Mark Bavis

Mark Lawrence Bavis (March 13, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American Hockey League (AHL) left winger. He died aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Born in Roslindale, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1970, Bavis started his career playing hockey while attending Boston University. After he graduated, he played with the Providence Bruins and Fredericton Canadiens in the American Hockey League, then the South Carolina Stingrays in the ECHL, previously the East Coast Hockey League. Bavis was also a scout with the Los Angeles Kings.

On September 11, 2001, at 8:46 am, Bavis was traveling from Boston to Los Angeles aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked and deliberately flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone onboard. He was accompanied on the flight by Garnet "Ace" Bailey, director of pro scouting for the Los Angeles Kings. They had been in Manchester, New Hampshire visiting the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, the Monarchs. Neither of their remains were ever recovered.

Bavis and Bailey are both mentioned in the Dropkick Murphys song "Your Spirit's Alive." Both are memorialized at the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial on Panel S-3. On October 14, 2012, the Kings brought the Stanley Cup, which they had won in June, to the National September 11 Memorial and placed in on the panel with Bavis and Bailey's names so their families take part in celebrating the Kings' first championship. During the 2001–02 season, the Kings wore "AM" patches on their jerseys in honor of the two.

He is the namesake of the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation. Mark Bavis Sports Complex in Rockland, Massachusetts is named after him as well.

• Source: NHL.com