‘I’m going in?!’: Zamboni driver turned goalie David Ayres recounts night of improbable win over Leafs
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‘I’m going in?!’: Zamboni driver turned goalie David Ayres recounts night of improbable win over Leafs
Description
February 23, 2020
David Ayres became the story of the night and maybe of the year in the NHL when he donned the pads for the Carolina Hurricanes after their two goalies were injured against the Maple Leafs Saturday night. The usual Zamboni driver stopped 8 of 10 shots to become the oldest goalie at 42 years of age to win their NHL debut.
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‘I’m going in?!’: Zamboni driver turned goalie David Ayres recounts night of improbable win over Leafs06:59 | February 23, 2020 -
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Canadian Olympic snowboarder, medal hopeful Mark McMorris suffers ‘heavy crash’ in training01:10 | February 4, 2026 -
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2 Kamloops teens amongst the 3 junior hockey players killed in Alberta crash02:12 | February 3, 2026 -
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‘I’m going in?!’: Zamboni driver turned goalie David Ayres recounts night of improbable win over Leafs06:59 | February 23, 2020
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Description
February 23, 2020
David Ayres became the story of the night and maybe of the year in the NHL when he donned the pads for the Carolina Hurricanes after their two goalies were injured against the Maple Leafs Saturday night. The usual Zamboni driver stopped 8 of 10 shots to become the oldest goalie at 42 years of age to win their NHL debut.
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