Ayres, a zamboni driver and building operations manager at torontos mattamy athletic centre, stopped eight of 10 shots he faced in his nhl debut, helping the hurricanes capture a 63 victory. After the carolina hurricanes goalies succumbed to injuries, the emergency goalie, who is regularly a zamboni driver, stepped in to cover. Ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver and area maintenance worker for the maple leafs ahl affiliate, the toronto marlies, stepped in as the emergency goalie. Dave ayres, 42yearold zamboni driver, first emergency. Zamboni driver turns emergency goalie, becomes oldest to. Dallas stars emergency goalie ready after hurricanes david. He is a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, their american hockey league team affiliate, and works maintenance at the marlies arena, the cocacola coliseum. 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. The 42yearold ayres was forced into action in marlies gear and a hurricanes jersey midway through the second period after carolinas james reimer and petr mrazek were injured. 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. This 43yearold zamboni driver became an emergency goalie hero. The torontobased ayres may be the zamboni driver for the ahl, but he also serves as a local emergency goalie for teams in need. Without another option on the roster, the canes were forced to turn to zamboni driver dave ayres, who also serves as a practice goalie for the ahls toronto marlies, an affiliate of the leafs. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for hurricanes.
David ayres carolina hurricanes emergency goalie zamboni driver. Zamboni driver turned nhl goalie david ayres given his own. Jersey city woman killed in suspected murdersuicide was five months pregnant. 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. Zamboni driver david ayres earns win as emergency goalie. Ayres card features him standing in the hurricanes net, wearing the teams jersey and maple. Emergency goalie david ayres helps hurricanes defeat maple. The next thing ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver, knew, he was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight.
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. Grab your tshirt jersey to support the canes newest. The torontoarea zamboni driver who became famous after suiting up at. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes oldest goalie to win in nhl debut. Zamboni driver turned goalie now has own hurricanes shirt for sale. A zamboni driver made his nhl debut when he took the ice as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes. 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. Next thing the 42yearold zamboni driver knew, he was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight. He said hes already gotten one and was told the shirt is.
Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie david ayres. Zamboni driver saves the day as emergency goalie in nhl. He added that he plans to hang up his jersey from the game. When their first two goaltenders were injured in saturdays national hockey league nhl game, the carolina hurricanes turned to a 42yearold zamboni driver to save the day. Zamboni driver, 42, stars as emergency goalie for hurricanes. All the cool things to happen to zamboni goalie david ayres since surprise. Zamboni driver reflects on filling in as emergency nhl goalie 1.
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. He is a zamboni driver who will practice with maple leafs. Bringing back vintage wear with the zamboni letterman jacket. It has a comfortable woollike polyester with warm quilted lining. Ayres, who had a kidney transplant 15 years ago and wasnt sure if he would ever play hockey again, has been a practice goalie with the leafs and the clubs american hockey league affiliate, the. You can now buy a shirt honoring dave ayres, the zamboni driver turned carolina hurricanes emergency goaltender. The 42yearold ayres was forced into action in marlies gear and a hurricanes jersey midway through the second period after carolinas. The 42yearold zamboni driver stepped onto the ice saturday night wearing a carolina hurricanes no. Zamboni driver gets his own hurricanes shirt reuters. Toronto zamboni driver david ayres soars to global fame. 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.
Emergency goalie david ayres helps hurricanes win in nhl. Toronto zamboni driver david ayres got the call as emergency goalie during the game between the leafs and hurricanes, and earned the win for carolina. The emergency goalie will go in for either the home or the away team, whichever needs them. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for canes. Emergency goalie david ayres helps hurricanes defeat maple leafs in wild nhl debut the 42yearold who occasionally drives a zamboni beat the team that employs him as a practice goalie. 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. Meet hurricanes emergency goalie, 42, a zamboni driver.
Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as carolinas emergency goalie. Zamboni driver david ayres wowed the crowd as the replacement goalie when all other goalie options fell through for the carolina hurricanes. Zamboni driver dave ayres enters as emergency goal for. This zamboni driver was asked to be a replacement goalie. Dave ayres was the carolina hurricanes secret weapon in the net saturday night. Carolina also is selling hurricanes tshirts with ayres name and no. Zamboni driver turned goalie now has own hurricanes shirt. Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie becomes.
Moms pride brings goalie hero david ayres to tears on u. 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. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie. Zamboni driver played emergency goalie for carolina.
Carolina hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps cinch. Zamboni driver by day, emergency goaltender by night david ayres earned first star honors and saved the day for the canes in toronto. Zamboni driver turned backup goalie david ayres 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. David ayres, zamboni driver who beat the leafs, on his. The 42yearold zamboni driver who became a hero as the. Zamboni driver turnedcarolina hurricanes backup goalie david ayres, who made his nhl debut this weekend at the tender age of 42, is more than a shining reminder that anything is possible. Over the weekend, two goalies got injured in a game between the carolina hurricanes and. And not long after, he had an improbable first nhl win. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for nhls.
This 43yearold zamboni driver became an emergency goalie. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver. David ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie. Toronto zamboni driver david ayres makes his nhl debut as. 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. Zamboni driver david ayres gets nhl win as emergency.
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