Completed in 1974, the arena is named in honor of former MSU football coach and athletic director Clarence "Biggie" Munn.

Plans were to build a new basketball arena and move the ice hockey team to Jenison Fieldhouse.

In the end, Michigan State athletic director Burt Smith chose to build a new ice hockey facility to replace Demonstration Hall.

Michigan State lost its first regular season game at Munn 4-3 in overtime to defending national champion Minnesota Golden Gophers.

For its first 20 years Munn Ice Arena was the premier on-campus collegiate hockey facility in the country.

[1] Munn Ice Arena was home to the NCAA's longest consecutive regular-season sell-out streak.