Ice rink structure and method for constructing an ice rink using the same

A kit for an ice rink structure, the kit comprising:

• a sideboard securable to a ground surface and delimiting a rink area adjacent the sideboard for receiving water such that an ice surface is formed in the rink area by freezing of the water, the sideboard being hollow and having a sideboard cavity defined therein, the sideboard including a plurality of sideboard sections disposable side-by-side and securable together;
• and
• a liner member deployable across the rink area to receive water to be frozen, the liner member including an outer liner edge and a liner edge portion extending from the outer liner edge towards a center of the liner member, the liner edge portion being positionable such that it extends into the sideboard cavity,
• wherein each of the plurality of sideboard sections comprises an inner sideboard panel facing towards the rink area and an outer sideboard panel spaced from the inner sideboard panel, away from the rink area, to form the sideboard cavity therebetween,
• wherein at least one of the inner sideboard panels comprises at least one sideboard opening proximal a bottom sideboard end for providing fluid communication between the rink area and the sideboard cavity to allow water from the rink area to enter the sideboard cavity and be received between the liner edge portion of the inner sideboard panel.

A method for constructing an ice rink using an ice rink structure, the method comprising:

• positioning a plurality of outer sideboard panels of a plurality of sideboard sections end-to-end to delimit a rink area adjacent the plurality of sideboard sections;
• deploying a liner member across the rink area such that a liner edge portion of the liner member extends over the outer sideboard panels;
• and
• positioning a corresponding inner sideboard panel over each one of the outer sideboard panels such that the liner edge portion extends through a sideboard cavity formed between the inner and outer sideboard panels and such that the liner edge portion is held between the inner and outer sideboard panels.