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From: The Des Moines (IA) Register > Money > Business
Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team moving to new 3,500-seat arena at Merle Hay Mall
KIM NORVELL | DES MOINES REGISTER | 7:00 am CST November 19, 2020
The Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team plans to move out of its aging facility on Hickman Road — where the team has played since its founding 40 years ago — and into a new home at Merle Hay Mall.
The vacant Younkers department store there will be converted to house a 3,500-seat arena, as well as three rinks with bleacher seating for practices and tournaments. A 150-room hotel is slated as part of the new development, which sits on the west side of the shopping center at 3800 Merle Hay Road. ...
For the Buccaneers, the move is a chance to create a new fan experience, with upgraded public address systems, lighting and seating options, including club level and on-ice suites, in a new facility that will also better suit the players, said team president Nate Teut.
Those upgrades were not feasible or financially possible in the aging Buccaneer Arena, which opened 60 years ago at 7200 Hickman Road in Urbandale, particularly after its roof suffered major damage in this August's derecho. ...
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