BOCA RATON, Fla. --The NHL procedure for using emergency backup goalies works how it is supposed to work and will remain unchanged, the general managers decided Monday at their annual meetings. "There ...

Ayres, a building operations manager, practice player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, practice player for the AHL team Toronto Marlies and sometimes zamboni driver, admitted afterwards to ESPN he was ...

WASHINGTON-- The emergency backup goalie procedure for NHL games is expected to be discussed at the general managers meetings that begin next week, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Tuesday. The ...

University of New Hampshire senior Kyle Chauvette served as the Sharks' EBUG against the Bruins on Thursday but his services weren't needed.

Just one day after his collegiate career ended, 24-year-old Kyle Chauvette of Goffstown found himself in a San Jose Sharks uniform.

The box score doesn't always tell the full story in professional sports, and such was the case in the regular-season finale between the Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks. Emergency backup goalie Tom ...

The Goffstown native was at TD Garden with the San Jose Sharks, serving as the emergency backup goalie after the team's starter was injured.

Westin Cardwell watches the Oilers from his spot on press row, eight floors up from the ice surface. His cell phone sits in ...

Dave Ayres was having a normal Saturday night with his wife watching the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena when Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer left the ...

Because of a peculiarity in professional hockey, the fate of the Chicago Blackhawks in their scrum against the Winnipeg Jets was decided by a fan who was called into emergency goalie service. Scott ...

These goalies aren't necessarily the Vezina Trophy favorites, but their teams know what to expect in most games.