A 42yearold zamboni driver was tapped to be the emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes on saturday, and he secured a victory over his hometown team, the toronto maple leafs. The leafs lost to a zamboni driver when carolina lost two goalies. David ayres, a 42yearold toronto marlies zamboni driver, suited up as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes and. It was a memory that not only ayres, but the entire hurricanes team would have for the rest of their lives. The unlikely goalie is usually on the ice, but as a zamboni driver for a minor league team. Even the toronto faithful, who just watched their team fall in unbelievable fashion, rose to salute the hero of the game. Feb 23, 2020 david ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes in their game against the toronto maple leafs. He wore a marlies face mask, blue and white goalie pads, mitt and blocker, and. Hurricanes ride emergency backup goalie and zamboni driver. Injuries force hurricanes to use zamboni driver in net. Zamboni driver pulled onto ice as emergency goalie helps hurricanes beat leafs 63 toronto a zamboni driver who was forced onto the ice as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes. Ayres is a zamboni driver for the maple leafs american hockey league team.
Ayres is a zamboni driver for torontos minor league affiliate, as well as an occasional practice goalie. Nhl unlikely to change goalie rule that saw zamboni driver david. Carolina hurricanes use zamboni driver as emergency goalie. Maintenance man and zamboni driver david ayres saw a lifelong nhl.
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Feb 23, 2020 dave ayres, a 42yearold goaltender, was victorious in his national hockey league debut for the carolina hurricanes in toronto on saturday evening. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie daily. Ayres told today monday that he initially thought it was a joke when he. Zamboni driver unlikely to spur nhl to change goalie rule wsyr. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps carolina. Feb 23, 2020 fortytwoyearold dave ayres, who is a zamboni operator for the ahls toronto marlies, took over as the hurricanes emergency goaltender and wound up getting the win in net, as carolina won 63. The socalled zamboni driver who served as a backup goaltender to jonathan bernier and the toronto marlies last friday is not just a zamboni driver and hes no stranger to the marlies either. The torontoarea zamboni driver who became famous after suiting up at the last. David ayres, a zamboni driver who filled in as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes on saturday earned his first nhl win when he helped carry the team to victory over the toronto maple leafs. The nhls quirky emergency goalie rule took center stage saturday when a 42yearold ex zamboni driver made a rare onice appearance and actually beat his hometown toronto maple leafs. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie daily mail. Zamboni driver david ayres gets nhl win as emergency. But david ayres going from practicing with the toronto maple. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps.
Zamboni driver helps out the carolina hurricanes video. Carolina hurricanes bring on their zamboni driver, 42, as emergency. He changed into a hurricanes sweater, but other gear, such as his goalie mask and pads, included maple leafs and marlies logos. Emergency goalie takes over after hurricanes mrazek. A zamboni drivers moment in the nhl spotlight inspires. Zamboni driver unlikely to spur nhl to change goalie rule.
Ayres, who donned a face mask for the marlies as he skated onto the ice, looked. Zamboni driver becomes a hero in the goal en24 news. And not long after, he had an improbable first nhl win. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for carolina. Carolina hurricanes bring on their zamboni driver, 42, as emergency goalie after two players got hurt and he makes eight saves to seal historic nhl win the carolina hurricanes were forced to use. For the zamboni driver turned nhl goalie, the night got even sweeter when he was selected as the games first star. David ayres nhl story is so cool that even americans are. Ayres allowed a goal on the first shot he faced, a wrist from. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes updated. Ap nhl general managers seem unlikely to suggest changes to the emergency backup goaltender policy, even after 42yearold zamboni driver david ayres became one of. David ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie. Mar 06, 2020 david ayres is a kidney transplant recipient, zamboni driver and emergency nhl goalie who famously helped the carolina hurricanes defeat the toronto maple leafs last month. Zamboni driver helps hurricanes win as emergency goalie.
He is the oldest goalie in nhl history to win his regularseason debut. When a 42yearold zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an nhl game, it became one of the best stories in sports. Ap nhl general managers seem unlikely to suggest changes to the emergency backup goaltender policy, even after 42yearold zamboni driver david ayres became one of the. Ayres, who drives a zamboni for torontos minorleague team, was wearing a leafs goalie mask throughout the game. Now with no other options, the hurricanes called him up checking into his first nhl match. Feb 23, 2020 ayres was the firstever emergency backup goalie to get an nhl win. Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie david ayres. David ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie, entering the game with the hurricanes holding a 31 lead. Feb 23, 2020 meet david ayres, the hurricanes emergency goalie.
