
Casey Bailey Named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for December 28-January 4
Published on January 6, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Tahoe Knight Monsters News Release
STATELINE, NV - The Tahoe Knight Monsters, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights, announced today that Casey Bailey is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 28-Jan. 4. It is the second time this season that he has received the weekly honor.
Bailey scored three goals and added four assists for seven points in four games last week.
The 34-year-old had an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss at Rapid City on Wednesday, posted four points (2g-2a) in a 5-0 win against Allen on Friday, and had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 victory over the Americans on Saturday.
A native of Anchorage, Alaska, Bailey ranks fourth in the ECHL with 33 points (14g-19a) in 33 games this season.
Bailey has 44 points (22g-22a) in 42 career ECHL games with Tahoe and South Carolina. He has also skated in 13 career National Hockey League games with Toronto and Ottawa; 211 career American Hockey League games with Toronto, Binghamton, Bridgeport, and Charlotte; and 279 career games in various European leagues.
Prior to turning pro, Bailey had 80 points (45g-35a) in 96 career games at Penn State University and 60 points (27g-33a) in 60 games with Omaha of the United States Hockey League.
On behalf of Casey Bailey, a case of pucks will be donated to a Tahoe youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 53,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
The Knight Monsters return home on Friday, January 9, 2026, to take on the Utah Grizzlies for the first night of Military Appreciation Weekend at Tahoe Blue Event Center. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm, with pregame coverage on the Knight Monsters broadcast network beginning at 6:50 pm. Ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are now available. For more information, visit www.knightmonstershockey.com.
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