Des Moines Oak Leafs
{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| text_color = gold
| bg_color = green
| team = Des Moines Oak Leafs
| logo =
| logosize = 150px
| city = Des Moines, Iowa
| league = International Hockey League
| division = Southern
| operated = 1961–72
| arena = Des Moines Ice Arena
| colors = Green, Gold, White
| name1 = Des Moines Ice Hawks
| dates1 = 1958–1961
| name2 = Des Moines Oak Leafs
| dates2 = 1961–1972
| name3 = Des Moines Capitols
| dates3 = 1972–1975
}}
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. After 1972, the team was renamed the Des Moines Capitols.
External links
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=655 Des Moines Oak Leafs (USHL)] at the Internet Hockey Database
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=346 Des Moines Oak Leafs (IHL)] at the Internet Hockey Database
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Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
Category:Sports in Des Moines, Iowa
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Iowa
Category:1961 establishments in Iowa
Category:1972 disestablishments in Iowa
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1961
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1972
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