SALT LAKE CITY – With the first Utah Mammoth preseason home game scheduled for Thursday night, the first phase of Delta Center renovations are essentially complete as Smith Entertainment Group prepares to welcome fans back to arena for the upcoming NHL & NBA seasons.
Approaching the 48-hour mark before hockey officially returns to the Delta Center, SEG revealed several of their phase one updates ahead of the first puck drop.
I’ve been inside Delta Center & I’m blown away at what they’ve accomplished in 143 days of construction.
After raising the surface 2 feet, adding the new riser system, & 1,100+ new lower bowl seats, it’s going to be one of the most intimate barns in the NHL.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) September 30, 2025
The Delta Center’s lower bowl has been transformed with 1,100+ new seats and no obstructed views
Following 143 days of construction and countless man hours, the Delta Center’s lower bowl has been completely transformed to better accommodate hockey without interrupting or impacting the setup for basketball.
#DeltaCenter is being rebuilt for the future.
With a raised arena floor, a new one-of-a-kind riser system in the lower bowl, and progress on a seven-level parking garage, the arena is set to reopen in two days.@OklandConst pic.twitter.com/fwJJSHVv9t
— Delta Center (@deltacenter) September 30, 2025
Beginning with the playing surface, the floor was raised by two feet while each end was lengthened by approximately 12 feet.
This update resulted in the removal of a wall on Level three and opening the space behind the end zone to the concourse, a temporary change that will be further adjusted in future phases of construction.
Most notably, 1,100 new seats have been added to the lower bowl, utilizing the new riser system to install an incredibly steep seating configuration that will make the Delta Center one of the most intimate arenas in the NHL as fans sit right on top of the action.
Related: Phase 1 Of Delta Center Renovations Nears Completion With New Riser System
Upon completion of phase one, the grand total of full view seats in the arena will reach 12,478 for the 2025-26 season as every seat in the lower bowl features a complete view of the ice.
Total number of seats inside Delta Center with a complete view of the ice: 12,478
Still a ways to go but great progress following the completion of phase 1.
If you’re in the lower bowl this season, you’ll be able to see everything.
Upper bowl to follow in phases 2 & 3.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) September 30, 2025
Other major innovations completed in phase one include the complete remodel of the Black Desert Club located on Level 2 and the beginning of construction on a new 450-stall parking structure that will be completed prior to the 2026-27 season.
Delta Center to offer dozens of new food options
More than 40 new food options will be offered at Delta Center this season, including new menu items from popular Utah-based restaurants as well as new team-themed items.
The following is a list of some of the new food options offered this season:
The Jazz Note-shaped Banbury Cross Donuts and Mammoth Ice Cream Sundae debuting at Salt City Honey House, alongside new house-made pastries and waffle cones, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and candy
Salt Lake City-based Dangerous Pretzels arrives at the arena and will introduce a Mammoth-size pretzel along with a variety of other flavors
Proper Burger will offer the new Jazz Jam Burger, with onion jam and blue cheese; and the Hat Trick Burger, with American cheese, BBQ sauce, candied bacon, pickled jalapenos, and fried onion straws
Totally Nuts has crafted an all new Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth Almond Mix, and a Jazz Variety Mix with lemon cream almonds and cinnamon almonds
San Diablo Churros will introduce an all-new Tusks Up Churro flavor
Some of the new menu items at Delta Center this season 🤤🤤🤤
– Hat trick burger
– Jazz & Mammoth almond mix
– Tusk Up Churros
– Gourmet Philly cheese steak
– Mammoth pretzel
– Churro Ice cream sundae pic.twitter.com/GYyrxZCvFc
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 30, 2025
Additionally, the mountain menu items and prices will remain the same.
Fanatics well stocked with new Utah Mammoth jerseys as they assume team store operations
Since assuming team store operations back in June, Fanatics has been busy preparing for the new Utah Mammoth and Utah Jazz gear that will be available for fans to purchase this season.
Related: Fanatics To Assume Operations Of Utah Jazz, Utah Mammoth Team Store At Delta Center
Some Delta Center updates as phase 1 of renovations wrap up.
– 1,100+ new seats have been added to the lower bowl
– New Mammoth jerseys will be available on Thursday with 6 players stitched & an option to customize (they will not sell out)
– new food options
– Ride share zone pic.twitter.com/RdmNu73mLa
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) September 30, 2025
Beginning on Thursday, October 2, fans will be able to purchase both the new home and away sweaters for the Utah Mammoth inside the team store.
According to Fanatics, six players (Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, Lawson Crouse, Mikhail Sergachev & Nick Schmaltz) fully stitched premium jerseys will be available for purchase.
Blank jerseys can also be customized for any other rostered skater but will not be fully stitched.
The team store will open on Thursday at 10 a.m. for season ticket holders and then at 11 a.m. to the general public.
Other notable fan updates at Delta Center
Beginning this season, signs and posters will no longer be permitted inside Delta Center for Jazz games, Mammoth games, concerts or events, unless otherwise specified by a specific concert or event promoter.
Additionally, SEG has partnered with Lyft to offer a new ride share zone outside the Delta Center Plaza at the northwest corner of John Stockton Drive and 100 South.
Lyft is offering new users 50% off their first two rides to and/or from Delta Center for any Utah Jazz or Utah Mammoth game, concert, or event by using code DELTACENTER in the Lyft app.
What’s next for the Utah Mammoth?
Training camp will take place from September 17 through October 4 at the new training facility in Sandy.
The Mammoth’s next preseason game will be against the Los Angeles Kings on September 30 at 7 p.m. MT.
The game will be available on Mammoth+.
Cole Bagley is the Utah Mammoth insider for KSL Sports. Keep up with him on X here. You can hear Cole break down the team on KSL Sports Zone and KSL 5 TV.
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