The Des Moines Oak Leafs were a

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/markets. This term is used in Nort ...

professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

team from

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County, Iowa, Polk County with parts extending into Warren County, Iowa, Wa ...

, playing at Des Moines Ice Arena. The Oak Leafs were members of the

United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League (USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league consists of 16 active teams located in the Midwestern United States and Great Plains, for players between the ages of 16 and 21. Th ...

from 1961 to 1963, and the International Hockey League from 1963 to 1972. After 1972, the team was renamed the

Des Moines Capitols The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the ...

External links

Des Moines Oak Leafs (USHL)
at the Internet Hockey Database
Des Moines Oak Leafs (IHL)
at the Internet Hockey Database International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams Sports in Des Moines, Iowa Defunct ice hockey teams in Iowa 1961 establishments in Iowa 1972 disestablishments in Iowa Ice hockey clubs established in 1961 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1972 {{DesMoinesIA-stub