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![Dani Schrepfer is the «ham». Grew up in Schwamendingen, at home in the Hallenstadion.]()
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Dani Schrepfer is the «ham». Grew up in Schwamendingen, at home in the Hallenstadion.
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![The ham looks for the right thing when something wobbles or is no longer in its place.]()
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The ham looks for the right thing when something wobbles or is no longer in its place.
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![Drilling again: When a gate is unhinged, Schrepfer has to be on site quickly.]()
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Drilling again: When a gate is unhinged, Schrepfer has to be on site quickly.
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![Better just drill. When he has to scrape blood from the ice cream, the “ham” loses the fun.]()
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Better just drill. When he has to scrape blood from the ice cream, the “ham” loses the fun.
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When the goals are unhinged in ice hockey, the ice master has to be on the spot quickly. Rewill, set again and steam off again. Dani “Schinke” Schrepfer (39) briefly lost the ground under her feet ten days ago in the game between Zurich and Ambri. A fall that the former ZSC junior and third division crack cushions, but which still has consequences. For an elbow. And something for pride too. “I caught a wet spot, there is not much you can do about it.”
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Schrepfer grew up in the Schwamendinger Dreispitz district, around one kilometer as the crow flies from the Hallenstadion and the ZSC. That leaves its mark. Most people know Schrepfer as the “ham”, a nickname given to him by a colleague at the exit. “We were a bit fuzzy, the nickname stayed the same. That doesn’t bother me at all, I’m not the slimmest, so what the heck. “
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Short-time work and Zamboni driving
In the Hallenstadion he is actually in demand for renovation work. But because of the pandemic, there is not much to renovate at the moment. Short-time work. The ham comes in at 14 to 15 hours a week. The stakes during ice hockey games are welcome. From time to time he drives the ice cleaning machine (Zamboni) before and after training, and during the games he is in demand as a mobile phone man for emergencies. If something wobbles somewhere, it comes on the ice. When blood flows, he scrapes it away. “I always feel a little queasy. You see the blood, but you don’t know how hard it got the player. One hopes for the best. “
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He used to work as a painter, now he would like to take an ice cream master course at the city of Zurich. “It costs 7,000 francs,” he says soberly. Lot of money. Ham wasn’t always on the sunny side of life, there were difficult times. At that time he tried his hand at rapper. «But not to make a career. That was a form of self-therapy, a way of coping with frustration. “
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Inspired by David Copperfield – “Magic Ham”
A passion that he still cultivates: magic. It appears as “Magic Ham” at weddings and birthdays. “I was so fascinated by David Copperfield that I wanted to try it too. I know it’s a bit nerdy, but I enjoy it. ” The combination of magic and comedy was well received at a friend’s wedding, and since then he has been tinkering with his program for his own show.
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The ham is a lovable type. And a figure. And he always wears shorts. Exceptions? “Rarely, there must be a good reason.”
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The ZSC will play in the Hallenstadion until 2022. Then the move to Altstetten follows. Will the ham take you on the journey? Maybe. Training to become an ice master would help. Perhaps the ZSC can elicit a small contribution.
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Published: 03.03.2021, 1:22 p.m.–
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