HTDE: Forks and Ice Masters
2/11/202619 min
This week: Mike and Ian talk with an Olympic Ice Master, help a listener who keeps meeting people with their same name, and get to the bottom of a mysterious survey glitch.
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Ian Chillag· Host0:49
At this very moment, the hockey prelims at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are happening, and I think it's fair to say the man that made it all possible is Don Moffatt.
Mike Danforth· Host1:03
Don is the chief ice maker for ice hockey at the games. That means he's in charge of building the rink and making sure the ice is perfect.
Ian Chillag· Host1:12
He's done this at five Olympic Games. He's joining us online now from Milan. Don, what gives you the magic touch with ice?
Don Moffatt· Guest1:20
Uh, you know, I don't know that there's a, a magic touch. It's just, it's just a, kind of a passion for the sport of hockey that, uh, you know, I just wanna