EBUG

Sports abbreviation · Ice Hockey

EBUG
Stands forEmergency backup goaltender
CategoriesSports

EBUG stands for Emergency backup goaltender, an ice hockey abbreviation.

Amateur goalie available at NHL arenas to dress for either team if both of its goaltenders become unable to play. EBUGs are usually local adult-league or former college players.

Example: Zamboni driver David Ayres became the most famous EBUG when he won a game for Carolina in 2020.

Usage notes

Ayres, 42, replaced both injured Carolina goalies against Toronto on February 22, 2020, and earned the win. Scott Foster, an accountant, had stopped all seven shots he faced for Chicago in 2018. Pronounced "ee-bug".

More ice hockey abbreviations

  • A – Assists
  • AAV – Average annual value
  • C – Center (American football)
  • CF% – Corsi for percentage
  • D – Defenseman
  • ELC – Entry-level contract
  • ENG – Empty-net goal
  • ES – Even strength
  • FO% – Faceoff percentage
  • G – Goals
  • GAA – Goals against average
  • GP – Games played

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