[5] Today the arena is home to the Utah Grizzlies along with the Salt Lake City Stars, and it is also a major venue in the area for numerous concerts and live touring productions.

In July 1995, only a month after winning the 2002 Winter Olympic bid, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) accepted a proposal from West Valley City to build a new ice hockey facility in their city.

[6] The arena would be funded through a variety of ways, but would be owned by the municipality of West Valley City, and used for various events before and after the games.

[7][8] The first event held in the new venue was a live episode of WCW Monday Nitro on September 22, 1997, notable for being the in-ring debut of Bill Goldberg.

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the Utah Jazz's NBA G-League team, the Salt Lake City Stars will be moving into the Maverik Center as their home arena beginning with the 2022–2023 season.

The arena served as one of the venues for ice hockey during the 2002 games, with events spread out during six days in 31 sessions.