In Episode 5 of Peach State Puck, host Matteen Rad shines a spotlight on the people who rarely receive the recognition they deserve but have helped shape hockey throughout Georgia for decades. While players score the goals and coaches draw up the game plans, the sport’s foundation is built by countless individuals working behind the scenes. Through an in-depth conversation with longtime ice technician, Zamboni driver, and Georgia hockey historian Kyle Schnitzer, listeners get an inside look at the passion and dedication required to keep the game alive across the Peach State.

Kyle shares his journey from growing up during the Atlanta Thrashers era to playing youth and high school hockey, working for the Atlanta Gladiators, maintaining the ice at Akins Ford Arena for the Athens Rock Lobsters, and becoming one of the most recognizable faces in ...