The Des Moines Buccaneers and the team's arena in Urbandale have been sold to a former goaltender and a group of investors.

Scott Clemmensen, a native of Urbandale who played for the Buccaneers between 1995 and 1997, will keep the team in the Des Moines suburb. The hockey team will continue to play home games at Buccaneer Arena, 7201 Hickman Road.

"I am very proud to call myself a Des Moines native and equally proud of this effort to re-energize hockey in this great community," Clemmensen said in a news release posted to ArenaDigest.com. "It is our intent to lead the franchise to become a top-tier team in the USHL and a major driving force for minor hockey in the area."

The United States Hockey League approved the sale of the Des Moines Bucaneers to Orchard View Sports and Entertainment in October. It was purchased from Buccaneers Hockey, LLC, which was owned by Gil Peled, for $3.2 million, according to the Polk County Recorder's Office. Documents show several state and federal tax liens filed against Buccaneers Hockey, LLC in the last year.

The Des Moines Buccaneers are one of the most historic USHL member clubs, dating back to the 1980-81 season, according to the release. The Buccaneers have won four Clark Cup championships and four Anderson Cup championships.

"The Bucs have been a fixture on the Des Moines sports and entertainment landscape for nearly four decades and we are thrilled with the new ownership’s vision for the future," said USHL president and commissioner Bob Fallen in the release.