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Though he can still be found in his office at the rink, Kirrane believes this will be his final year driving the zamboni and tending...
...There's a lot to driving a zamboni," he says. "You have 11 controls at your right hand, and they take a while to get used to. First you have to learn the pattern, which is not easy. See, a lot of people think you're just sitting there driving--well, you have a blind side. You have a side you can't see. It's a lot of guesswork...
Nowadays, when Kirrane drives the zamboni around the rink during intermissions of the men's hockey games, he is cheered by the fans in section 12 and tips his cap to them in appreciation. For Kirrane, the kids he gets to work with and meet through his job make it all worth while...
...Kirrane plans to retire from his duties as rink manager at Bright Hockey Center, he prepares to leave the ice one last time. Olympian, firefighter, soldier, zamboni driver--what a long, strange ride it's been.Photo Courtesy Jack KirraneThe 1960 Olympic Team (Kirrane is in the front row, second from left...
...offensive drought that plagued the team since the exam break was forgotten, and the frustration of last weekend's loss to Union evaporated like the steam from the rear of the Zamboni...