Sobotka claims he's a victim of age discrimination. He also said he has a prostate condition that makes bladder control difficult. Longtime Zamboni driver Al Sobotka wiped away tears as he described ...

"What I did is really not that bad," says the man who spent 50 seasons as the Detroit Red Wings' Zamboni driver and arena manager—and he's now arguing that point in a Wayne County courtroom. Al ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with new details. After one hour of deliberations, a jury ruled against fired Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka, concluding the longtime beloved ...

In the end, fired Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka was unable to convince a mostly younger jury that he was wrongfully axed for urinating in an ice drain at work due to a prostate issue, and that ...

A Zamboni driver was arrested after allegedly operating the resurfacing machine at a high school hockey game while impaired, according to ABC News. Steven Anderson was arrested after displaying ...

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 ...

A longtime Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings is fighting back in court with a wrongful termination suit against his former employer, Olympia Entertainment. Al Sobotka, who was 68 at the time, ...

TORONTO – A Zamboni driver lived out his dream of playing in the NHL when he was tapped by the Carolina Hurricanes over the weekend. Emergency backup goalie Dave Ayres made eight saves in relief of ...

Former Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka sued for age discrimination after being fired for urinating in an ice drain. Sobotka's lawyer argued the firing was an excuse to replace him with a younger ...