TORONTO, ON — The Utah Hockey Club is in the final phase of its naming process with the Mammoth, Outlaws and Hockey Club monikers up for a fan vote.
You decide what you like best, but whatever they end up being called for the long haul won’t adjust their plans to spend big over the next six months.
Sitting eight points out of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference, Utah may not qualify for the playoffs in their first season in Salt Lake City, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try to improve their team ahead of the deadline and over the summer.
Utah’s had to deal with some injuries woes this season and while that may have cost them a few games, their big guns have been firing nicely this season and GM Bill Armstrong hopes to add some reinforcements ahead of next season.
Word on the street suggests Utah wants to add and plans on spending big going into the 2025-26 campaign. Armstrong may try to get some groundwork done over the next four-to-five weeks before the March 7 trade deadline and that could translate into bigger moves made over the summer, perhaps around the NHL Draft.