Written By Jason
2020-02-23T07:20:00Z
Meet Ayres, the emergency back-up in Toronto for this sort of nuclear event. Ayres, 42, is the building operations manager at Mattamy Athletic Centre. Many describe him as a Zamboni driver, but these days?
"Not very often," he smiled. "That was accurate five or six years ago."
I had no idea that emergency back-up goaltenders were a thing in pro hockey and basically the home rink provides one that either team could use if all their goalies succumb to injury. It's kind of wild that he got to play against his home team, did well for the visitors (and helped keep their playoff chances alive), and the home fans were completely thrilled for him. This seems like a totally Canadian and awesome thing!