Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka sues after being fired for peeing

A longtime Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver who was caught urinating in a drain claims he was fired for age and incapacity discrimination and is suing the Purple Wings’ mum or dad company, Olympia Enjoyment.

Al Sobotka, 68, suggests he has benign prostatic hyperplasia, a problem which leads to an uncontrollable have to have to urinate. According to the Detroit No cost Push, Sobotka was standing in between two Zambonis on Feb. 2 and urinated into a drain when he was noticed by a fellow worker. He was fired two weeks later on.

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Al Sobotka driving a Zamboni for the Purple Wings.
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“I am crushed,” Sobotka, who had been with the Crimson Wings for 51 a long time, told WDIV-Television set in Detroit. “It’s like a bomb dropped on you that — each individual morning you get up, you have nowhere to go now. … Now I just mope about the property. I’m getting tired of observing Tv set.”

Sobotka, who grew to become regarded for spinning octopi about his head following enthusiasts threw them on the ice, explained to the station he has difficulties sleeping at night.

“I took a sleeping tablet from my spouse. She has a issue. I couldn’t slumber with that possibly,” he stated.

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Al Sobotka
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Al Sobotka swings an octopus at a Red Wings game.
Al Sobotka swings an octopus at a Red Wings match.
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Sobotka, who suggests he’s “embarrassed” about what he did, would return to the Red Wings if they available him his career back.

“Without any hesitation,” he reported.

Red Wings Zamboni driver Al Sobotka sues after being fired for peeing

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