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 ...

Hockey is absolutely full of surprises, but nothing quite compares to watching a completely ordinary regular person step into an NHL game. The Emergency Backup Goalie rule makes that truly possible.

to the St. Louis Blues at Rogers Arena on Sunday. The 25-year-old, who has been one of Vancouver's EBUGs for the past five seasons, was signed to an amateur tryout agreement prior to the game. Toth is ...

Westin Cardwell watches the Oilers from his spot on press row, eight floors up from the ice surface. His cell phone sits in front of him, next to a can of Dr. Pepper. On this late January night, the ...

Nathan Schoenfeld might not have been able to get in on Monday's game action, but he joined the Coyotes on the ice for Tuesday's practice. A relations manager at a bank, the 31-year-old former Arizona ...

CHICAGO --Scott Foster made seven saves as the emergency backup goalie to help the Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 at United Center on Thursday. "The initial shock happened when I had ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs made an emergency roster move after a scary pregame incident involving goaltender Anthony Stolarz. The NHL team confirmed the decision on social media, posting, “G Dennis ...

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It felt like goalie Colten Ellis’ stay here would be brief. Perhaps after filling the backup role for a couple of weeks as Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen recovered from an injury, the Sabres would place the ...

The Edmonton Oilers are entering the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with hopes of finally getting over the hump, as their back-to-back foes, the Florida Panthers, couldn't make it to the postseason this ...

OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PLAY IN THE PROS. JUST ONE DAY AFTER HIS COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CAREER ENDED, KYLE SCHMIDT FOUND HIMSELF IN A SAN JOSE SHARKS UNIFORM. SHE DIDN’T EVEN REALLY FEEL REAL. LIKE IT WAS ...

The Edmonton Oilers' 7-3 beatdown of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night featured one of the feel-good stories of the 2022-23 NHL season, as emergency backup goalie Matt Berlin made his NHL debut ...