Josh Bailey

About

Right wing and center who began his NHL career in 2008 for the New York Islanders. He played professionally for 15 years, retiring in 2023. 

Before Fame

He entered the Ontario Minor Hockey Association in 2004, and then made his way up to the Ontario Hockey League in 2005; selected 9th overall by the Islanders in the 2008 NHL Draft. 

Trivia

In 2012, while the NHL was in a lockout, he played for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga. 

Family Life

He was born and raised in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. 

Associated With

On January 2, 2009, he scored his first NHL goal, against the Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov.