Walker, the longtime colorado rockies outfielderfirst baseman, will serve as the colorado avalanches honorary emergency goalie for sundays game versus the visiting vegas golden knights. This is awesome david ayres the zamboni driver who came in as an emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes in an nhl game last week is getting his own, official trading card. Maple leafs ahl team signs zamboni driver to serve as backup goalie by adam gretz the toronto marlies, the american hockey league affiliate of the nhls toronto maple leafs, had. The kings and ducks show off their prospects on first full. Interviews and autographs everyone celebrating the average joe who appeared to be as good as an nhl goalie. On this day 9 years ago, tim thomas and carey price.
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Last night, david ayres, a 42 year old zamboni driver, won an nhl game as an emergency 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. So the maple leafs frequently have him come to home games, just on the extremely rare chance they need a backup goaltender. Upper deck to produce cards of zamboni driverturnedgoalie. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. But on saturday, like a hollywood movie, ayres was told to suit up and play goalie for the. Ebug hero david ayres autographed carolina hurricanes mini. Zamboni driver gets his shot at playing for the nhl youtube. Zamboni emergency backup david ayres makes eight saves and nhl history. Canes beat leafs with zamboni driver in goal toronto.
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Along with his signature he has included a zamboni driver inscription. A tribute to 42 year old zamboni driver david ayres, reminding us that dreams really can come true. Maple leafs ahl team signs zamboni driver to serve as backup goalie the toronto marlies, the american hockey league affiliate of the nhls toronto maple leafs, had an odd goaltending duo in. One of the coolest stories about the first round of the stanley cup playoffs is about a teenager who probably wont get anywhere as close to the ice as the zamboni drivers at tmobile arena and.
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David ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver and kidney transplant recipient, stepped in for the carolina hurricanes as an emergency goaltender feb. The fury series is a level4 champion glove that incorporates rollfingers, rollnegative hybrid and flat gecko cuts for the absolute in. Larry walker is trading his baseball mitt for a goaltenders glove. Take a look at the signed goalkeeping gloves available on exclusive memorabilia. These zamboni drivers scored with our cut protective gloves and sleeves if you happen to find yourself in a chilly hockey arena in quebec one of these days, be sure to have a close look at the zamboni driver. Oct 21, 2018 at the end of every bench in the nhl is a goalie sitting in full pads and a hat. Zamboni driver becomes emergency goalie, beats the team he. Otherwise the movement of your hands inside the gloves when struck by a high velocity lacrosse shot could cause injury. After carolina goalies james reimer and patr mrazek went down with injuries, it was ayres time to shine. David ayres is a canadian ice hockey player, the first and only emergency backup goaltender to record a win in the history of the national hockey league. Last night, david ayres, a 42 year old zamboni driver, won.
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This hurricanes puck commemorates that historic night and has been signed and inscribed by ayres himself. The farm club of the toronto maple leafs signed ayres the zamboni driver at ricoh coliseum to an amateur tryout contract saturday. These goalkeeper gloves are ideal for any player looking for a sturdy, durable and reliable pair of goalie gloves that provide comfort and grip in one package. David ayres meteoric rise into the sports limelight shows how unusual hockeys backup goalie procedures work in todays billiondollar sports. Zamboni driver turned nhl goalie david ayres given his own. Champro sg5 competition soccer goalie gloves, 7mm foam palm, finger protectors. It is best utilized by goaltenders who hold their glove in the traditional hand shake position, but that doesnt mean it cant be used by goaltenders who have steeper angle glove positioning. Walkers hockey aspirations ended after he failed to make the cut with the western hockey leagues regina pats. Toronto marlies sign zamboni driver as backup goalie. For many goaltenders, their goalie glove position likely comes from playing baseball. I will always remember him as one of the greatest in the game. Walkers hockey aspirations ended after he failed to make the. Zamboni driver becomes emergency goalie, beats the team he works for.
He still went in and did a phenomenal job, rather than do something like allow 7 goals to give his team the win. See more ideas about goalie gloves, soccer goalie and goalkeeper. Along with his signature he has included a zamboni driver. Sportscenter incredible 42yearold zamboni driver david ayres subbed in as an emergency goalie for the canes and got his first nhl win. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl. Baseball hall of famer larry walker to serve as avs. Zamboni driver who became an emergency goalie visits today live.
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David ayres was used to taking to the ice during hockey games only to clean while driving a zamboni. Mar 25, 2020 the toronto area zamboni driver backstopped the hurricanes for over a period of nhl action and earned the win, the firstever for a ebug. When it comes to soccer goalie gloves, you wont find anywhere that can provide you the quality goods, customer service support, and affordable prices like. When a 42yearold zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an nhl game, it became one of the best stories in sports. Nhl auctions signed hockey memorabilia, autographed jerseys. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl looks at emergency goalie protocol despite going in for carolina in a blue and white mask and equipment, ayres stopped eight of the 10 shots he faced to help the hurricanes beat the maple leafs.