NHL general managers decide to keep emergency goalie rules the same

David Ayres, a Zamboni driver, played as an emergency backup goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes in their win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 22.NHL general managers decided not to propose changes to the existing procedures for the use of emergency backup

goaltenders, a practice that came into question when 42-year-old for the Carolina Hurricanes when their two goalies were injured at Toronto on Feb. 22.