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Encyclopedia > Garnet Bailey
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Nickname Ace
Height
Weight
ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Pro Clubs Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 13, 1948,
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
NHL Draft Rnd 3, 13th overall, 1966
Boston Bruins
Pro Career 19681979

Garnet "Ace" Bailey (b. June 13, 1948 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada; d. September 11, 2001, in New York, New York), was a professional hockey player. He was murdered at age 53 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175, at the World Trade Center in New York, New York, during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... 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The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling a provincial border. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Tree Paper Birch Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... 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The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...


Career

Born Garnet Edward Bailey, he was a member of the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup championship teams in 1970 and 1972. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals before finishing his playing career in 1978-79 with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association where he took rookie Wayne Gretzky under his wing. The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This is the current WikiProject: Ice Hockey Article Improvement Drive collaboration! The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1969-70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. ... Regular Season* October 16 The Toronto Maple Leafs Norm Ullman tallies his 1,000th point. ... The Detroit Red Wings are an NHL franchise located in Detroit, Michigan. ... The St. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently part-owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. ...


In an NHL career spanning 11 years and 568 games, Bailey scored 107 goals and 171 assists with 633 penalty minutes. In his sole WHA season, he scored 5 goals and 4 assists with 22 penalty minutes in 38 games. NHL redirects here. ... WHA is also an abbreviation for World Hockey Association WHA (970 AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States, currently part of the Wisconsin Public Radio network. ...


At the time of his death, Bailey was living in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and was working as the director of pro scouting for the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. Lynnfield is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...


Bailey, along with Mark Bavis (another passenger on Flight 175), is mentioned in the Boston-based Dropkick Murphys song "Your Spirit's Alive." Dropkick Murphys are a punk band formed in the Irish Catholic working class neighborhoods of South Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They practiced in the basement of a friends barbershop, blending punk rock, Oi!, Irish folk, rock, and hardcore into something they could call their own. ...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Garnet Bailey (77 words)
Garnet "Ace" Bailey, professional hockey player, was born on June 13, 1948 in Lloydminster[?], Saskatchewan, Canada.
He died at age 53 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
Ace Bailey was a member of the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup championship teams in 1969-70 and 1971-72.
Ace Bailey at AllExperts (342 words)
Bailey was one of the top left wingers of his day, but his career came to an abrupt end on December 12, 1933, when he was viciously checked from behind by Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins, apparently in retailiation for a hit he had received from King Clancy moments earlier.
Bailey's body was hurled across the ice, and it was feared that he would not survive after severely injuring his head.
Bailey was inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.
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