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| Location | Urbandale, Iowa |
| Opened | 1961 |
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| Former names | Des Moines Ice Arena, Metro Ice Sports Arena, Buccaneer Arena |
| Tenants | Des Moines Oak Leafs and Des Moines Capitols (USHL, IHL) (1961-1975) Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) (1980-present) |
| Capacity | 3,250 |
95KGGO Arena is a 3,250-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. Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the US state of Iowa. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Des Moines Oak Leafs were a Minor league professional Ice hockey team from Des Moines Iowa, playing at Des Moines Ice Arena. The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States. Year-by-year record The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States. Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the US state of Iowa. Year-by-year record Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States. Before the Bucs began playing here in 1980, the International Hockey League's Des Moines Oak Leafs and Des Moines Capitols franchise played here. The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 The Des Moines Oak Leafs were a Minor league professional Ice hockey team from Des Moines Iowa, playing at Des Moines Ice Arena.
The arena was built in 1961 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 95KGGO Arena after Citadel Broadcasting, owners of radio station KGGO, purchased the naming rights to the arena. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the similarly named television broadcaster see Citadel Communications. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. KGGO is a Classic rock radio station based in Des Moines Iowa. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations It is often nicknamed the "Madhouse on Hickman" for its location on Hickman Road.
The arena served as the home ice for the Des Moines Buccaneers' 10 championships in the 1990s (Anderson Cup regular season champs in 1994, '95, '98, '99, Clark Cup playoff champs in 1992, '95, '99, and Gold Cup Junior-A champs in '92, '95, '98) as well as the Bucs' latest Clark Cup championship in 2006. In 2007, 95KGGO Arena will host the College Hockey America championship tournament. College Hockey America is a college athletic conference with teams ranging geographically from New York to Alabama and Minnesota.
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