Aside from your familiarity with the Zamboni during hockey games and ice skating, in the hit television sitcom Cheers, Eddie LeBec died as the result of an unfortunate Zamboni accident. Since the invention of the Zamboni, more than 10, 000 machines have been sold, with the 10, 000th machine sold to the Montreal Canadiens. He invented his ice resurfacing machine in 1949. Or, if you are unfortunate like me, you may end up killing your driver as you accelerate at speeds unsafe for the ice, and slam your Zamboni into the sides of the arena!įrank Zamboni was born Januand died of lung cancer in 1988. Welcome to Day 9 of the Doodle Snow Games On this brrr-eezy day in PyeongChang, we're joined by athletes from all over the world hoping to prove themselves best in class (or species). Skaters mess up the ice, and it is your job to resurface the ice, using the machine for which Frank Zamboni is known: The Zamboni Ice Resurfacer, more commonly referred to as a “Zamboni.” To navigate, you can either use your up, down, left, right, arrow keys, or you can use your mouse.Įach time you successfully resurface the ice, a new, more difficult, level begins.īe careful! You may run out of gas. This Google Doodle plays likes a video game. This doodle puts you behind the wheel of a “Zamboni.”įor those of who live in North America and do not want to wait for the latest Google Doodle to go live, you don’t need to wait! Thanks to the “magic” of timezones, you can head on over to or, and immediately enjoy this fun.
In honor of this, Google has created a very fun interactive Google Doodle.
Tomorrow, is Frank Zamboni’s 112th birthday.
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