Mark Bavis Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Played For:Providence Bruins
Fredericton Canadiens
South Carolina Stingrays
Birth Date:March 13, 1970
Birth Place:Roslindale, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:New York, New York City, U.S.
Career Start:1993
Career End:1996
Draft:181st overall
Draft Year:1989
Draft Team:New York Rangers

Mark Lawrence Bavis (March 13, 1970  - September 11, 2001) was an American Hockey League left winger. He died whilst aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it flew at the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Biography

Born in Roslindale, Massachusetts on March 13, 1970, he started his career playing hockey while attending Boston University. After he graduated, he played with the Providence Bruins and Fredericton Canadiens in the American Hockey League, then the South Carolina Stingrays in the ECHL, previously the East Coast Hockey League. Bavis was also a scout with the Los Angeles Kings.

Death

On September 11, 2001, Bavis was traveling from Boston to Los Angeles aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked and deliberately flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone onboard.[1] He was accompanied on the flight by Garnet "Ace" Bailey, director of pro scouting for the Los Angeles Kings.[2] They had been in Manchester, New Hampshire visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the Monarchs.[3] Both are memorialized at the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial on Panel S-3.[4]

He is the namesake of the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation.[5] [6]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1989–90Boston UniversityNCAA44 2 11 13 28
1990–91Boston UniversityNCAA33 7 9 16 30
1991–92Boston UniversityNCAA35 9 18 27 30
1992–93Boston UniversityNCAA40 14 10 24 58
1993–94Providence BruinsAHL12 2 5 7 18
1993–94Fredericton CanadiensAHL45 7 10 17 86
1994–95South Carolina StingraysECHL43 16 16 32 859 2 3 5 28
1995–96Providence BruinsAHL20 2 4 6 28
1995–96South Carolina StingraysECHL44 14 22 36 1018 1 4 5 6
AHL totals77111930132

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Hockey Coach Killed in Hijacking . 17 September 2001 . 11 September 2022 . . Harvard University.
  2. News: New Yorker Remembers Kings Scouts Killed On 9/11 During Celebration . 15 June 2012 . 11 September 2022 . . CBS Broadcasting Inc..
  3. Web site: Kings' Sept. 11 victims get day with Cup. . October 15, 2012.
  4. https://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=4862 Mark Bavis
  5. Web site: Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation.
  6. Web site: Mark Bavis Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com.
  7. Web site: Mark Bavis NHL Page. National Hockey League. August 28, 2022.