Utah Mammoth

The Utah Mammoth are the NHL's newest identity, bringing top-flight hockey to Salt Lake City and a rabid, hockey-hungry Utah fanbase. Playing at the Delta Center, which they share with the NBA's Jazz, the Mammoth have quickly built one of the league's most engaged home environments. The franchise represents the NHL's bet on a fast-growing western market, and early returns — sellout crowds and a young, exciting roster — have made Utah one of the league's feel-good stories.

The franchise was born in April 2024, when Ryan Smith was granted an expansion team that absorbed the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes, whose operations were suspended. After playing the 2024-25 inaugural season as the placeholder Utah Hockey Club, the team was officially named the Utah Mammoth on May 7, 2025, following a 13-month fan-voting process that drew more than 850,000 votes. Built around young stars like Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley, the Mammoth are constructing their identity from the ground up in one of the NHL's most unique arrangements.