A view of the Red Wings' center ice logo at Little Caesars Arena in 2019. Gregory Shamus / Getty DETROIT — For decades, part of the experience of going to Detroit Red Wings games included the man who ...
If the name Al Sobotka rings a bell, you might remember him as the long-time, octopus twirling, Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings for the past several decades. He was fired from the staff in ...
A jury ruled against former Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka in his age discrimination lawsuit. Sobotka was fired at age 69 for urinating in an ice drain, which he attributed to a prostate issue.