Bailey, the Kings director of pro scouting, and Bavis, also a scout, died aboard United Airlines Flight 175, the second of two hijacked airplanes smashed into New York's World Trade Center by terrorists on Tuesday.
Bailey was 53; Bavis, 31.
"Ace was certainly a social director on our staff," Kings head coach Andy Murray said. "He was always teasing and bugging guys.
Garnet (Ace) Bailey died on board hijacked United Airlines Flight 175.(CP Photo)
"Mark was so excited we picked two of his guys (in the June draft)."
Bailey and Bavis boarded the Los Angeles-bound flight at Boston's Logan Airport.
Hijacked shortly after takeoff, it was re-routed to New York and deliberately rammed into the WTC's 110-storey north tower at precisely 9:04 a.m.
"It hits home when you got two guys that are on their way and you can actually see the plane going into the building," Bryan Smolinski said. "It's devastating and you don't know how to feel.
"We've been talking about it all day."
"The world got a little smaller yesterday and we're all at risk," added Mathieu Schneider, a native New Yorker.
"Everyone's going to be thinking in that frame of mind for awhile. It's sad we have to live that way."
Bailey, of Lloydminster, Sask., earned seven Stanley Cup rings as a player and scout in an NHL career spanning 32 years.
As a winger, he totalled 107 goals and 278 points in 11 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals.
As a Bruin, Bailey won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972 before closing out his career with Wayne Gretzky and the then-WHA Edmonton Oilers in 1978-79.
"We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Ace Bailey," said Gretzky, an ex-King. "Our hearts go out to his wife, Kathy, and his son, Todd.
"Ace may not have been the greatest hockey player to play in the NHL, but he taught many players how to win championships and, more importantly, he was a winner as a person. We will all miss him greatly."
Bailey was entering his eighth season as L.A.'s chief scout after 13 years as an advance scout for the Oilers, whom he helped to five Stanley Cups.
"He was a good friend to everyone here," Glen Murray said of Bailey. "September comes around and we usually see him here every day and he's always got a smile on his face."
"He loved to be around the guys and hit the golf course after every training camp day. He'd tell us how he shot the next day and be really lying just to get a laugh out of us."
Bavis, who played college hockey at Boston University, was embarking on his second season scouting college players for the Kings.
"Ace and Mark are both hockey people," Andy Murray said. "What they both would be saying is get the hell out there and play."
So the Kings did, wearing black arm bands during a three-period scrimmage in El Segundo.
