Introduction
Justin Bailey (born July 1, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for theVancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bailey grew up in Williamsville, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
Playing career
Bailey was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Bailey signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Sabres on November 2, 2014. He was recalled to the Sabres from the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans on February 10, 2016 and made his NHL debut on February 11. He was reassigned to Rochester on February 18, only to be recalled again three days later following an injury to Ryan O'Reilly. He scored his first NHL goal on January 3, 2017 against Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.
During the 2017–18 season, Bailey was suspended one game for a high hit on Reid McNeil during a game against the Syracuse Crunch in March. However, he was called up to the NHL on March 14, 2018, a day before he was set to serve his suspension. He was set to serve his suspension once he is sent back to the AHL. He was reassigned to the AHL on March 27, 2018, after playing in 5 games.
On January 17, 2019, Bailey was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Taylor Leier. Bailey was initially assigned to AHL affiliate, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, before he was later recalled and made 11 appearances with the Flyers.
On June 25, 2019, Bailey was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Flyers, releasing him as a free agent. On July 4, 2019, Bailey signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
On January 30, 2020, Bailey was called-up by the Vancouver Canucks from the Utica Comets following an injury to Tyler Motte. He appeared in two games prior to the pause of the 2019–20 season.
Personal life
He is the son of former Buffalo Bills linebacker Carlton Bailey and was raised by his mother, Karen Buscaglia.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 57 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 54 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 35 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 22 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 52 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 53 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL totals | 65 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | United States | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||