You know what I love the most about this sport…when it comes to having to use an emergency goalie, the commentators and fans are actually reasonable. They don’t get upset with the goalie, they don’t boo and hiss. They understand that it was a person who was not prepared to come into this game but is stepping up to make sure the game goes on. It’s honestly kinda nice to see rational people in public 😂
Hockey is full of respect. This is just one example. Look at most fights in the game. They guys will pat each other on the ass and say "good scrap". They won't hit someone who's on the ice...they call for a trainer during an injury....and so on
I was an emergency goalie for a local pro senior A team. Didn't get to play, but sat on the bench. Super cool experience. Can't imagine doing that for the NHL.
i would shit every color in a rainbow right into my pants sitting on that bench knowing at any moment i could be put in net as the other goalie gets injured.
Great vid. All the stories are good. But the first one, David Ayres, will still go down as legendary. Each home team has an emergency goalie at every home game, just in case. This 42 year old, hadn't played any hockey for 15 years, gets called up to take over in the middle of an NHL game, played the last 28 minutes of the game, saved 8 out of 10 shots, and helped the Canes win the game! There isn't a major sport where something like this (a non-roster true amateur playing a professional game) can happen.
In Football (Soccer), there is a rule when one referee gets hurt the referee with the highest license in the attendance will be called up to join the officiating team. This happened a couple of times. Because refs can go to games for free though, there always is at least one ref who ousually officiates on a semi-professional level (4th tier, like ECHL)
I was an emergency goalie for one of our local ice games. Nowhere near the level of the NHL, but still. My team had two goalies, me and my friend. We switched at half time so I was on the bench watching the second half of the game. About 5 minutes after I got off the ice the opponents only goalie got hurt. So I hopped back on and played for the other team. It was fun getting shot at by my own team and chatting with the other team. The amount of thank you’s and kind words I was given was so overwhelming and awesome. The whole rest of the game I was talking to the other team, having a blast with them. My team won the game but the entire opposing team still crowded me and were still happy even though they lost. After I got off the ice I was met by parents from the other team and parents of kids on my team all commending me for being backup. It was a hell of a night and I’m so glad it happened. I couldn’t even imagine the experience if it was in the NHL, but damn it would feel nice.
I played goalie all my life and always dreamed about this. One day, it almost came true. I was living in Prescott, AZ playing in the men's league and was told I was going to be a backup for the Arizona Sundogs minor team to the Coyotes. Unfortunately, I didn't get the play, but the excitement of that day is still with me many years later. It would have been my first pro game.
He got to play with the best player in the world and a bunch of other greats. I love the pure joy in all of the oilers faces. They're all stoked for him.
I love when the ebugs start playing the commentators are not only pumping them up but also complementing them and overall being good human beings because they understand that the dude in the net probably was not prepared to play in a fucking nhl game that day.
LOL this is the third time i have watched this - so cool - wish it was me... "Living the Dream" never gets old... Love that the crowd accepts the "situation bc 'the game' gos on and can't blame the guy for doing his best when his best is what is required - RESPECT!
6:05 "He's almost certainly better than anyone YOU know." Wow, that was very aggressive. I'm not sure I deserved that level of disdain but okay mr. narrator man. 🤣
Matt Berlin technically wasn’t the EBUG. He signed a minor league tryout contract and was actually just the backup that night. The oilers called on another guy to be the EBUG that night since skinner was sick.
@@sambmackenzie you saved me asking why he got put in if there was nothing wrong with the starting netminder. I was under the impression EBUG's could only play as a last resort 😎👍
Playing an entire period at 42 and not giving up another goal is impressive af Dave Ayres! God imagine the NERVES lol, I'd piss myself every time the puck was in our zone. Last goal woulda been scored on ANY goalie, too, that was tough. Hockey players and fans are the fkn best, too. You'd think that was a home game, love seeing the players all fired up for him, they know that's a once in a lifetime thing for those guys and they also need him lol
I think that at the start of the following seasons All-Stars Skill Competition, if there is at least two emergency goalie appearances in the previous season, they should go head to head in a saves vs. the best scorers of the previous season. So you'd get a "Who's the best Emergency Goalie?" contest. Imagine Foster vs. McDavid or something like that. I would watch that for sure. It'd be a humorous thing that would be a random chance addon for an exhibition like contest to add a bit of fun for the goalies that may have only played for like 5 minutes or less, but to be showcased against the best of the best like an NHL Top Gun matchup... It would be seriously awesome.
I mean technically I’m an emergency backup. I’m a zam driver at a local rink and occasionally one of the teams will need a goalie and if I’m not working alone I’ll suit up. I’m basically David Ayers right?
I will always love hockey players for this. EBUGs maybe some random dude who plays in the area but when they're called upon, even if they do nothing but sit on the bench, they're one of the boys for that night.
