David Ayres

Hockey Coach

Birthday August 12, 1977

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Whitby, Canada

Age 47 years old

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About

Former Canadian hockey goalkeeper and head coach of the Port Perry Lumberjacks, a team in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. He got called in as an emergency backup goalkeeper while working as a building operator for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He posts sports and lifestyle content on his popular davidayres Instagram page. 

Before Fame

He played eight games in the AHL in 2014.

Trivia

In 2020, rose to fame after making history as the first emergency backup goaltender to earn an NHL win with the Carolina Hurricanes. He is also the oldest recorded player to win their NHL debut.

Family Life

He married his ex-wife Sarah in 2017 and the two later separated in 2022.

Associated With

He was called in as a backup goalie for the Hurricanes after both James Reimer and Petr Mrazek were injured.