A decade goes by, National Hockey League and Players pay homage to 9/11 victims –NHL News Update
A decade has gone by but the victims of the September 11, 2001, incident which took place at 9 a.m. in New York in which two planes hit the city Twin Towers, are still remembered every year by people from all around the world and all walks of life to which
the National Hockey League (NHL) is very well a part of.
The NHL was also hit by the tragedy very hard as the organisation lost of the biggest names that had ever graced the ice during their careers which included former Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers, four time Stanley Cup winning champion player, Garnet “Ace”
Bailey.
Bailey had played for 12 seasons in the major league from 1968-1980 and left a mark on the NHL as a true role model. At that moment, Bailey was the head scout for Los Angeles Kings and perished aboard Flight 175 along with his assistant scout, Mark Bavis.
Hockey Hall of Famer and former Bruins player, Brad Park, also has memories of the NHL great which still haunt him to this day.
“He used to come up here with his son Todd and I always looked forward to him coming here and spending time together, but yeah it’s hard right now and this time every year”, Park said, remembering Bailey. “He was just a special human being”.
NHL players from all around the league remembered the lost victims through different ways as some shared their thoughts and feelings through social networking website, Twitter, and some attended events dedicated to remembering the people.
Veteran Montreal Canadiens right winger, Brian Gionta, nearly felt the tragic event first hand as he was a aspiring player for New Jersey Devils at that time and was participating in the teams’ training camp when the incident took place.
"It was physical day and we were probably there for a half an hour or 45 minutes before it hit. It was just kind of surreal", Gionta said. "No one knew what was going on … but you realize the severity of it, just being around here (in New Jersey), being
close to it”.
All that people can do now is remember those who have moved on and wish that such a horrific episode will hopefully never happen again.
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