Light him up. I mean obviously if you’re winning 8-0, you can start pulling punches just like you would with any goaltender. But for the rest of the time it’s the same as any other game
I’m not an expert but I’m pretty sure an AHL and NHL team will share an emergency goalie, they’ll go to all the games and if the first goalie gets hurt they suit up and head to the bench.
Correction: the arena will have an emergency goalie, so that a team’s guy doesn’t have to travel around with the team. So that’s how you get the guy in Maple Leaf’s gear playing for the Canes- he was Toronto’s emergency backup
It bugs me so much when people still call the ECHL the East Coast Hockey League. Its not called that anymore, its just ECHL. Calling it the East Coast league makes no sense bc you have teams all over the country in places like Idaho, Utah, Texas, etc..
Didn’t have to, I think the coach was giving the emergency contract guy some ice to live a dream. Campbell was perfectly healthy as far as I know. I don’t think Berlin was actually an official EBUG, but an emergency contract signee, because a coach tried to do the same years ago with an actual EBUG and the refs sent him back to the bench.
one thing to add to the previous reply: Matt Berlin was listed on the game sheet as the official back up, being signed to an amateur tryout contract before the game started. That in itself does not make him a true EBUG, and he could have come into the game at any time. True EBUGS are still signed to an amateur tryout contract, but when the game has already started.
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You know what I love the most about this sport…when it comes to having to use an emergency goalie, the commentators and fans are actually reasonable. They don’t get upset with the goalie, they don’t boo and hiss. They understand that it was a person who was not prepared to come into this game but is stepping up to make sure the game goes on. It’s honestly kinda nice to see rational people in public 😂
Kind of rare to see rational people these days..
Hockey has real fans who care and know what is going on
Hockey is full of respect. This is just one example. Look at most fights in the game. They guys will pat each other on the ass and say "good scrap". They won't hit someone who's on the ice...they call for a trainer during an injury....and so on
The leafs took this so far that they lost to a Zamboni driver
@@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059 that's why it's the best sport in the world
lmao... Dangle screaming about the 42 yr old Zamboni driver who works for them will always give me a grin.
Lottoroni>>>Zamboni
I have been a hockey fan for over 40 years and this is my top hockey memory, and always will be 😂
@Dylan Rodger yeah but you have to understand he's one of the top 10 Zamboni drivers in the NHL soooo.....yeah
@@MikeBabsBC you’ve been a “hickey” fan?!?
@@MmaFan34 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 Freudian slip apparently.
first one will forever be legendary with ayres
Nah, Scott Foster is the OG
@@ts13f65Ayres was a zamboni driver and won against the team he works for. Scott is number 2. But Ayres is just legendary
I was an emergency goalie for a local pro senior A team. Didn't get to play, but sat on the bench. Super cool experience. Can't imagine doing that for the NHL.
i would shit every color in a rainbow right into my pants sitting on that bench knowing at any moment i could be put in net as the other goalie gets injured.
Nerves beyond nerves
Same but i got to play once we lost the defense was terrible
Great vid. All the stories are good. But the first one, David Ayres, will still go down as legendary. Each home team has an emergency goalie at every home game, just in case. This 42 year old, hadn't played any hockey for 15 years, gets called up to take over in the middle of an NHL game, played the last 28 minutes of the game, saved 8 out of 10 shots, and helped the Canes win the game! There isn't a major sport where something like this (a non-roster true amateur playing a professional game) can happen.
That game made me smile so much. Very well done by him.
In Football (Soccer), there is a rule when one referee gets hurt the referee with the highest license in the attendance will be called up to join the officiating team. This happened a couple of times. Because refs can go to games for free though, there always is at least one ref who ousually officiates on a semi-professional level (4th tier, like ECHL)
I was an emergency goalie for one of our local ice games. Nowhere near the level of the NHL, but still. My team had two goalies, me and my friend. We switched at half time so I was on the bench watching the second half of the game. About 5 minutes after I got off the ice the opponents only goalie got hurt. So I hopped back on and played for the other team. It was fun getting shot at by my own team and chatting with the other team. The amount of thank you’s and kind words I was given was so overwhelming and awesome. The whole rest of the game I was talking to the other team, having a blast with them. My team won the game but the entire opposing team still crowded me and were still happy even though they lost. After I got off the ice I was met by parents from the other team and parents of kids on my team all commending me for being backup. It was a hell of a night and I’m so glad it happened. I couldn’t even imagine the experience if it was in the NHL, but damn it would feel nice.
the david ayer’s game hands down coolest thing in pro sports in a long time
not for leafs fans
It was one regular season game. From the sound of it a lot of them were still happy for him.@@itzjowii
I have one of his hats signed sitting on my wall 😅
Super classy of all the fans and players how they all rally behind the EBUG and cheer him on, regardless of who he's playing for.