Now, this wasnt the first time ayres had slipped on a goalie mask. Emergency goalie david ayres, who serves as the toronto marlies zamboni driver, replaced mrazek in net after a delay in action. Emergency goalie, zamboni driver david ayres joins humboldt. According to fox sports carolinas, he is also a maintenance man at the marlies arena, the cocacola coliseum. Zamboni driver turned nhl goalie david ayres given his own. Ayres, who needed a kidney transplant and had two bouts of skin cancer, according to sportsnet, is a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies of the american hockey league. Hurricanes use zamboni driver as emergency goalie, defeat.
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It was awesome, i had the time of my life out there, ayres said on the cbc sports broadcast afterward. The 42yearold zamboni driver had to enter an nhl game for the carolina hurricanes against his hometown toronto maple leafs after two goaltenders went down with injuries. The emergency backup goalie got credit for the win and was named the no. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl looks. Ayres is a zamboni driver for the maple leafs american hockey league team, the toronto marlies. Zamboni driver makes nhl debut as emergency goalie, helping.
By mark chalifoux twittercanes in an incredible sports moment destined for its own madefortv movie someday, the nhls carolina hurricanes were forced to pull a zamboni driver from the stands to step in as the emergency goalie and he won the game. Emergency goalie and zamboni driver david ayres makes 8. He is a zamboni driver who will practice with maple leafs. Emergency backup goalie dave ayres made eight saves in relief of carolinas two injured netminders in the hurricanes 63 victory over the toronto maple leafs. Ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver for the american hockey leagues toronto marlies, was forced to be carolinas emergency goalie for its. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl. Zamboni driver david ayres fills in as emergency goalie. Feb 23, 2020 zamboni driver lives the dream, saves the game. David ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes in their game against the toronto maple leafs. Forty years after the miracle on ice, a 42yearold zamboni driver carved out a miraculous chapter in nhl history. Ayres wore marlies goalie kasimir kaskisuos mask and pads. David ayres, zamboni driver who beat the leafs, on his wild.
So the maple leafs frequently have him come to home games, just on the extremely rare chance they need a backup goaltender. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for. Nhl general managers seem unlikely to suggest changes to the emergency backup goaltender policy, even after 42yearold zamboni driver david. Zamboni driver tapped as emergency goalies leads nhls. He has also been a practice goalie with the leafs and marlies for the last eight years. He never believed that the impossible would happen. Without being warmed up, with a mask borrowed from ahl goalie kasimir kaskisuos 26, fi, with a toronto shirt under the carolina match shirt. Zamboni driver david ayres suits up as emergency goalie. When his personal fairy tale begins for ayres in the middle of the game, the hurricanes lead 3. Emergency goalie protocol talk on tap for nhl gms meeting. Zamboni driver david ayres gets nhl win as emergency goalie.
The 42yearold ayres was forced into action in marlies. So on saturday night, after the canes lost two goalies, the home team, the leafs, provided the canes as ebug the 42yearold dave ayres, a toronto native, zamboni driver, and arena maintenance. According to, he allowed two goals on three shots in the final 8. Something spectacular happened on saturday night in canada. Zamboni driver helps hurricanes win as emergency goalie field level media. From zamboni driver to nhl goalie the daily campus. Carolina hurricanes put the zamboni driver in the net. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes.
Toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against. A zamboni driver who was forced onto the ice as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes made eight saves to help carry the team to victory over the. Meet hurricanes emergency goalie, 42, a zamboni driver. Zamboni driver david ayres said it was wild to be called in as the backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes and help the team to victory over the toronto maple leafs. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes oldest goalie to win in nhl debut. This must be provided by the home team in accordance with the nhl regulations, if both teams were to drop out of the game in one team. Saturday night, that emergency goalkeeper was ayers, a zamboni driver who has been a practice goalie with the maple leafs and the clubs american hockey league affiliate for the last eight years. The 42yearold zamboni driver stepped onto the ice saturday night wearing a carolina hurricanes no. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps carolina hurricanes. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps carolina hurricanes to victory. Ayres usually operates the zamboni operator for the ahls toronto marlies ayres changed into a hurricanes sweater, but other gear, such as his goalie mask and pads, included maple leafs and. He has been a maintenance man and zamboni driver at torontos scotiabank arena for the past three seasons, the. Zamboni driver david ayres saves the day for stephen colbert. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie wate.
Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps carolina hurricanes to victory david ayres steps in as emergency goalie, assists in carolina hurricanes victory share. Kentucky woman cuts hole in mask to make it easier to breathe. Hurricanes use zamboni driver as emergency goalie, defeat maple leafs. Feb 23, 2020 the hurricanes said that ayres last served as an emergency backup goalie on february 1 for the charlotte checkers against the marlies. Zamboni driver helps out the carolina hurricanes video abc news. Carolina hurricanes zamboni driver turned emergency. Next thing the 42yearold zamboni driver knew, he was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight.
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