Casey Bailey

Casey Bailey (born October 27, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for the ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Casey Bailey
2022-11-18 Eisbären Berlin gegen Iserlohn Roosters (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–074.jpg
Born (1991-10-27) October 27, 1991 (age 33)
Anchorage, AK, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
DEL team
Former teams
ERC Ingolstadt
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ottawa Senators
HC Slovan Bratislava
Växjö Lakers
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Bailey played parts of 2 seasons with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and 1 season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Bailey decided to play college hockey with the Penn State Nittany Lions. He played parts of 3 years with them and was named to the Big Ten Conference First All-Star Team in 2015.[1]

Bailey was not drafted but signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 21, 2015.[2] Bailey became the first played from Penn State to sign a contract in the NHL, and also the first to play in the NHL.[3]

On April 11, 2015, Bailey scored his first NHL goal against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-3 shootout loss.[4]

On February 9, 2016, Bailey was traded along with Cody Donaghey, Matt Frattin and Ryan Rupert to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Dion Phaneuf, Milan Michalek, Colin Greening, Tobias Lindberg, Jared Cowen and a second round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[5] Bailey would play 7 games with the Senators and mainly spend time with the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's AHL affiliate.

On September 21, 2018, he would decide to head to Russia and play for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6]

He would play a couple seasons back in North America in the AHL with the Hershey Bears and Charlotte Checkers and in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays before returning to Europe.

On September 4, 2020, he signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[7]

On May 22, 2023, he signed with ERC Ingolstadt.[8]

References

  1. "Big Ten Announces Hockey Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. "Maple Leafs sign free agent forward Casey Bailey". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. "Casey Bailey - 26/03/2015". Toronto Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. "Canadiens clinch Atlantic, top Maple Leafs in shootout". NHL. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  5. "Dion Phaneuf traded to Senators in 9-player deal". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. "Casey Bailey posilou ofenzívy slovana". HC Slovan Bratislava (in Slovak). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. "Casey Bailey moves to the Seilersee". Iserlohn Roosters (in German). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. "ERC sign top forward Casey Bailey". ERC Ingolstadt (in German). Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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