Al Sobotka, a longtime Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings, has filed a civil lawsuit against the NHL franchise after being fired in February.
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday that Sobotka is seeking "compensatory damages" on the basis of discrimination against his age (67) and disability (benign prostatic hypertrophy).
The lawsuit states Sobotka, who'd spent more than three decades with the team, was caught urinating in a sewer at Little Caesars Arena by a male colleague during a Feb. 2 game. He states his medical condition causes the "uncontrollable urge to urinate," per St.