Dan Bailey

Photo by: Josh Armstrong

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Cloud, Minn.
Position:
D

2017-18 (Junior)
Played in 38 games and had one goal and six assists … Had 27 shots on goals, was a +4 and had 25 blocked shots … Due to a number of injuries, played both defense and center throughout the season … Scored the only goal in the 1-1 overtime tie at Alaska-Fairbanks in the second game of the season … Season high two assists in the 4-2 win at Niagara, Jan. 26 … Played forward in 16 of the final 17 games and had five of his seven points on the season during that stretch … Academic all-conference selection.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
Played in 39 games and had five goals and 11 assists for 16 points … Third on the team in points by a defenseman … +9 was the third best on the team by a blueliner … First career goal was the game-winner at Army in the second game of the series to give the Falcons a series split … The next week, scored the game-winner in the second game against RIT at home to sweep the series … Career-best two points (1-1-2) in the tie at No. 18 Western Michigan … Matched career high with two points (1-1-2) in the win over Army at home (Jan. 28) … Again matched career high of two points (1-1-2) in win over Bentley in AHC quarterfinals.

2015-16 (Freshman)
Played in 11 games and had three assists.

Before Air Force
Played in 60 games for the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL in 2014-15 and had 15 points (1-14-15) ... Played for coach Bliss Litller in Wenatchee ... Graduated from St. Cloud Cathedral High School ... Lettered three years in hockey and soccer ... Named all-area and all-state honorable mention in 2014 ... Team placed fourth in the state in 2014 ... Named all-area and honorable mention all-state in soccer ... Team placed fourth in the state in 2013 ... Academic all-conference.

Personal
Member of Cadet Squadron 29 ... Parents are Scott and Mary Kay Bailey ... Has three older brothers ... Major is management ... Spent the first three weeks of the summer in Uganda/Rwanda … worked on a service project, studies the Rwandan genocide and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda … Also went on a safari and went rafting down the Nile River … Spent the second part of the summer as a weapons instructor for underclassmen at the shooting ranges … In the summer of 2017, worked Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training and also travelled to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on Operation Air Force ... On the dean’s list four times ... Is the safety/security officer in his squadron … Long-term goal is to work in the hospital administration career field ... Greatest team moment was beating his hometown team, St. Cloud State, in the NCAA Tournament last season ... One word to describe himself is resilient ... Favorite sport other than hockey is football … Credits his brother, Mike, as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... Started playing hockey at the age of three ... Funniest follow on social media is BarstoolSports … if he could have dinner with any three people, it would be Will Ferrell, Chris Farley and Mark Wahlberg … Favorite musician is Luke Combs … On a road trip, I never forget my ____ phone charger … Grandfather, John Bailey, served in the Army … Favorite NHL team is the Minnesota Wild... Favorite NHL player is Blackhawk defenseman Duncan Keith.