Kings Article: From Youth Hockey To The LAKings, Culver City Ice Arena’s Hans Matzel Has Seen It All

[FrozenRoyalty]

This guy told me a ton of amazing stories when I interviewed him at his shop at the Culver City Ice Arena. He used to supply the team with all theire equipment, and knew them inside and out. He's got some great stories about his time working with the Kings in Culver City, not to mention a fascinating story about his escape from the Iron Curtain. You've got to read this...

From Youth Hockey To The LA Kings, Culver City Ice Arena’s Hans Matzel Has Seen It All

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[santiclaws]

The skates [back then] were just a blade. We stole telephone wire and bound them to our bare feet.

The mystery of where Hans learned his skate sharpening technique is finally solved.