Buccaneer Arena is a 3,461-seat, with standing room for an additional 700, multi-purpose arena in Urbandale, Iowa, that is home to the Des Moines Buccaneers ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League.
Following the damage to the roof in 2020, the team was forced to start the 2020–21 season at Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines.
Mall officials have also stated they will continue to build the new venue and are open to renegotiating their lease with the team as well.
[5] In August 2024, the Buccaneers announced they would temporarily move to the MidAmerican Energy Co. Recplex located in West Des Moines for the 2024-25 USHL season due to a mechanical issue that would delay the arena's ability to make ice prior to the team's season opening game the following month.
In the same statement, team officials also proclaimed they would continue to make the arena operational again until "it is no longer sustainable to do.