Inside Minnesota’s hallowed ice arenas — we have more of them than any other state — slapshots and axels may wow crowds. But the mundane work of the ice-resurfacing machine can be just as mesmerizing.

Zambonis are a vital asset of all sports on ice, especially hockey and figure skating. However, what do Zamboni's really do?

Jason Daigle did some welding.” The Zamboni was ready in time to clear the ice for the 15 different Hockey teams. Pelletier says, “All the teams are great. We have teams from all over ...