During that game the Hurricanes lost both Petr Mrazek and James Reimer with injuries and the 42 year old David Ayers who was the emergency backup and practice goalie for the Maple Leafs was called into play for the Hurricanes.
After he defeated the Maple Leafs he became a league legend and has a hero status to this day across the league.
Apparently there was even a Disney story in the works as a potential underdog story.
Everyone across the league loves him, but his ex-wife Sarah has some info that might make us all change our opinions of him. Sarah posted on her Twitter account yesterday that David abused her:
This isn't a matter of it being hockey culture. It's a matter of people who are bullies, who have been given a false sense of entitlement.
People who try to make themselves feel more adequate by destroying others.
Here's your truth. pic.twitter.com/xt1J5EzNnF� Sarah Ayres (@Houlie_s) November 5, 2022
These allegations have not been confirmed as true or not, but they are quite disturbing.
Sarah answered a few of her followers comments about the report:
Not many do!� Sarah Ayres (@Houlie_s) November 6, 2022
Oh no, it was all said to my face on multiple occasions by a man who was in a position to never utter such words.� Sarah Ayres (@Houlie_s) November 6, 2022
a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/Emergency-backup-goalie-who-famously-beat-the-Toronto-Maple-Leafs-accused-of-alleged-abuse-by-his-ex-wife-173202' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Originally reported from: Bladeofsteel.com
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