"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 ...

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 ...

More than three years after getting fired for urinating in a drain at work, ex-Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka heads to trial this week in Wayne County Circuit Court, where he hopes to ...

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 ...