Nick Bailen (born December 12, 1989) is an American-Belarusian professional ice hockey defensemen. He is currently playing for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Nick Bailen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93045.jpg) Bailen in 2023 | |||
| Born |
December 12, 1989 Fredonia, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Kölner Haie Rochester Americans Tappara HC Dinamo Minsk Växjö Lakers Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Bailen played collegiate for RPI Engineers men's ice hockey of ECAC Hockey, an NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. After a short stint with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 2013,[1] Bailen took his game overseas, spending the 2013–14 season with Tappara of the Finnish top-flight Liiga.
His next stop was Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL where he played from 2014[2] to December 2016.[3] On December 21, 2016, he was released to contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League.[4]
Bailen returned to the KHL for the following 2017–18 season, after an initial try-out he secured a two-year deal with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk on September 5, 2017.[5]
Following his fifth season with Traktor Chelyabinsk in 2021–22, on July 27, 2022, Bailen was mutually released from the remaining season of his contract with Traktor to hold his KHL rights' for three seasons. Bailen left the club as the franchise leader among defenseman and third overall in scoring with 48 goals and 156 points in 254 games.[6]
On July 31, 2022, Bailen moved to Germany after signing a one-year contract with Kölner Haie of the DEL for the 2022–23 season.[7]
International play
editOn December 1, 2014 he received Belarusian citizenship.[8] In accordance with IIHF rules on nationality, Bailen was eligible to join the Belarusian national team. He received his first caps in 2016.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 53 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 58 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bowling Green State U. | CCHA | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 58 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | R.P.I. | ECAC | 38 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | R.P.I. | ECAC | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | R.P.I. | ECAC | 35 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Tappara | Liiga | 54 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 49 | ||
| 2013–14 | LeKi | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 60 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 40 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 56 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 38 | ||
| 2018–19 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 62 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 36 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 51 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 49 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 56 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 34 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 54 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 49 | ||||
| KHL totals | 367 | 69 | 164 | 233 | 262 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 81 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Belarus | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Belarus | WC-D1 | 18th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Belarus | WC | 15th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Belarus | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2010 | |
| College | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2011, 2013 | [9] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 2011 | |
| ECAC All-Academic Team | 2011 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
| Liiga | ||
| All-Star Team | 2014 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2015 | |
References
edit- ^ "RPI's Nick Bailen signs with AHL Rochester Americans". Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Nick Bailen joins IHC Dynamo Minsk". Minsk Herald. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Nick Bailen on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Nick Bailen klar för Växjö Lakers - Växjö Lakers". www.vaxjolakers.se. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Transfers for September 1, 2017". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Thanks, Nick" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Defender with offensive qualities: Haie sign Nick Bailen" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ HC Dinamo Minsk (2014-12-01). "Ник Бэйлен стал гражданином Республики Беларусь и сможет сыграть за сборную уже на ЧМ-2016" (in Russian). HCDinamo.by. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "All-League & All-Rookie Teams Announced". ECAC Hockey. 2011-03-16. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile on the CHL website
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