CANUCKS SIGN JUSTIN BAILEY TO ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT

Jul 5, 2019

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed right wing Justin Bailey to a one-year, two-way contract.

 

Bailey, 24, split the 2018.19 season between Rochester (9-11-20 in 37 games), Lehigh Valley (6-2-8 in 17 games) and Philadelphia (0-1-1 in 11 games). He was acquired by Philadelphia on January 18, 2019 from Buffalo in exchange for Taylor Leier.

 

The Buffalo, New York native has played in 63 NHL games, accumulating nine points (5-4-9) and 10 penalty minutes with the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers.

The 6'4", 214-pound forward was originally drafted 52nd overall by Buffalo in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

 

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