Des Moines Capitols
Founded	1972
Home ice	Oak Creek Ice Arena
Based in	Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
Colors	Red, Gold and White
League	International Hockey League
Owner	Crawford C. Hubbell
General Manager	Ken Wilson Ken Wilson (ice hockey) Ken Wilson, born July 23, 1923, in Craik, Saskatchewan, was a minor hockey league General Manager and or owner for forty years. Twenty One years in the International Hockey League, five years in the Continental Hockey League and single seasons in the National Hockey League, Western Hockey League...
Coach	Dan Belisle

The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league

Minor league

Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...

 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

, playing at the Des Moines Ice Arena

95KGGO Arena

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...

. They were members of the International Hockey League from 1972 to 1975, and previously known as the Des Moines Oak Leafs

Des Moines Oak Leafs

The Des Moines Oak Leafs were a minor league professional ice hockey team from Des Moines, Iowa, playing at Des Moines Ice Arena. The Oak Leafs were members of the United States Hockey League from 1961 to 1963, and the International Hockey League from 1963 to 1972...

. In 1973, Danny Gloor

Danny Gloor

Dan Harold Gloor was a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. He would play with the Vancouver Canucks.- External links :...

 won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy

Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy

The Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy, was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the most outstanding first year player as voted on by the league's coaches. Prior to 1968, the award was known as the Leading Rookie Award.-Winners:...

 as rookie of the year.

In 1973–74, the Capitols won the Fred A. Huber Trophy

Fred A. Huber Trophy

The Fred A. Huber Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the North American ice hockey team with the most points during the regular season. The trophy for the league championship was originally named the J. P. McGuire Trophy, the owner of Detroit car dealership, and...

 as regular season champions, with a record of 45 wins, 25 losses, and 6 ties, totalling 96 points, despite having the most travelling of any team in the IHL. In the 1974 playoffs, the Capitols defeated the Saginaw Gears 4 games to 2, winning the Turner Cup

Turner Cup

The Turner Cup is the championship trophy of the International Hockey League. The Cup is named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professional with the Detroit Red Wings organization, and played one season with the Indianapolis Capitals in the American Hockey League...

. The same season, Peter Mara

Peter Mara

Peter Mara is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He would play 107 games in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs, and Ottawa Civics....

 was awarded the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy

Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy

The Leo P. Lamoureax Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the International Hockey League's leading point scorer. The trophy was donated by Melvin T. Ross, the manager of the Indiana State Fair Coliseum, in memoriam of Leo Lamoureux, coach of the Indianapolis Chiefs, who died during the...

, as the league's leading scorer and the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy

James Gatschene Memorial Trophy

The James Gatschene Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the International Hockey League player selected as most valuable through his display of outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct over the course of the regular season, as chosen by the league coaches.The trophy was first...

, as outstanding playing ability and sportsmanlike conduct; and Frank Demarco won the rookie of the year.

External links

• Des Moines Capitols at the Internet Hockey Database Yearly Stats
• Des Moines Capitols at the Internet Hockey Database Cumulative Roster
• Des Moines Capitols at AZ Hockey Database
• Des Moines Capitols Game Puck