I played goalie all my life and always dreamed about this. One day, it almost came true. I was living in Prescott, AZ playing in the men's league and was told I was going to be a backup for the Arizona Sundogs minor team to the Coyotes. Unfortunately, I didn't get the play, but the excitement of that day is still with me many years later. It would have been my first pro game.
That Ayres guy in the first game just made me smile. He did really well!
Loved that from the oilers, such a class act
Ahhh yesss. Dave Ayres. The zamboni driver who could make Steve Dangle's vocal chords crack to new heights.
My favorite EBUG was Mikko Koskinen because the Oilers let him come out of the stands for over 150 games.
What leafer or flamer
to make it worse, he wore 19
He got to play with the best player in the world and a bunch of other greats. I love the pure joy in all of the oilers faces. They're all stoked for him.
I love when the ebugs start playing the commentators are not only pumping them up but also complementing them and overall being good human beings because they understand that the dude in the net probably was not prepared to play in a fucking nhl game that day.
the ayres appearance always makes me smile
I actually worked with Matt Berlin, the ebug for the oilers. Awesome guy
What a memory to have, like they said, who cares how you do it. He can say he's been a goaltender inthe NHL.
"So you're saying he's well rested" 😆
I loved watching the Oilers game and I really hope that he’s on our roster next year
Bro what 💀 he’s no where near nhl and never ever will
So Ayres dressed for a Carolina-based team when they visited Toronto twice in the same month? That'll be something to tell his grand kids.
David ayres will always be a Hurricane great!!!
As a lifelong Hurricanes fan (I'm a year younger than the Canes) I can just about guarantee we would have credited him with winning the cup that year!
Matt Berlin still has a perfect 1.000 save percentage.
best tender in the league
LOL this is the third time i have watched this - so cool - wish it was me... "Living the Dream" never gets old... Love that the crowd accepts the "situation bc 'the game' gos on and can't blame the guy for doing his best when his best is what is required - RESPECT!
11:48 The crowd singing ''Livin' on a prayer'' send me 🤣🤣🤣
It’s always a good day when you get called up to the NHL
I think for some, being the EBUG for a team they've been a major fan of would be a dream come true.
6:05 "He's almost certainly better than anyone YOU know."
Wow, that was very aggressive. I'm not sure I deserved that level of disdain but okay mr. narrator man. 🤣
Matt Berlin technically wasn’t the EBUG. He signed a minor league tryout contract and was actually just the backup that night. The oilers called on another guy to be the EBUG that night since skinner was sick.
He is the usual EBUG for edmonton home games
@@thedroakner1070 yes that’s true, but that night he wasn’t the EBUG he was on a contract and was listed as the normal backup goalie.
@@sambmackenzie you saved me asking why he got put in if there was nothing wrong with the starting netminder. I was under the impression EBUG's could only play as a last resort 😎👍
11:13 “So you’re saying he’s well rested!” Is an all timer call
This was an awesome watch !
You know what I love about this one THEY HAVE MY FAVORITE TEAM for the first one
13:02 hey thats a me! best moment of that game when matt berlin was put in!
"So you're saying he's well rested" lmfao😂
I EBUG for the beer league in the rink I work at. The quality of hockey is very low, but it’s just as fun!
It’s way cool when these guys get to live their dreams even if it’s just for day.
Much praise to the Ebug goalies.
Playing an entire period at 42 and not giving up another goal is impressive af Dave Ayres! God imagine the NERVES lol, I'd piss myself every time the puck was in our zone. Last goal woulda been scored on ANY goalie, too, that was tough. Hockey players and fans are the fkn best, too. You'd think that was a home game, love seeing the players all fired up for him, they know that's a once in a lifetime thing for those guys and they also need him lol
Cant help but smile the entire video. 😊
such a wholesome video. Hope to watch more
Even though I'm a diehard Leafs fan, I will always be happy for Dave Ayres.
this just makes me smile
Love it when you upload ❤
Man, Hockey is cool! I need to start watch hockey.
of course man!
I was at that oilers game! great time!
the nj titans assistant coach is gonna have his players asking for his autograph xD
There’s NOTHING like the camaraderie of hockey.
The goalie has a Toronto maple leafs helmet and he is on the Carolina hurricanes 0:00
Because Ayres is the ebug in Toronto, but he can go on for either team.
It’s actually a Toronto Marlies helmet! (The Marlies are the Leafs top minor league club)
12:47 can we talk about how awesome those retro Oilers jerseys are
Aryes is just having fun. Even when the puck goes in. You see him smiling.
7:29, we will always miss you #91/tarasenko. I live in St. Louis, and we heard about your new team😢.
