It served as the home of the Desert Youth Hockey Association from 1975 to 2023 and formerly Arizona State Sun Devils men's and women's hockey, the Arizona State Men's program had been at Oceanside since 1979.

During that range of time, the Sun Devils evolved from an unofficial club team playing in an arid area without much interest in ice sports, to the Division I level in the 2015–16 season in a fast developing Sun Belt metropolis, requiring upgrades to bring the arena up to NCAA standards.

In 1976, to capitalize on the popularity of the movie, Saturday Night Fever, the teen disco, "The Rock Hop" was hired to play every Saturday night between 1976 and 1980 except for summers, which moved the teen dance parties next door to the Big Surf water park on Friday nights.

[4][5][6] On March 16, 2022, the Sun Devil's men's team played their final game at Oceanside, beating the LIU Sharks men's ice hockey team 5-1, the final goal being scored by senior Christopher Grando.

[7] On April 12, 2022, Oceanside and the neighboring water park, Big Surf, were sold to Overton Moore Properties, a real estate developer, putting the rink's future into question.