The nhls quirky emergency goalie rule took center stage saturday when a 42yearold ex zamboni driver made a rare onice appearance and actually beat his hometown toronto maple leafs. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl looks at emergency goalie. This is complete older set of goalie equipment less mask. Collect all of these mini goalie masks representing each nhl team.
Zamboni driver proposes at center ice of minor league playoff game. Toronto marlies and sometimes zamboni driver, admitted afterwards to espn. Sometimes, he suits up as a practice goalie for the leafs, and hes been an emergency backup for ahl teams at the mac in the past. Goalie goaliemasks pure goalie equipment, pure goalie. Nhl concerned by rise in goalie concussions, will lead to. Coronavirus brief your questions answered wearing masks shopping. Goalie masks, pro stock, nhl ice hockey goalie helmets. Evolution of hockey helmet timeline timetoast timelines. It was always aired out and is not a sweat bag smell. Skinny goalie equipment dude literally looks like a regular player but with leg pads. Did he think it was just a opposing player and was too concussed to realize it was an official.
A zamboni driver made his nhl debut when he took the ice as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes. A zamboni driver s heroic task february 27, 2020 jared labrecque sports 0 it was a surreal sight on saturday night when the nhls carolina hurricanes called upon a zamboni driver to be their goalie for a portion of their game against the toronto maple leafs. Goalie pads, skates, blocker and glove, chest protector, socks, pants, neck guard, goalie bag, etc. Shop for winnipeg jets helmets at the official online store of the nhl. David ayres, who works as a zamboni driver for the toronto marlies, served as the emergency goalie for the hurricanes. Wonkovich provided a photo of a star wars rebel fighter helmet and asked if jarrett could recreate the pilots helmet on to a goalie mask.
Zamboni driver becomes emergency goalie, beats the team he works for. Is dennis widemans 20game nhl suspension justified. A zamboni driver for an ahl team found a fantastic way to propose. And not long after, he had an improbable first nhl win. Zamboni driver plays 28 minutes as hurricanes emergency goalie. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes. Zamboni driver reflects on filling in as emergency nhl goalie 1. Emergency goalie david ayres makes history in hurricanes win. Oct 05, 2009 shit man, the zamboni driver at my college wears a tux for the 2nd break cleaning. Meet dave ayres, an emergency backup goaltender who lived out his dream in the nhl and was a hero for the carolina hurricanes in a 63. Interviews and autographs everyone celebrating the average joe who appeared to be as good as an nhl goalie.
Emergency goalie david ayres makes history in hurricanes. After letting in the first two shots he faced, ayres recorded 8 straight saves to close out the game and shutout the leafs in the third period. Jan 27, 2016 ice technician, aka zamboni driver, mike cunniff talks about how he makes agganis arenas ice, well, perfect. Everything you need to know about the 2021 nhl expansion draft. The canes turned to their zamboni driver, and he helped carolina beat the toronto maple leafs. Hurricanes goalies petr mrazek and james reimer were both injured in saturday nights game against toronto. David ayres, a 42yearold zamboni driver at a local rink who filled in as an emergency backup goalie for the carolina hurricanes, has secured his first career nhl win. Marlies zamboni driver david ayres beats the leafs as the emergency goalie for the. Zamboni driver david ayres gets nhl win as emergency goalie. Zamboni driver david ayres earns win as emergency goalie.
Within hours, each was wearing a mask, pads and an nhl uniform as an emergency goaltender, perhaps the most unusual position in all of sports. The canes put 42yearold emergency backup goalie dave ayres between the pipes midway through the second period, and they ended up winning. Meet hurricanes emergency goalie, 42, a zamboni driver. Goalie is an extremely specialized position since it plays so differently from every other position in the game and each team only ever has 2 on their roster. Evolution of hockey helmet timeline created by mklinga.
Maybe the totems, the seals, the sockeyes or should the nhl allow its players to play in the olympics. Maple leafs ahl team signs zamboni driver to serve as backup goalie the toronto maple leafs top minor league team was desperate for a backup goalie on friday night. David ayres day in the city by signing autographs from hurricanes. David ayres born august 12, 1977 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 nhl.
