Nhl rules state that if both of a teams goalies are forced out due to injury, a team is entitled to dress and play any. Hurricanes ride emergency backup goalie and zamboni driver david ayres to 63 win over leafs. Zamboni driver, 42, earns nhl win over maple leafs. Zamboni driver, 42, stars as emergency goalie for hurricanes. Zamboni driver for the toronto marlies and emergency backup goalie david ayres makes his nhl debut at 42 years of age, stopping 8 of 10 shots to give the carolina hurricanes a. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie in nhl.
With ayres in the net, the maple leafs quickly scored two goals, bringing the score to 43 in favor of the canes. This former zamboni driver can certainly boast that he has reached his dreams by playing in an nhl game, winning it, being in the record book and having his stick put in the hockey hall of fame. Zamboni driver and emergency goalie david ayres entered the. David ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver for the maple leafs minor league team, the. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes komo. Warren foegele, who scored twice for carolina, agreed. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes oldest goalie to win in nhl debut toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against. After the bizarre second that saw carolina score four times, give up two goals. Emergency goalie david ayres helps hurricanes win in nhl. Zamboni driver wins nhl debut as hurricanes emergency.
Zamboni driver turned goalie now has own hurricanes shirt. A former nhl emergency backup goalie explains how 42yearold zamboni driver david ayres ended up playing goal for the carolina hurricanes, helping them jump into a playoff spot. David ayres the zamboni driver for the ahls toronto marlies saw his true hockey dream materialize, serving as an emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes after two of the teams. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes ayres allowed goals on the first two shots he faced before settling down and stopping the next eight in a suffocating defensive. Nhl has rocky and rudy moment, as zamboni driver suits. Hurricanes use zamboni driver as emergency goalie, defeat. Zamboni driver unlikely to spur nhl to change goalie rule toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against carolina hurricanes emergency goalie. The next thing ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver, knew, he was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight. Nhl 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 carolina hurricanes emergency. The zamboni driver for the ahls toronto marlies, 42year old dave ayres. Friends after helping the carolina hurricanes defeat the toronto maples leafs in his.
David ayres, the oncall emergency netminder in toronto, walked into the spotlight. Zamboni driver david ayres gets nhl win as emergency. Zamboni driver, parttime goalie dave ayres leads carolina. He probably dreams of playing in the national hockey league, foegele said of ayres. Carolina hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie in win over maple leafs david ayres, 42, was forced into action in toronto marlies gear and a hurricanes jersey. A 42yearold zamboni driver who served as a practice goalie was unexpectedly called into action saturday night when his teams starter and backup goalie were injured during game play. Something spectacular happened on saturday night in canada. David ayres, a 42yearold toronto marlies zamboni driver, suited up as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes and. Zamboni driver david ayres suits up as emergency goalie. As he took the ice at about the halfway point of the second period, it was obvious that ayres was not a seasoned. Nhls carolina hurricanes win with help from zamboni. Toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against carolina hurricanes emergency goalie david ayres 90 during secondperiod nhl hockey game action in toronto, saturday, feb. Zamboni driver played emergency goalie for carolina. 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.
Ayres was the firstever emergency backup goalie to get an nhl win. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps cinch win for nhl team david ayres, 42, had a night he wont soon forget when he helped deliver an improbable win for the carolina hurricanes. Zamboni driver turned nhl goalie david ayres given his own. Zamboni driver david ayres fills in as emergency backup. How a 42yearold zamboni driver can play goalie in a real. Zamboni driver for the toronto marlies and emergency backup goalie.
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. Fans booed as toronto failed to score on a power play in the third period and jeered the maple. The zamboni driver who could in a charming bit of nhl rules, every home team has to make available an emergency goalie in the rare chance that both of the home or road teams goalies are injured. Twitter blows up as leafs lose to emergency goalie david. Zamboni driver pulled onto ice as emergency goalie helps hurricanes beat leafs 63.
In this case of emergency, the zamboni driver came through. Toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against carolina hurricanes emergency goalie david. Carolina hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency. Canes beat leafs with zamboni driver in goal toronto.
Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie david ayres. 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. Toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal of the game against hurricanes emergency goalie david ayres during second period nhl hockey action in toronto, saturday, feb. Ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies of the american hockey league, was forced into action midway through the second period after carolinas james reimer and petr mrazek. 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. Zamboni driver minds the net as hurricanes beat maple. Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie becomes. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as carolinas emergency goalie. Zamboni driver makes nhl debut as emergency goalie. Toronto ap first, carolina hurricanes goalie james reimer went down with an injury in saturday nights game.
Toronto ap david ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at scotiabank arena when carolina hurricanes goalie james reimer went down with an. Zamboni driver reflects on filling in as emergency nhl goalie 1. Carolina had been winning the game at that point, by a score of 4 to 1, and bringing in an amateur goalie halfway through the game could spell disaster. Zamboni driver turned goalie david ayres recounts night of improbable win over leafs reimer started for the hurricanes against his former team, but left with a lowerbody injury in the first. Zamboni driver unlikely to spur nhl to change goalie rule. Emergency goalie david ayres helps hurricanes defeat maple. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes. Hurricanes use zamboni driver as emergency goalie, defeat maple leafs. After the carolina hurricanes goalies succumbed to injuries, the emergency goalie, who is regularly a zamboni driver, stepped in to cover.
Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps cinch. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie. Zamboni driver enters game as carolina hurricanes goaltender. After both hurricanes goalies were injured in the game against the maple leafs in toronto, david ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the minor league toronto marlies, came on to serve as. Zamboni driver subs as nhl goalie, becomes a hockey hero. Dave ayres, a 42yearold who drives the zamboni for the maple leafs ahl affiliate, stepped in as the emergency goalie for the hurricanes on saturday night, stopping 8 of 10 shots to help. Ayres, who serves as the toronto marlies zamboni driver, replaced petr mrazek in net after a delay in action. Nhls carolina hurricanes win with help from zamboni driver after 2 goalies get hurt. Toronto maple leafs left wing pierre engvall 47 scores his teams third goal. Zamboni driver tends goal in emergency appearance to lead. The torontoarea zamboni driver who became famous after suiting up at the last minute for the carolina hurricanes has now been awarded a hockey card in his honour. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for nhls.
Ayres, who serves as the toronto marlies zamboni driver, replaced petr mrazek in net after a delay in. Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie david ayres appears. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes 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. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes ap toronto ap david ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at scotiabank arena when carolina hurricanes goalie. And not long after, he had an improbable first nhl win. Hurricanes ride emergency backup goalie and zamboni driver. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes. 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.
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