NHL and Zamboni partner on new ride-on toy for children - Abbeyfeale Golf Club Abbeyfeale NHL and Zamboni partner on new ride-on toy for children Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram Like many young hockey fans, three-year-old Carter Stamkos is obsessed with the Zamboni machines that resurface the ice during games. He expressed this sentiment in no uncertain terms when he attended the 2022 NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas in support of his father, Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos. Sitting on his dad’s lap during a postgame press conference, Carter kept repeating “I want to drive a Zamboni please!” until the Lightning captain excused them from the proceedings to find the nearest ice resurfacing machine. 2 Related “He really likes the Zamboni,” Steven Stamkos deadpanned. Now, Carter Stamkos and other young fans can finally drive a Zamboni whenever they want. The Zamboni Company and the NHL have partnered with Kool Karz Playground to launch the world’s first electric Zamboni ride-on toy, which is releasing this month. The 22-pound rechargeable battery-powered vehicle, available through the NHL’s online retail stores and the official sites for Zamboni and Kool Karz Playground, is designed for fans ages 3-to-8 and is delightfully authentic. It has the same horn sound as a Zamboni, a “snow collection tank” for storage, working LED headlights and even a media center with a speaker. The kids’ Zamboni comes with an NHL shield and a complete set of logos for all 32 teams for customization. “The Zamboni is like a mascot for kids,” said Paula Coony, brand manager for Zamboni. “They know it’s gonna come out. It’s a routine thing. It’s also magical and mysterious. How is it doing what it’s doing?” Carter Stamkos finally got his wish granted. His father surprised him with one of the new Kool Karz Zambonis at the rink in Tampa recently. Father and son then took a trip around the ice: Jim Haskins, NHL senior VP of consumer products licensing, said the ride-on Zamboni was already in the works when Carter Stamkos had his all-star moment. “When we saw this, we were like, ‘Oh my God, we might have something for this young child. So all the stars aligned. It was awesome,” he said. The ride-on Zamboni has been decades in the making, as both the NHL and Zamboni Company searched for the right partner. “We knew that it needed to be safe. We also wanted it to be as authentic as possible and have all the accouterments in the toy that the actual machine has. From the headlights to the sounds to even a little storage unit that you can put some snow in,” said Haskins. Kool Karz Playground, the maker of ride-on replicas of everything from Mercedes-Benz cars to mini-ATVs, figured out some of the design elements that had plagued earlier versions. Coony said they took some welcome liberties with where the driver sits on the Zamboni — rather than a seat in the back like the real machine, they straddle it like a ride-on mower. The conditioner that resurfaces the ice, found in the back of the machine, has its own wheel. “Because some kid, while it has a sticker back there that says don’t put your feet there, somebody’s gonna stand on that. And we didn’t want it to break or be a safety thing,” said Coony. “They engineered things into this that we never even would’ve imagined.” The Kool Karz Playground Zamboni ride-on toy is available for $349. . Related Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Advertisement Recent Posts 4 seconds ago NHL and Zamboni partner on new ride-on toy for children 57 seconds ago See the changes in boys soccer after week 8 of the season 2 mins ago Sumit Kundu proves too good for Ankit Khatana in National Games boxing 3 mins ago The Real Truth Behind Alleged Kyle Busch Snub & Michael Jordan’ s NASCAR Team’ s Strange JGR Collaboration 4 mins ago Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Monday Night Foot Back to top button Abbeyfeale Golf Club