[2] It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena.

[6] The 11,000-seat arena was constructed as a requirement for hosting the 2006 IIHF World Championship.

Its construction overseen by Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans was delayed due to disagreements on the construction contract and finding an investor to fund the project.

The Baltic Times reported that Lipmans was to blame for the delays, and that he was asked to resign for a conflict of interest in owning shares in the arena's management company.

[7] It has been home to the Latvian national ice hockey team ever since and the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008, as well as the Latvian men's and women's national basketball teams since 2006.