While working as a building operator and Zamboni driver for the Toronto Marlies, Ayres became the Carolina Hurricanes' emergency back-up goaltender (EBUG) during a 2020 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which the Hurricanes won. Ayres is the only EBUG in NHL history to enter a game as a substitute and be credited with a win.

2020年2月23日 · A third practice goalie for the Maple Leafs and Marlies, Ayres is also one of the emergency goaltenders in Toronto available for the nuclear situation in which the Hurricanes found themselves...

2024年3月11日 · David Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver and practice goalie for the Toronto Marlies, stepped onto the ice as an emergency backup for the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and made history.

2023年10月3日 · Here's a look back at the time 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres played goalie for the Hurricanes and helped them beat the Maple Leafs.

2023年8月14日 · DAVID Ayres received the hockey opportunity of a lifetime at the age of 42 years old. In 2020, the 6-foot-tall Canadian hockey star made his NHL debut as an emergency goalie — and came out victorious. From 2014-15, Ayres served as a backup to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes minor league teams.

2020年2月23日 · After Carolina goalies James Reimer and Petr Mrazek left because of injuries, the Hurricanes were forced to turn to 42-year-old David Ayres, who was watching the game at Scotiabank Arena with...

Almost a year later, the story of Dave Ayres and his improbable victory, while serving as Emergency Goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes, is the stuff of L...

2020年2月25日 · After emerging victorious in his National Hockey League debut for the Carolina Hurricanes, 42-year-old emergency backup goalie David Ayres has become an overnight sensation. So much so that...

2020年2月25日 · With two goalies on the roster for both the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, Ayres was in the building listed as the third emergency back-up goalie in case either team needed him. Carolina did. After the Canes lost James Reimer and Petr Mrazek to injury in the second period, they tagged in the EBUG from Toronto.

2020年2月29日 · Thrust into action as the emergency backup goaltender at Toronto on Feb. 22 after the Carolina Hurricanes’ two goalies, James Reimer and Petr Mrazek, were hurt, Ayres let in the first two shots...