The ad posted on A.E.G.’s website last month said that Barclays Center was looking to hire an assistant manager of arena operations to help with “planning and implementation of associated work tasks.”
Huh?
What that really means is that the Islanders, who are relocating to Brooklyn from Uniondale, N.Y., need a Zamboni driver. Perhaps the new commute was too long for their previous driver.
Let’s start by getting our terms straight. The fun machine that zips around between periods at hockey games and that most people call a Zamboni is, technically, an “ice resurfacer.