{"id":547556,"date":"2026-04-08T15:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547556\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:10:16","slug":"mammoth-unveil-the-coolest-zamboni-in-hockey-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547556\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth unveil the coolest Zamboni in hockey history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Mammoth<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nhl\" data-team=\"30000041\" data-name=\"Utah Mammoth\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Utah Mammoth\"><\/a> franchise has existed for two seasons so far, but it\u2019s all the club needed to build and introduce the coolest-looking Zamboni in history. There should be no debate on that.<\/p>\n<p>Just before the Mammoth\u2019s game against the Edmonton Oilers<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nhl\" data-team=\"30000025\" data-name=\"Edmonton Oilers\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Edmonton Oilers\"><\/a> on Tuesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mammoth owner Ryan Smith<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nfl\" data-athlete=\"18332\" data-name=\"Ryan Smith\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Ryan Smith\"><\/a> shared photos of his team\u2019s new Zamboni that also has an awesome name to match its incredible aura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntroducing the Zammoth \u2013 a fan mobile unlike any other. Hitting the ice tonight at the Delta Center,\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanQualtrics\/status\/2041614166012911650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">captioned his post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Utah shared a video of the Zammoth\u2019s creation, revealing that it was built from the Zamboni used during the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City. That historical connection simply elevates its appeal to another level.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2002 \u2192 2026<\/p>\n<p>Built from the Zamboni used in the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games, our Zammoth is a reimagined piece of Utah history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0CSm3QgRlV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0CSm3QgRlV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahmammoth\/status\/2041615990010826809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Zammoth stands 17 feet tall and features glowing eyes and 3D-printed tusks, as described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/48424024\/utah-mammoth-zammoth-attraction-delta-center\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Wyshynski of ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One important thing to note about the machine is that it won\u2019t be performing the tasks (no pun intended) that a traditional Zamboni does.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Zammoth is designed to enhance the fan experience, with fans able to be seated on it while it roams the ice during breaks.<\/p>\n<p>The Zammoth era is off to a great start, as the Mammoth outlasted Connor McDavid<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nhl\" data-athlete=\"30001233\" data-name=\"Connor McDavid\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Connor McDavid\"><\/a> and the Oilers in a 6-5 overtime win, with the team\u2019s new addition making a victory lap afterward.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tusky took the Zammoth for a spin after a huge overtime win for Utah. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TusksUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TusksUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w7Xfqpf8Ft\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/w7Xfqpf8Ft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Wolfe (@wolfeynhlutah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wolfeynhlutah\/status\/2041754254789243049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 8, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Utah Mammoth franchise has existed for two seasons so far, but it\u2019s all the club needed to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5,4,51,5290,232,3154,5291,5289],"class_list":{"0":"post-547556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-utah-hockey-club","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-nhl","10":"tag-utah","11":"tag-utah-hc","12":"tag-utah-hockey-club","13":"tag-utah-mammoth","14":"tag-utahhc","15":"tag-utahhockeyclub"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116369728377601387","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}