Some of the greatest inventions known to man were developed to solve fundamental problems. Some of those would achieve legendary status. The ice resurfacer, in its most basic descriptive name, no matter the manufacturer, is known to most everyone as the Zamboni. Strange name, eh?

Consider that the Zamboni was invented and used for a full 10 years before the first hockey goalie adapted a face mask. Yes, it can be said that goalies back in the day were a bit slower to innovation and would rather just take slap shots to the face. What’s even more strange, or not, is the fact that the Zamboni comes from the land of palm trees and movie stars.