Top 20 on the Islanders: #7 Josh Bailey

Bailey is congratulated after a goal he scored (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

          Next up on the top twenty list is a young center who has really come into his own these past two seasons.  He's shown the ability to score goals, make the pretty passes, and handles the puck with great skill.  The number seven Islanders on the list is, center Josh Bailey. 
          Bailey was drafted in the first round (9th overall), by the Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.  He was touted for being a great player at both ends of the ice, by scouts and coaches alike.  And he's starting to prove those scouts right. 
          Bailey started to play hockey as a young sixteen year old in the OHL (Ontario Hockey League).  He played two years with for a team called the Owen Sound Attack.  While there Bailey played in ninety-three games, compiling eighteen goals and thirty-four assists, for a total of fifty-two points.  He then moved on to play another two years in the OHL, but this time for a team called the Windsor Spitfires.  While there he played in one-hundred-fourteen games, compiling forty-one goals and ninety-six assists, for a total of one-hundred thirty-seven points.
          Bailey then started his career as an Islander, and he's been a great piece on the Islander roster.  In his career so far, Bailey has played in two-hundred eighty-four, compiling forty-five goals and sixty-six assists, for one-hundred-eleven points.  
          Bailey continues to improve his game and has really started playing well since being put on a line with teammate, center Frans Nielsen.  
          With his continued growth, Bailey has the chance to become a top player not only on Long Island, but in the league as well.  Islander fans are starting to see Bailey become the player he has the potential to be.