Buccaneer Arena

Buccaneer Arena
The Madhouse on Hickman
Former names Des Moines Ice Arena (1961–1973)
Metro Ice Sports Arena (1973–2004)
95-KGGO Arena (2005–2008)
Location 7201 Hickman Road
Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Owner Buccaneers Hockey LLC
Operator Buccaneers Hockey LLC
Capacity 3,408
Surface Ice
Construction
Broke ground 1960
Opened November 12, 1961
Renovated 2008
Tenants
Des Moines Oak Leafs and Des Moines Capitols (USHL/IHL) (1961–1975)
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) (1980–present)
Des Moines Capitals (MWHSHL)

Buccaneer Arena is a 3,408-seat multi-purpose arena in Urbandale, Iowa that is currently home to the Des Moines Buccaneers ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League. Before the Bucs began playing here in 1980, the International Hockey League's Des Moines Oak Leafs and Des Moines Capitols franchise played here.

Building history

The arena opened on November 12, 1961[1] as the Des Moines Ice Arena. It was later renamed the Metro Ice Sports Arena before becoming Buccaneer Arena in mid-2004. On September 22, 2005, Buccaneer Arena was renamed 95-KGGO Arena after Citadel Broadcasting, owners of radio station KGGO, purchased the naming rights to the arena. It is nicknamed the "Madhouse on Hickman" for its location on Hickman Road.[2] In 2008, the arena changed its name back to Buccaneer Arena.

Tenants

The arena serves as home ice for the Des Moines Buccaneers' ten championship seasons in the 1990s: Anderson Cup regular season champs in 1994, '95, '98, '99; Clark Cup playoff champs in 1992, '95, '99, '06; and Gold Cup Junior-A champs in '92, '95, '98. In 2007, the arena hosted the College Hockey America championship tournament.[3] The arena has also hosted mixed martial arts.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Leafs Hand Metros 10-1 Loss in Debut". Milwaukee Sentinel. November 13, 1963. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/buccaneer-arena-s1498/
  3. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/2006/07/03/cha-heads-to-iowa-for-2007-tournament/
  4. ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/victory-fc-48-heads-to-iowa-on-feb-19-with-jackson-vs-moreno-title-fight

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Coordinates: 41°36′56″N 93°43′4″W / 41.61556°N 93.71778°W / 41.61556; -93.71778


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