Zamboni

“Let’s say we get damage of $10,000,” Gatto said as we stood near a small replica of a Zamboni ice resurfacing machine, invented in the city of Paramount by Italian American Frank Zamboni.

While riding that Zamboni, Toma accidentally caught an edge of the end zone and pulled it up from the corner like a living room carpet.

And, of course, the doyen, a Congolese chemist who first made a name for himself driving a Zamboni at hockey games.

Allen even fashioned a homemade Zamboni out of a PVC pipe and towel.

Her only misstep occurred when, overwhelmed by the occasion, she tried to exit the ice through the Zamboni door instead of the skaters’ door.