Garnet Bailey
Canadian ice hockey player (1948-2001)
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.
Hockey Career
Garnet Edward Bailey was born on June 13, 1948, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada, a border city straddling the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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 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. During one of these appearances on March 16, 1969 he scored a hat trick along with 1 assist in a Bruins 11-3 victory.
The following year, he played 58 games for the 1969–70 Bruins team that won the Stanley Cup.
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