TORONTO -- David Ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at Scotiabank Arena when Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer went down with an injury. The on-call emergency netminder in Toronto, ...

The Carolina Hurricanes will always have a place in David Ayres' heart. And his living room. Located behind the couch where the goalie sits to watch Hurricanes games is a locker he set up to pay ...

Raleigh, N.C. — A fan vote at NHL.com has resulted in David Ayers' performance for the Carolina Hurricanes as an emergency backup goaltender as the "Greatest Moments of NHL Season ... So Far." On Feb.

When a 42-year-old Zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an NHL game, it became one of the best stories in sports. But David Ayres going from practicing with the Toronto Maple ...

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 ...

Former Zamboni driver-turned-arena manager David Ayres became an immediate sensation when he pulled on the goaltending gear and took the ice in an NHL game on a Saturday night in Toronto and beat his ...

The National Hockey League is really good at fixing problems that neither need fixing nor are problems in the first place. Ayres entered the game in the second period and gave up two goals, causing ...

Raleigh, North Carolina is prepared to celebrate David Ayres when the Carolina Hurricanes come home Tuesday. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin proclaimed Tuesday "David Ayres Day" in the North Carolina ...