The current Swonder Ice Arena opened in October of 2002 and replaced the older Swonder Ice Rink. The University of Southern Indiana and local high school hockey teams compete weekly. Current seating capacity for spectators is 1,500.
Swonder Ice Arena is home to the Evansville Thunder. In 2008, the Evansville Thunder won the AA Indiana State High School Hockey League state championship. This is the first state championship ever won by an Evansville hockey team.
Swonder is also the home of a professional ice hockey team, the Evansville IceMen of the All American Hockey Association.