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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Garnet
Bailey
Selected in third round
No.
13 overall by Boston Bruins
Born June 13,
1948. Died Sept. 11, 2001
 | Position:
Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight:
180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (AJHL)
Birthplace:
Lloydminster, Sask. (Canada)
Hometown: Lloydminster,
Saskatchewan |  |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1964-65 |
Edmonton | CAHL | 19 |
2 | 5 |
7 | 35 | | 1965-66 |
Edmonton | ASHL | 25 |
14 | 18 |
32 | 27 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial
Cup: 1966 (Edmonton) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: 1968-69 season
Numbers: 14 (Boston); 12
(Detroit); 24 (St. Louis); 9 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: 1972 (Boston), 1984 (Edmonton
pro scout,
name not on Cup), 1985 (Edmonton pro scout, name not on Cup), 1987 (Edmonton
pro scout, name not on Cup), 1988 (Edmonton pro scout, name not on Cup), 1990
(Edmonton) (pro scout)
Playing Status:
Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1978 | BOS,
DET, STL, WAS | 568 | 107 | 171 | 278 | 633 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1969-1972 | Boston | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1969-70: Played on Boston team that went on
to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason and did not have
his name inscribed on the Cup.
Scouting Career: Served as pro scout for
Edmonton from 1981 to 1994. ... Became director of pro scouting for Los Angeles
in 1994 and remained in that position until his death.
Miscellaneous: The
Los Angeles Kings renamed their annual most inspirational player award the Ace
Bailey Award in Bailey's memory. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Edmonton (WCHL); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Edmonton (WHA); Houston, Wichita (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1966 (Edmonton)
AHL Calder Cup: 1969 (Hershey)
AHL
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1969 (10 assists) (Hershey)
1967-68:
Played on CHL regular-season champion (Oklahoma City).
WHA Draft Pick:
1972 (by Alberta)
1978-79:
Played on WHA regular-season champion (Edmonton)
Coaching career:
Served as player-assistant coach for Houston (CHL) in 1979-80. ... Head
coach of Wichita (CHL) in 1980-81.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with WHA rookie Wayne Gretzky in
Edmonton during 1978-79 season. ... Killed in plane crash after
terrorists hijacked his flight from Boston to Los Angeles and deliberately
crashed it into one of the World Trade Center towers.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Ace." ... Also known as Garnet "Ace" Bailey and Ace Bailey during
his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Bailey and future
considerations (Murray Wing) to Detroit in exchange for Gary Doak on March
1, 1973. |
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SNAPSHOT '66 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
8 | | Goaltenders: |
2 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
17 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
24 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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