Zambonis benched in favor of electric IceCats
by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Jan 3rd, 2009 at 9:02AM
Growing up in Canada, every kid knows what the Zamboni is. But for the poor, deprived children of warmer climes, we'll fill you in. It's not a lunch meat or a pastry you'd find in Little Italy, but the ice resurfacing machine you see put-putting around the rink before, after and in the middle of hockey games. Created by Frank Zamboni in 1949, the company's pretty much had a monopoly on the market ever since. But the times, as Bob Dylan sang from the penalty box, they are a-changin'. Toronto, Canada's largest city, is slowly phasing out their Zambonis in favor of Finnish-made IceCats... Read More
