MARK BAVIS: Scouting Hockey
Talent
Mark
Bavis, a hockey scout, was on his way to work on Sept.
11, flying west for the Los Angeles Kings training camp,
where he would be checking on the progress of players the
team had drafted on his advice. He took United Airlines
Flight 175 from Boston.
Mr. Bavis, 32, had starred for the Boston University
Terriers from 1990 to 1993. He was "a great defensive
forward and a real smart playmaker," said his coach, Jack
Parker.
The coach used Mark and his twin brother, Mike, as a
team to kill penalties. "The Bavi, we called them," Mr.
Parker said. "They were always together."
Mike Bavis, an assistant to Mr. Parker, agreed. "We
were very close," he said. "But we were competitive."
The scouting job, after a few years in minor league
hockey and turns as assistant coach at Brown and Harvard,
delighted his brother because of the travel it involved.
"He really enjoyed some of the finer places in our
country and loved to have a good time," his brother
said.
The scouting job, after a few years in minor league
hockey and turns as assistant coach at Brown and Harvard,
delighted his brother because of the travel it involved.
"He really enjoyed some of the finer places in our
country and loved to have a good time," his brother
said.
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