Flames Community Arenas Portable Rink Divider
Board System Procedures


Board Setup

Volunteers Required:

  • 1 in shoes
  • 2 in skates with helmets
  1. FCA Attendant and volunteer in shoes will deliver the 4 nets and the board cart to the ice via the Olympia gate.
  2. The 2 volunteers in skates will place 2 nets in each end.
  3. The FCA Attendant and 2 volunteers in skates will wheel the cart to the centre area between the Blue Line and Red Line with the panels plugs facing centre ice.
  4. The FCA Attendant will hold the cart while the volunteers in skates setup the boards.
  5. Remove the corner panels and place 1 small corner panel and 1 large corner panel at each side by the Red Line.
  6. Connect the corner panels on both sides and secure with the tightening rod.
  7. Remove the small flat panel and store by either one of the corner ends. Do not connect this panel yet.
  8. Remove 1 large flat panel by pulling with the Teflon plug and connect to the corner panels on the opposite end where the small flat panel is stored. Note: the 2 volunteers will work together to connect each large flat panel.
  9. Continue connecting the remaining large flat panels.
  10. Connect the small flat panel to the last large flat panel.
  11. Manoeuvre the system to connect the small flat panel to the corner panels.
  12. Manoeuvre the system to make sure it is centered on the Red Line.
  13. The FCA Attendant will remove the empty storage cart from the ice surface. *It is safer to slide the panels rather than carry.

Take Down / Removal for Floods

Volunteers Required:

  • 1 in shoes
  • 2 in skates with helmets
  1. The FCA Attendant will deliver the empty storage cart to the centre ice area.
  2. The 2 volunteers working together will disconnect the corner panel at the end near the small flat panel. Leave the other corner panel end connected and secure. This will help prevent the boards from falling.
  3. Remove the small flat panel and corner panel and store temporarily against the boards.
  4. Disconnect the large flat panels 1 at a time by pulling with the Teflon plug and slide it to the storage cart. Note: be sure to not pull off more than 1 panel at a time.
  5. Load the panel on the storage cart with the Teflon plug end first.
  6. Continue until all the flat panels have been placed on the storage cart.
  7. Load the small flat panel centered on the storage cart.
  8. Load the corner panels on the storage cart. The sequence for loading is 1 small panel, 1 large panel, 1 small panel, 1 large panel. The corner panels should be placed on the cart with the edges leading and the curved portion away from the flat panels.
  9. Secure the cart with the ratchet straps.
  10. Remove the cart from the ice surface via the Olympia gate.
  11. The FCA Attendant and 1 volunteer in shoes will store the cart in the designated area as determined by FCA.