[2] It is home to the Clarkson University Golden Knights Men's and Women's hockey programs, which play at the NCAA Division I level.

Ice is maintained throughout a large portion of the year for campus and community usage ranging from intramural hockey and broomball, Section X High School Championships, and figure skating.

[4] Cheel Arena typically hosts a concert every April featuring several music and comedy acts, presented by Clarkson Union Board.

[2] The attendance record of 4,125 was set on January 18, 2003, against arch-rival St. Lawrence University,[2] although many consider it to be unofficial due to the large number of empty seats at the game.

[2] In a nod to the school's engineering heritage, a steam whistle is blown to mark Tech goals.