The Fred Rust Ice Arena, originally named The Blue Arena, was built in 1988 and houses the Olympic-sized ice area, a VIP lounge, a pro shop, locker rooms, weight and fitness facility, ballet room, off-ice spinner and a concession area.

The Gold arena sits adjacent to the Fred Rust on the UD campus.

The facility is home to the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's and women's ice hockey teams.

The men's team competes at the ACHA Division I level in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League; while the women's team competes at ACHA Women's Division II level in the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.

UD faculty have collaborated with the World and Olympic coaches to advance the body of knowledge in figure skating, and encompasses research areas of: sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics and sports psychology.