Des Moines Bucs hockey team ends talks to build new ice rink

Officials at Merle Hay Mall say they are moving forward with plans to build an ice rink where the Younkers Main Store once stood, even though the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team has pulled out. A spokesman for the city of Urbandale said Buccaneers officials last week halted talks with mall leaders about the long-delayed project that would have given the team a new home rink. “Despite extensive discussions, deliberations and significant efforts by all parties involved, we have learned that it is clear that an agreement between the private parties could not be finalized,” said Derek Zarn, Urbandale's director of marketing and communications. “While this was not the intended or desired outcome, we recognize the hard work and dedication of all parties involved.” The mall's Younkers Main Store closed in 2018, and initial plans for a new $40 million hockey arena were unveiled about a year later. Team leaders said at the time that they would leave the Bucs Arena, which has been their home at 72nd Street and Hickman Road since 1980. Developers originally hoped to open the new 3,500-seat facility in time for the Buccaneers' 2023 season. No deal was ever reached. “(Urbandale, Des Moines) and Polk County remain committed to exploring future opportunities that will help bring new investment, growth and vitality to a thriving Merle Hay Mall campus to the surrounding neighborhoods and the Central Iowa region,” Zarn said. Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell represents District 2, which includes the mall. He said it was “both disappointing and frustrating” that the hockey team pulled out. “The four jurisdictions (Polk County, Urbandale, Des Moines and the state of Iowa) involved in the project took a risk on the success of the project, and the Bucs' decision has dealt a serious blow to those efforts,” he said. “This now leaves a potential hole for economic development in that area of ​​northwest Des Moines. We will all continue to work to give the mall the best chance for success.” The Buccaneers open next season on Sept. 28 at Young Arena against the Waterloo Black Hawks. Their first home game of the season is on Oct. 4 against the Black Hawks. This is a developing story.

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