Hi I'm a big fan of your vids bc I love hockey
Shut up
being called on like this at all is probably one of the most apreciative feelings.
Tarasenko is now on the florida panthers
I love how the leaves fans are cheering him on and celebrating him
Oh, HEY 👋 everyone... yet another reason why we love hockey so much... lol
I think that at the start of the following seasons All-Stars Skill Competition, if there is at least two emergency goalie appearances in the previous season, they should go head to head in a saves vs. the best scorers of the previous season.
So you'd get a "Who's the best Emergency Goalie?" contest.
Imagine Foster vs. McDavid or something like that. I would watch that for sure. It'd be a humorous thing that would be a random chance addon for an exhibition like contest to add a bit of fun for the goalies that may have only played for like 5 minutes or less, but to be showcased against the best of the best like an NHL Top Gun matchup...
It would be seriously awesome.
EBUG is the coolest non-roster job in sports. Are there any others?
Can u do skills comp highlights? #request
I mean technically I’m an emergency backup. I’m a zam driver at a local rink and occasionally one of the teams will need a goalie and if I’m not working alone I’ll suit up. I’m basically David Ayers right?
Sure!
As a backup goalie this video is fire also this is my first comment
Patera in the golden knights is actually cracked
Ah it's good to see The Incident.
The janitor can be the emergency goalie.
I will always love hockey players for this. EBUGs maybe some random dude who plays in the area but when they're called upon, even if they do nothing but sit on the bench, they're one of the boys for that night.
I miss these Oilers jerseys
Kyle Shapiro. I remember him. I watched that game I think we own too (islanders fan)
Even after the goal he’s still smiling
In the devs game the coach you saw by the goalie gave me a puck in the wild vs devs game
6:16 he almost fell 😅
What’s the protocol with the opposing team? Like, it’s still a season game. Are you supposed to lighten up or can you light him up?
Light him up. I mean obviously if you’re winning 8-0, you can start pulling punches just like you would with any goaltender. But for the rest of the time it’s the same as any other game
Do a video of backhand five-hole goals
Berlin actually came from the same highschool graduating class as Skinner
The BERLIN WALL
Maple leafs fans are so wholesome
Badass!
how do emergency goalies work NHL? are they always on the bench or just random people in the audience?
I’m not an expert but I’m pretty sure an AHL and NHL team will share an emergency goalie, they’ll go to all the games and if the first goalie gets hurt they suit up and head to the bench.
Correction: the arena will have an emergency goalie, so that a team’s guy doesn’t have to travel around with the team. So that’s how you get the guy in Maple Leaf’s gear playing for the Canes- he was Toronto’s emergency backup
@@TotallynotVoidTM ah i see now thanks brooo
@@kpnww of course dude
I am very surprised that you have not gotten a copyright claim in any of your videos I have seen
All the videos are copyright claimed by the NHL. They just allow me to upload by placing ads that give them 100% of the revenue.
They should compensate you for your service
@@Jens95 wow I didn't know that
@@nahfuckdat that they should
Same way people like UrinatingTree and FPV get to show game content.
Cool video lets go Rangers
U should become a islanders fan
this got me smiling n shii
I hope Ayers got a big ole bonus check.
Epic
Sad fact about moving up to this level is I’ve seen players that have no business being at this level but get moved up because of $
Why is like all of the emergency goalies away😂
It bugs me so much when people still call the ECHL the East Coast Hockey League. Its not called that anymore, its just ECHL. Calling it the East Coast league makes no sense bc you have teams all over the country in places like Idaho, Utah, Texas, etc..
Imagine a ebug played 2 whole periods and made 50 saves and didn’t let in a single goal
Do emergency goalies get paid?
Rylan Toth?
what abt foster
Do emergency goalies get a little bit of money for playing?
Eishockey best sport
Why did Campbell have to leave
Didn’t have to, I think the coach was giving the emergency contract guy some ice to live a dream. Campbell was perfectly healthy as far as I know. I don’t think Berlin was actually an official EBUG, but an emergency contract signee, because a coach tried to do the same years ago with an actual EBUG and the refs sent him back to the bench.
one thing to add to the previous reply: Matt Berlin was listed on the game sheet as the official back up, being signed to an amateur tryout contract before the game started. That in itself does not make him a true EBUG, and he could have come into the game at any time. True EBUGS are still signed to an amateur tryout contract, but when the game has already started.
Why do they always play for the away team? Lol
was this legit games or like just training games or something.
No, these are regular season games that count towards the team's record.
@@body_by_depuy aha thats pretty cool then 😎
Hi
Love an ebug
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
"Not exactly color coordinated"...
I'd love to be a backup goalie. But I don't have a certain chromosome so..
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