Garnet Bailey

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For the Toronto Maple Leafs star, see Ace Bailey.

Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Nickname	Ace
Height Weight	5 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	Canada
Born	June 13, 1948, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
NHL Draft	Rnd 3, 13th overall, 1966 Boston Bruins
Pro Career	1968 – 1979

Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey (June 13, 1948 – September 11, 2001), was a Canadian professional hockey player and scout who was a member of Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup winning teams. He died at age 53 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 into the World Trade Center in New York City, during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Bailey played junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings from 1964 to 1967. He went with his team to the Memorial Cup final in 1965 and won the Cup the following year. As a professional, he joined the Boston Bruins in 1968 and was a member of their Stanley Cup championship teams in 1970 and 1972. He later played for the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. Bailey returned to Edmonton to play with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association in 1978-79, where he took rookie Wayne Gretzky under his wing. He was head coach of the Wichita Wind, the Oilers' Central Hockey League affiliate, in the 1980-81 season. Bailey then worked as a scout with the Oilers from 1981 to 1994.

In an NHL career spanning 10 seasons and 568 games, Bailey scored 107 goals and 171 assists with 633 penalty minutes. His most productive season offensively was 1976-77, when he scored 19 goals and 46 points for the Capitals. In his sole WHA season, he scored 5 goals and 4 assists with 22 penalty minutes in 38 games.

At the time of his death, Bailey was living in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and working as director of pro scouting for the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. Bailey, along with Mark Bavis (another passenger on Flight 175), is mentioned in the Boston-based Dropkick Murphys song "Your Spirit's Alive."