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TRENDING NOW: Colbert pulls hamstring during monologue; Zamboni driver saves the day

TRENDING NOW: Colbert pulls hamstring during monologue; Zamboni driver saves the day | iNFOnews.ca
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You know you've made the big time when you are included in a late night talk show host's monologue.

So is the case with David Ayres, the 42-year-old Toronto Zamboni driver who helped the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 last week as the team's emergency goaltender when both the Canes netminders went down with injuries.

The host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert faked a hamstring pull and cried out, "I don’t think I can finish the monologue."

TRENDING NOW: Colbert pulls hamstring during monologue; Zamboni driver saves the day | iNFOnews.ca

Of course, Ayres appeared out of the wings to save the day.

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Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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