Garnet Edward "Ace" Bailey (June 13, 1948 – September 11, 2001) was a Canadian professional

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player and scout who was a member of

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and

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-winning teams. He died at the age of 53 while aboard

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, which was deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City during the

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Career

At the time of his death, Bailey was the

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' director of pro scouting."Kings' Sept. 11 victims get day with Cup"

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. October 15, 2012.

Death and legacy

Bailey died when the plane in which he was travelling,

, was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City during the

. Bailey and amateur scout Mark Bavis were travelling from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight was hijacked. They had been in

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visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the

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. Bailey and Bavis are mentioned in the Boston-based

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song "Your Spirit's Alive."

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wore a Bailey memorial T-shirt as the character Tommy Gavin in the season 1 episode "

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" and the fourth-season episode " Pussified" in the TV series '' Rescue Me''. In his memory, the

named their new mascot "Bailey". 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. At the National September 11 Memorial, Bailey and Bavis are memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-3. On October 14, 2012, the Kings brought the

, which the team had 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 "

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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. The Kings' general manager Dean Lombardi was also in attendance. In 2023 he was named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

*Source: NHL.com

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