The King of EBUGs, Norm Beaudin
Norm Beaudin, Regina Pats early 1960's The Maple Leafs were beaten by an EBUG (Emergency Back-Up Goalie). David Ayres, part-time practice goalie of the Leafs and Zamboni driver of the AHL Marlies, stopped 6 of 8 shots over half a game. He earned his first (and surely only) NHL victory and even recorded a shot on net with a long clearing pass that hit the net. As inspiring and impressive as Ayres story is, he's got nothing on longtime pro, Norm Beaudin. That's right. Beaudin surely has to be the only ever Emergency Goalie to score a goal in the same game. The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were the Eastern Professional League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens and were loaded with future NHLers. Beaudin, in his rookie pro season after leading the junior Regina Pats with 57 goals the previous season, was joined by the likes of Red Berenson, Terry Harper, Jacques Laperriere, Claude Larose, Jimmy Roberts, Cesare Maniago and Ernie Wakely. It was Wakely's injury that pro...