The facility was a temporary, open-air ice rink that was subject to weather conditions and could only be used for part of the year.

[1] In 1924, football coach Hank Swasey announced the formation of an ice hockey team for UNH that would begin play that year.

[2] The Wildcats were able to use their rink more often than most due to their typically cold winters, however, they were affected by adverse weather conditions like snow and rain that could render the ice surface unusable.

Despite these issues, the ice hockey team continued to call the Rink home for nearly 30 years.

It wasn't until a series of warm winter in the late 1940s that plans were put in place for a more suitable home for the program.