The times when we'd scrimmage, and Bobby (Orr) decided he didn't want the puck, Ace had it most of the time." Bailey was remembered by his teammates for his wit and comradeship. He also was a fan favorite. "I remember all the kids who used to come in for our morning skate," Cheevers said. "Ace was always the guy playing with them on the ice … he loved 'em."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=In Memoriam Birthday Wish to Former Bruin 'Ace' Bailey |url=https://blackngoldhockey.com/2024/06/in-memoriam-birthday-wish-to-former-bruin-ace-bailey/ |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=Black N' Gold Hockey |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bailey spent his final four seasons with the [[Washington Capitals]], posting his best statistical season during the [[1976–77 NHL season|1976-77 season]], during which he scored 19 goals and 27 assists. After his time in Washington, he played one year in [[World Hockey Association]]. He then moved to the [[Central Hockey League (1963–84)|Central Hockey League]] as a player-assistant coach for the [[Houston Apollos]] for the 1979-80 season. The following year he was named head coach of the [[Wichita Thunder]] prior to the start of the 1980-81 season, and during that season he also played his final professional game.<ref name=":0" />

After two seasons coaching, he was named a pro scout for the [[Edmonton Oilers]], and held the position until the 1993-94 season. Bailey earned five Stanley Cup rings, but his name was only engraved on the trophy once, alongside the 1989-90 team due to limits on the number of names that could be engraved on the Cup in each of those years.<ref name=":0" />

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]] visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]]. Neither of their remains were ever recovered.<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]]" of 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.<ref name=NHL.com/>

In 2023 he was named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.<ref>Bruins Announce  "Historic 100" Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal  https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal</ref>

== 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>

== Family ==
Bailey was not related to Hockey Hall of Famer [[Ace Bailey|Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey]]. Bailey also used the Ace nickname throughout his career.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bobblehead Memorializes Pro Hockey Scout Garnet "Ace" Bailey {{!}} National September 11 Memorial & Museum |url=https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/bobblehead-memorializes-pro-hockey-scout-garnet-ace-bailey |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.911memorial.org}}</ref>

Bailey was married to his wife Katherine. Together, they had a son named Todd.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

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

{{Casualties of the September 11 attacks}}

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