The RFEDH is headquartered in Barcelona and its president is Frank González, a former ice hockey player and official.

King Felipe VI of Spain conferred the title of Real (Royal) on the federation on 27 July 2017.

It is also the responsibility of the RFEDH to organize or supervise the official international competitions of said specialties that are held in Spain.

As of April 2020, the Spanish national program reported a total of 1,043 registered players (227 women, 135 men, and 681 juniors) to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The Liga Nacional de Hockey was founded in 1972 and CHH Txuri Urdin IHT has been the league's most successful team, winning fifteen championships