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Casey Bailey (born October 27, 1991) is an
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professional
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player. He is currently playing with
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in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Bailey played college hockey with the
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and is the first Penn State player to play in the
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. Bailey played 13 games in the NHL for the
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, whom he signed with out of college, and the
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.


Playing career

As a youth, Bailey played in the 2004
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with a
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team from Alaska. Bailey played junior A hockey for the
Alberni Valley Bulldogs The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena ...
of the British Columbia Hockey League from 2009 to 2012 before going to play college hockey with the
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. In the 2014–15 junior season, he finished fourth in scoring within the
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. He finished his Penn State career with 45 goals and 80 points in 96 games. Having not been selected in any
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s, Bailey signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the
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on March 21, 2015. He became the first Penn State player to sign an NHL contract, as well as the first to play in the NHL. Fourteen other NHL teams had shown interest in Bailey and Bailey had previously attended training camps with the
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and
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. Prior to signing, Bailey was negotiating an entry-level deal with the
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, however, the Sabres were unwilling to meet Bailey's demands of playing in the final few games of the team's
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, prompting the signing with Toronto. Bailey played in his first NHL game on March 26, 2015 versus the Florida Panthers and was on the ice for the Maple Leafs lone goal in a 4–1 loss. Bailey scored his first NHL goal in the last game of his inaugural season, on April 11, 2015, against
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of the
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. During his first full professional season in 2015–16, Bailey was assigned to the Leafs'
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(AHL) affiliate, the
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, and produced 18 points in 38 contests before he was included alongside
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in a nine-player trade to the
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organization on February 9, 2016. Bailey finished the season with the Senators' AHL affiliate Binghamton Senators collecting 7 goals and 21 points in 30 games. On July 1, 2016, Bailey signed a one-year two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators. He was invited to training camp but Bailey was assigned to Binghamton to start the 2016–17 season. He was called up to Ottawa in December after Mike Hoffman was suspended and made his Ottawa debut on December 17 against the New Jersey Devils. He was sent back down but recalled again in January when Ottawa was dealing with a
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problem amongst the regulars. He finished the season with Binghamton, marking 21 goals and 37 points in 62 games and played in 7 games for Ottawa, going scoreless. He was Binghamton's only representative at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic. As a free agent from the Senators in the off-season, Bailey accepted an invitation to attend the New York Islanders 2017 training camp on September 12, 2017. Following the conclusion of the camp with the Islanders, Bailey was not offered a contract but was reassigned to try-out with their AHL affiliate, the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...
on September 24, 2017. After impressing in camp, Bailey was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Sound Tigers on October 2, 2017. He finished the season with 18 goals and 41 points with Bridgeport. Unable to attract significant high-level North American interest, Bailey opted to take his career overseas, signing with
HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, ...
of the
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(KHL) on September 21, 2018. In Slovan's last year in the KHL in 2018–19 season, Bailey was used in a bottom six checking role, contributing with just 1 goal and 5 points through 45 games. Returning to North America as a free agent, Bailey was signed to a professional try-out (PTO) agreement with the
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of the AHL on July 30, 2019. After attending the Bears training camp, he was released from his tryout prior to the 2019–20 season. He then signed an
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contract with the Hershey Bears's affiliate, the
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. Bailey added 11 points in just 9 games with the Stingrays before he was loaned to the
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of the AHL on a PTO on November 12, 2019. Bailey contributed with 1 goal and 3 points in 5 games with the Checkers before he was released from his tryout on November 25, 2019. Having earlier secured a contract in Europe for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, Bailey was introduced on the same day on his release from the AHL by Swedish club
Växjö Lakers Växjö Lakers Hockey Club (often referred to as the Växjö Lakers or VLH) is a Swedish ice hockey club from Växjö in Sweden. The club plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top-level league of Swedish ice hockey, and ...
of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Bailey made 28 appearances with Växjö, contributing offensively with 7 goals and 11 points, before the playoffs were abandoned due to the
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. On September 4, 2020, now a free agent from Växjö, Bailey remained in Europe, signing a one-year contract for the
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season with German club
Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...
of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Following three seasons with Iserlohn, Bailey left the club at the conclusion of his contract and signed a one-year deal to continue in the DEL with ERC Ingolstadt on May 22, 2023.


Personal life

Bailey was born in Anchorage, Alaska, to parents Glen and Dawn Bailey. He has one brother (Kyle Bailey) and a sister (Jessica Graham). At the time of his signing in Toronto, Bailey was working on earning a university degree in economics.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Casey 1991 births Living people Alberni Valley Bulldogs players American men's ice hockey forwards Binghamton Senators players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players ERC Ingolstadt players Iserlohn Roosters players Omaha Lancers players Ottawa Senators players Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey players HC Slovan Bratislava players South Carolina Stingrays players Ice hockey people from Anchorage, Alaska Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Undrafted National Hockey League players Växjö Lakers players American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada