The stadium name was chosen because it is located in Anchorage, Alaska, where Eskimos inhabited and lived in ice structures called igloos. Therefore the stadium name is The Igloo. It is located in The features of the stadium that are unique are the fact that it is modeled after a igloo and that the base is always surrounded by snow. The features of the architecture that are unique are that it is mostly constructed out of glass and other transparent materials and the exterior shapes are all rounded. The Igloo's primary tenant is The Anchorage Eskimos hockey team, but it is able to host other large scale sporting events.