were forced to fold two goalkeepers in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes had to help turn an unlikely source: the goalkeeper emergency backup, 42, David Ayres. Ayres, a building superintendent, practice player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, practical player for the Toronto Marlies AHL team and driver at times Zamboni gave, then ESPN has been shocked by the request. It ‘s very rare for the National Hockey League; a pro team has not called from 2018 on their goalie emergency backup or “ebug” But to make Ayres manage history in more ways than one, the first emergency goalkeeper ever to win a game and the oldest door of a regular debut winning season after Sports Illustrated. He stayed the longest time in a game for the emergency backup also scoring on ice for 28 minutes and 41 seconds. “Once in a lifetime. I’ll take it,” Ayres said after the game. Ayres told ESPN that he was nervous when he took the ice for the first time in the second period, when the Maple Leafs have two targets to shoot. However went stops at most eight hits, hurricanes help Leafs 6 to 3. Ayres told his companions defeated the team they support, have helped to calm him, especially when he was approached by Erik Haula forward, who told him ” just have fun. we do not care if cashed 10 goals. “said Ayres ESPN.” that put me. “hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said later that the game would be a special memory for all.” arose think , good. How this will end? we just dug and said we will not lose this game. for him, that moment is. this is incredible for the rest of his life. this is why you should do “Brind’Amour said. Ayres said in interviews after the game that he has, before a kidney transplant 15 years ago and thought it would be his career hockey at the end. He said that his passion for the game keeps going. After the game, Ayres was the first star (the best recognized by three players at the end of the game) the name and a bottle of water with a shower was honored by his teammates. “I had no idea that I had a shower before I’m in the shower …. these guys are awesome,” said Ayres. He added that he plans his jersey from the game to hang. Ayre wife Sarah Ayres, also express their enthusiasm on Twitter. “I am the most happy, proud woman of the world, because my man had to live his last dream … I am surprised and I still have a voice,” he wrote. Picture Copyright by Frank Gunn The Canadian Press via AP)
Emergency hockey player, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver will Oldest win in NHL debut goalkeeper
