The facility is located on the corner of Curtin Road and University Drive near the Bryce Jordan Center.

[3] On September 17, 2010 it was officially announced that the Penn State men's and women's ice hockey programs would move to the NCAA Division I level for the 2012-13 season.

The teams competed in the existing 1,350-seat Penn State Ice Pavilion until the new arena was completed in the fall of 2013.

Crawford Architects has worked on projects in the US and internationally and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the Biobehavioral Health Building, currently under construction on the PSU campus.

[7][8][9] The arena opened on October 11, 2013 when the PSU men’s ice hockey team hosted Army.