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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emergency backup goalie Dave Ayres made eight saves in relief of Carolina's two injured netminders in the Hurricanes' 6-3 ...

In the span of a week, David Ayres has gone from part-time Zamboni driver to getting his own hockey card as an NHL goaltender. Upper Deck announced on Friday that Ayres, the 42-year-old emergency ...

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 ...

Carolina Hurricanes goaltending coach Jason Muzzatti watched with everyone else as both of the team's goaltenders were injured in the span of about 30 minutes of game time on Saturday night in Toronto ...

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, ...

When both of the Carolina Hurricanes' goaltenders left Saturday's game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs with injuries, 42-year-old Dave Ayres came in as the emergency backup goaltender -- and stopped 8 ...