[3] Apart from hosting ice hockey matches, the arena is venue for boxing, figure skating, basketball, concerts, and other events.

[4][5] The arena is located in the north of punched Ryskulov Avenue, to the west from Momyshuly street in the Alatau District.

[1] Almaty's successful bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade, coupled with its (unsuccessful) bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, drove the need to build an ice hockey arena meeting the standards of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

[1] The layout of the ice arena allows it to function as a universal platform for figure skating, ice hockey, boxing, basketball, volleyball, as well as a concert hall with an extra 5,000 seats, in the case of laying thermal insulation covering the entire area of the ice field with about 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft).

The water is pre-treated from various mechanical impurities, iron, chlorine and the salts, and then falls into the softener system and maintain the desired storage temperature.