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 ...

On Saturday night, Dave Ayres was back in Scotiabank Arena, watching, waiting, standing by just in case of emergency. A week prior, Ayres had been summoned into an improbable situation: making his ...

David Ayres has won again. His victory as the emergency backup goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 22 was voted by fans as the Greatest Moment of the NHL Season … So Far. The 42-year-old became ...

Dave Ayres was having a normal Saturday night with his wife watching the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena when Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer left the ...

TORONTO – A Zamboni driver lived out his dream of playing in the NHL when he was tapped by the Carolina Hurricanes over the weekend. Emergency backup goalie Dave Ayres made eight saves in relief of ...