Its main attraction is Rogers Place, the home arena of the Edmonton Oilers professional ice hockey team.

[4][5] On July 13, 2015, it was announced that the area of the city surrounding the arena from 101 and 104 Street to 103 and 106 Avenue would be referred to as "Ice District" – a name created by Daryl Katz.

[6][7] Rogers Place, the home arena for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, is the main attraction of the district.

[9] The winter garden, named Ford Hall, is a 4,200-square-metre (45,000 sq ft) climate-controlled facility that spans 104 Avenue.

It is a public gathering space and connects the Edmonton LRT system with the grand entrance of Rogers Place.

[14] In 2019, Gateway Casinos laid off staff and reduced operations to Thursdays through Sundays and when major events were held at Rogers Place.

Gateway successfully had the condition blocked, but the casino continued to operate seven days per week.

The City of Edmonton Tower with 29 floors and a height of 129.8 metres (426 ft) opened in December 2016, with construction coming to an end in 2017.

[27][28] The combined JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences[29] has 55 floors and a height of 192.15 metres (630.4 ft),[30] was completed in June 2019.

[39] In March 2019, it was announced that a Loblaws CityMarket would be the anchor tenant for the retail podium, called the Connect Centre, with construction slated to begin "immediately."