rinkside

Near the boards

Rinkside describes the area immediately adjacent to an ice rink or roller rink, or seats located there: rinkside seats, watching from rinkside.

The term appears most often in hockey contexts, where rinkside positions offer close views of the action.

Compare courtside, ringside.

hockey

boards

Planks or governing bodies

puck · ice · Zamboni · faceoff · slapshot · check · powerplay · icing · offside · goaltender

spectator

seats

Places to sit

  • boardsPlanks or governing bodies
  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • fansArdent admirers or coolers

cheering · crowd · tickets · chants · excitement · arena · viewing · attendance · standing room · hot dogs

skating

boards

Planks or governing bodies

  • iceWater's solid form
  • judgesLegal proceeding overseers
  • coachOne who instructs

figure skating · axel · lutz · salchow · spiral · spin · choreography · costume · sequins · performance

proximity

adjacent

Directly next to

close · immediate · neighboring · courtside · trackside · pitchside · fieldside · poolside

Opposites
proximity to ice/playing surface

rinksidenosebleed section

Highest, cheapest venue seats

upper deck · nosebleeds · rafters · cheap seats · back row

Family

side, rink, ice rink, roller rink, ringside, rinks, skating rink

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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