ZAMBONI I Meet the
COMPANY’S DOUG PETERS by Lori Fairchild
f you have attended an ISI Conference & Trade Show or worked at a rink that owned a Zamboni ice resurfacing
machine in the last 28 years, you have probably crossed paths with Doug Peters. As a regional sales manager for the
Zamboni Company, Peters can be found making sales calls, deliveries and service visits all over the country as well as par- ticipating in regional industry association meetings and the annual ISI Conference & Trade Show, where he serves as presenter, instructor, exhibitor and party host. Peters’ role with the Zamboni Co. has
taken him from coast to coast and beyond, opening doors and expanding horizons that he never thought possible when grow- ing up in Minnesota, playing hockey and working in a bowling alley. An early brush with fame came when he skated in his high school hockey tryouts against now-retired NHL player and 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team member Mike Ramsey. After losing his spleen to the game, Peters gave up the playing but not the passion. “I’ve been truly blessed to have been able
to attend events such as the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, where I caught the puck that scored the winning goal against the
Russians,” he recalls. “Te number of great hockey players I have met is a long list, but I think that getting to hold the 1956 Olympic silver and 1960 gold medals of Dick Rodenhiser as well as sell him a machine ranks near the top.” Peters’ job has taken him to most of the
50 states and to China and Japan. In addi- tion to his travels and memories, Peters says he treasures the lifelong friendships he has developed through his work, not to mention his relationship with the Zamboni family. “Tey have treated me as if I were part of their family over the years, and it has made coming to work an enjoyable experience. Tey understand the ice rink business, which they have been involved in since Frank Zamboni built his first rink in Paramount, California. Tey know that without a machine that runs, the rink can’t operate. I’m proud of being a part of this great family business as we near the sale of our 11,000th machine.” Peters’ history with the Zamboni Co.
dates back to his youth, when his father, Bill Peters, became a distributor, working from the basement of their Minneapolis home. “My father was a big influence on me about the importance of working hard and
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