This carolina hurricanes mini zamboni has been signed and inscribed zamboni driver by ayres himself. I was riding around on a zamboni and saw the blackhawks ice girls in their hot outfits and totally popped a zamboner. So goalie ends up being the only position where the home team will hold a guy as an emergency goalie should a team lose both of their roster goalies. Toronto zamboni driver david ayres soars to global fame. 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. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver. Elvis stojko is a seventime canadian champion, a threetime world champion, a twotime olympic silver medallist and one of the greatest figure skaters ever. Ive watched this play many times and every time it makes less sense to me. Now, this wasnt the first time ayres had slipped on a goalie mask. Browse our selection of jets replica helmets, goalie masks, and other great collectible items at shop. Carolina hurricanes zamboni goalie sign signed auto autographed puck memorabilia toronto maple leafs. A former zamboni driver took to the ice last week as an emergency replacement goaltender and stopped eight out of 10 shots.
The top goalie prospect signed a threeyear entrylevel deal with the boston bruins in midmarch and he will be given a chance to jockey for position on the. Unfollow goalie helmet to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. About us masked marvel goalie helmets its your head you. Canes use emergency goalie bleacher report latest news. Zamboni driver turned nhl emergency goalie david ayres.
Chris johnston this is the contract david ayres would have signed because he had no prior pro experience. You talk about a dream come true, on sunday david ayers, a 42 yearold zamboni driver for the toronto maple leafs, was dragooned to fill in for the ca zamboni driver wins star in nhl game buckyville. They feature official team colors and logos and a plastic shell to keep them safe. Heres the contract he would have signed during the game. Canes beat leafs with zamboni driver in goal toronto. To many, it seemed strange to see ayres wearing a hurricanes jersey alongside his blue and white goalie pads and his leafs designed goalie helmet. Ebug hero david ayres autographed carolina hurricanes mini.
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Great set to use if wish play pickup or for occasional fill in goaltender. For just a zamboni olympia driver wages usually start at 8. Ayres was the firstever emergency backup goalie to get an nhl win. Maintenance man and zamboni driver david ayres saw a lifelong nhl dream come. He is the oldest goalie in nhl history to win his regularseason debut. Zamboni driver leads carolina hurricanes to victory as emergency goalie. Bring in marlies zamboni driver david ayres as emergency backup goalie. Unfollow mini goalie masks to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Part of ayres job with mlse, outside of his zamboni duties, is to practise with the leafs, acting as an extra body for shooting practice. Ayres, a zamboni driver and arena maintenance worker for the maple leafs ahl affiliate, the toronto marlies, has been the regular practice goaltender for the marlies and has appeared at maple. Next thing the 42yearold zamboni driver knew, he was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight. Hurricanes turn to zamboni driver as emergency goalie.
Zamboni driver proposes at center ice of minor league playoff. The toronto area zamboni driver backstopped the hurricanes for over a period of nhl action and earned the win, the firstever for a ebug. This carolina hurricanes minizamboni has been signed and inscribed zamboni driver by ayres himself. Ayres is a zamboni driver for the ahl toronto marlies and stepped into the. Zamboni driver david ayres hit the ice as an emergency goalie for the carolina hurricanes saturday night in their game against the toronto maple leafs.
Custom crafted goalie masks, goalie mask refurbish and reconditioning, and goalie mask repair 810. Apdavid ayres is still adjusting to newfound stardom after winning a game as the emergency goaltender for the carolina hurricanes. Washington ten republican senators have signed onto sen. Featuring goalie masks and cages from top product manufacturers such as bauer, ccm, nash, vaughn, and wall usa. Zamboni driver turned goalie david ayres recounts night of improbable win over leafs i had a couple of text messages that told me to get in there, ayres said in front a throng of reporters. Brian elliott signed goalie mini helmet ottawa senators autographed psadna certified autographed nhl mini helmets. 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. The farm club of the toronto maple leafs signed ayres the zamboni driver at ricoh coliseum to an amateur tryout contract saturday. Josh hawleys proposal to change the senate rules to enable the chamber to dismiss. Zamboni driver, 42, stars as emergency goalie for hurricanes. Maple leafs ahl team signs zamboni driver to serve as. Youll find a wide variety of goalie masks and cages currently in stock. Sportscenter incredible 42yearold zamboni driver david ayres subbed in as an emergency goalie for the canes and got his first nhl win. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, center ice name and logo, nhl conference logos and nhl winter classic name are registered trademarks and vintage hockey word mark and logo, live every shift, hot off the ice, the game lives where you do, nhl power play, nhl winter classic logo, nhl heritage classic.
