Bailey traded to Blackhawks by Islanders for future considerations

Josh Bailey was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks by the New York Islanders for future considerations on Thursday.

The Blackhawks also received a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The 33-year-old forward had 25 points (eight goals, 17 assists) in 64 games this season. He did not appear in the Islanders' six-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Selected by the Islanders with the No. 9 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, Bailey has 580 points (184 goals, 396 assists) in 1,057 NHL games, all with New York, and 50 points (16 goals, 34 assists) in 71 playoff games.

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Bailey is the latest of several acquisitions by Chicago, which selected Regina center Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft on Wednesday.

The Blackhawks acquired forwards Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno in a trade with the Boston Bruins for defensemen Alec Regula and Ian Mitchell on Monday.