Monday, September 11, 2017
Kevin Bailie-Moving On!
Bailie sees action for Baby Sens; Ottawa wins rookie tourney
Belleville native Kevin Bailie of Queen's University saw action for the Ottawa Sens at the NHL rookie tournament Sunday in Toronto. (Kingston Whig Standard photo)
Ottawa Senators prospects claimed the three-team NHL rookie tournament title with a 4-3 shootout win over the host Toronto Maple Leaf hopefuls Sunday at Richoh Coliseum.
Baby Sens opened the round-robin event Saturday with an 8-2 clobbering of the Montreal Canadiens rookie team.
On Sunday, Belleville product Kevin Bailie of Queen's University saw action in the the Baby Sens net. The rangy goaltender and former Belleville Athlete of the Year signed a tryout form with Ottawa after 2017 NHL draft pick Jordan Hollett was bitten by the flu bug.
Down 3-0, Sens battled back on goals by Andreas Englund and Matteo Gennaro before Filip Chlapik notched the tying tally with less than three minutes to go. Ottawa would go on to win it in the shootout.
Bailie was reportedly a bit shaky in the early going but settled down nicely with a couple of big stops in the second period before being replaced by Marcus Hogberg.
Sens draft pick, forward Drake Batherson from Cape Breton of the QMJHL, was among a group of strong performers up front. He's the son of former Belleville Bulls forward, Norm Batherson.
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