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. Jason livery is a world renowned mask artist who takes pride in being the catalyst for enabling goalies to wear their passions, personalities, and imagination for all to experience and praise. 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. New jersey devils helmets, devils replica helmets, nj goalie. Ayres enjoys new fame after earning win as emergency goalie. Emergency hockey player, a 42yearold zamboni driver, becomes oldest. Heard the leafs are trying to sign a hot dog vendor from turkmenistan working in front of the. Winnipeg jets helmets, jets replica helmets, winnipeg goalie. Nhl auctions signed hockey memorabilia, autographed. Zamboni driver turned nhl goalie david ayres given his own. In what might be considered the feelgood story of the 201920 nhl season, injuries saturday forced the carolina hurricanes to literally put the zamboni driver in at goalie against the toronto. He is also the operations manager at the mattamy athletic centre in toronto, ontario ayres is best known for playing in a nhl game on february 22, 2020, for the carolina hurricanes as an emergency backup.
Our mans getting a spot in the hockey hall of fame now you go, bro. Goaliemonkey has the worlds largest selection of hockey goalie masks in senior, intermediate, junior and youth from bauer, vaughn, ccm and wall. Service employee in protective equipment including an n95 mask, a face shield. Its only fitting that the zamboni driver beatsan nhl team story happens on the 40th anniversary to the day of the miracle on ice. By signing up you are agreeing to our terms of use and privacy policy. Vikings legend carl eller makes the case for keeping. They are called ice technicians, and even though it looks like a joyride to wheel around a rink in a giant icemaking machine, its actually a very specialized task. He became an overnight sensation, interviews and autographs everyones celebrating the average joe, who appeared to be as good as an nhl goalie, but i wondered if maybe the opposite was true that maybe nhl goalies are no better than the average joe joe to to to test. Hockey goalie equipment, pro stock, nhl ice hockey goalie gear. Toronto 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. Company owners joe messina and stan matwijiw give each goalie mask the attention and detail they deserve to be considered by many as one of the premier goalie mask manufactures in north america since 2004. David ayres carolina hurricanes signed puck wcoa ebug. The zamboni story model e 1954 each of the machines designated model a through model d varied from one another as frank improved the succeeding machine over the previous one.
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. The tux is courtesy of center line tuxedos, run by center ice hockey shop in town, love the small town slashie stores. Ayres, a building operations manager, practice player for the toronto maple leafs, practice player for the ahl team toronto marlies and sometimes zamboni driver, admitted afterwards to espn he was. He is a zamboni driver who will practice with maple leafs. Franklin sports nhl sx pro gfm 100 goalie mask by franklin sports. Springfield, massachusetts when a former zamboni driver took the ice last week as an emergency replacement goaltender and stopped 8 out of 10 shots, he became an overnight sensation. David ayres, an emergency goaltender in toronto, got the call when carolinas starter and backup both went down with injuries. After zamboni driver is tapped to play in a game, nhl. Hero zamboni driver who led canes win in goal to be in. Blank mini shells and facemasks out of production limited editions limited stock collectors picks. Toronto marlies sign zamboni driver as backup goalie.
Carolina hurricanes put the zamboni driver in the net. Warwick mask company custom crafted goalie masks, goalie. Toronto maple leafs lose to a zamboni driver with a. Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for. Steve hartman tries his hand at goaltending after zamboni. I ll drink to you have one more then life in the slow lane might tonight a 42 year old zamboni driver was called in as an emergency goaltender when the two starters were injured and he just defeated one of the most expensive forward groups in the nhl. When mark wonkovich came to tony jarrett of masked expressions, the latter knew he had something special on his hands.
Winnipeg jets helmets, jets replica helmets, winnipeg. In total, ayres stopped eight of 10 shots and became the first ever emergency backup goalie to win an nhl game. The private sector pays more then a nonprofit, city, or state ran rink. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Emergency goalie david ayres made history in the carolina. Either way, carolinas 63 win over the faltering leafs at scotiabank arena was a memorable night for 42yearold emergency goaltender and sometime zambonidriver david ayres, who stepped in to make eight saves and earn the win after the hurricanes lost netminders james reimer and petr mrazek to injury. The torontoarea zamboni driver who became famous after suiting up. No goalie should hit the ice without proper protection and with pro stock hockeys selection of goalie protective equipment, finding that protection is easier and more affordable than ever.