It’s the top of an period.
Fifty years in the past, Kelly Saunders bought his begin working a Zamboni ice resurfacing machine at a number of rinks throughout Halifax, ultimately climbing the ranks to turn out to be the pinnacle ice technician on the metropolis’s largest venue, the Scotiabank Centre.
However now the self-described “rink rat” is hanging up the keys.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to be here for a long time, and I’ve kind of done it all,” Saunders mentioned about his latest choice to retire from making ready the ice on the Scotiabank Centre, the place he’s labored for the previous 39 years of his five-decade profession.
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For a protracted stretch of that point, since 1994, Saunders has been preserving the Halifax Mooseheads’ house venue in high situation. That was the Quebec Main Junior Hockey League membership’s inaugural season.
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If an occasion came about on ice on the Scotiabank Centre, he was part of it.
“The 2013 Mooseheads winning the President’s Trophy here on home ice was awesome. They’re our home team. They were the first kind of home team to win the championship here,” Saunders mentioned, reflecting on stand-out moments through the years.
“IIHF, two World Juniors, Women’s Worlds, Men’s Senior, we’re the only building in the world that’s hosted all three. So it was kind of an honour to participate in those.”
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Travis Kennedy, the Halifax Mooseheads’ vice-president of Enterprise, mentioned Saunders has left a long-lasting impression on the group.
“Everyone knows Kelly. They may not all know his name, but they know he’s the guy on the Zamboni,” Kennedy mentioned.
“There’s a reason the ice is usually some of the best in the entire league, because he loves what he does.”
Saunders says he’ll be working his last Halifax Mooseheads sport on Nov. 9.
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