Donnie Horne’s official title at The Pavilion is facilities specialist, but everyone knows him as The Ice Man. After 33 years of experience at the wheel of a Zamboni, it’s a title well earned. Horne ...
To become a Zamboni driver, all that's required is being over the age of 18, having a driver's license, being "a little mechanically inclined," and obtaining at least 30 hours of training, Kaminsky ...
During the ice center’s busiest season, workers use a Zamboni as many as 6 times a day. On Saturdays, they may use it 10 ...
Charlie Brown said it best: “There are three things in life that people like to stare at: a flowing stream, a crackling fire and a Zamboni clearing the ice.” This is truer than ever for the new ...
The iconic Zamboni keeps the rink fast, flawless, and game-ready. Thanks to battery power, they can do the job more quietly ...
The Zamboni totally transformed winter sports by giving chopped-up ice surfaces a fresh-frozen smoothness in a matter of minutes. David Brewster/Star Tribune via Getty Images The Ice Capades were in ...
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) --Leon LaBossiere spent much of his adult life turning in circles. "That was some of the best times of my life, I mean a great job, what a wonderful job," chuckles LaBossiere.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on a weekday evening, René Kaczka-Vallière crossed center ice at C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena in South Burlington. The name of the 43-year-old Charlotte resident looks like ...
Whether it’s turf, grass, a wooden floored court, ice or an asphalt-paved track, athletes can’t show off their skills unless the foundation of the game is up-to-par. The 2022-23 NHL season is ...
Richard Zamboni walks around the first ice-surfacing machine his father built seven decades ago. The 88-year-old is taking his time to remember. “We’re using the same framework today, basically, that ...
And perhaps the loudest a Zamboni was ever cheered at Joe Louis Arena was the night when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hit the ...