Wealthy hotel tycoon Georges Marquet first announced the construction of the rink in September 1920. A driving force behind the rink was the president of the San Sebastian Hockey Club. The Spanish King being invited as an honorary guest on opening night, and the first game was played the same evening, with the French side Club des Patineurs de Paris defeating the Belgian club Brussels IHSC 13-2. The rink was the epicenter of Spanish hockey during the 1920s and was home to all the teams participating in the Spanish Championship. It closed in 1926 due to a lack of customers.