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NHL's Best Feel-Good Moment winner David Ayres
Keep Swinging with Matt Stucko
English - February 22, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 108 ratingsSports sports self-help motivation inspiration entrepreneur baseball hockey basketball football success Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On February 22, 2020, 42-year-old David Ayres got the phone call of his life. It was Hockey Night in Canada in Toronto with the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs in the midst of a tight playoff race. Both Hurricanes goalies suffered injuries by the second period and they needed to bring in an emergency backup goalie. Ayers was their man. The magical performance by Ayers in Toronto ended up being voted by NHL fans the Best Feel-Good Moment in 2020. This episode of 'Keep Swinging' is all about being ready for when your name is called as the netminder details such a memorable night and how he overcame a health scare prior to that game.