Winter Classic Comes to Utah: Mammoth Set to Host Avalanche at Rice-Eccles Stadium Chase Beardsley | January 8, 2026 An outdoor game in Salt Lake City has long been rumored ever since the day the Utah Hockey Club, now the Utah Mammoth, arrived in town. Owner Ryan Smith has…
Logan Cooley Ready To Win in Utah With Extension in Place Chase Beardsley | October 31, 2025 After the Utah Mammoth signed Dylan Guenther to his eight-year extension last season, everyone knew whose big deal would be on the to-do list next. His usual linemate, Logan Cooley,…
Home Sweet Home: Inside the Utah Mammoth’s Brand-New Practice Facility Chase Beardsley | September 18, 2025 Ever since purchasing an NHL team, Utah Mammoth owners Ryan and Ashley Smith have been hard at work doing a lot. There are two areas in particular where they’ve worked…
Utah Mammoth Filing Lawsuit Against Mammoth Hockey Over Name Chase Beardsley | August 6, 2025 The Utah Mammoth have worked hard for over a year to formulate their permanent name. The team ran through multiple rounds of fan voting to go from 20 potential names…
Miami RedHawks 2025-26 Transfer Class Profile: Ryan Smith Matthew Buhrmann | July 23, 2025 Earlier this year, in late April, Anthony Noreen’s Miami RedHawks picked up a familiar face out of the transfer portal: forward Ryan Smith, reuniting with his former coach from the…
Introducing the Utah Mammoth: Utah HC’s Permanent Name & Brand Chase Beardsley | May 8, 2025 It’s official. After more than a year of being named the Utah Hockey Club, the newest franchise in the NHL has officially been named the Utah Mammoth. After more than…
Prospect Ryan Smith Transfers From Quinnipiac to Miami, Reuniting With Former Coach Anthony Noreen Matthew Buhrmann | April 22, 2025 Anthony Noreen and the Miami University (OH) RedHawks continue to build their 2025-26 roster with another addition from the transfer portal—forward Ryan Smith, who played his freshman season at Quinnipiac…
Utah HC Has Lived Up to Inaugural Season Expectations Jeremy Schouppe | April 10, 2025 Approximately three-quarters of the way through the NHL season, I wrote a piece detailing how the Utah Hockey Club was living up to or exceeding expectations in its inaugural season.…
Utah’s First Next-Gen Game a Big Success Chase Beardsley | March 25, 2025 The Utah Hockey Club’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was the team’s first Next-Gen game. A Next-Gen game is an event that NHL teams usually put on to help…
Maple Leafs’ First Visit to Utah Creates Time to Reflect on Arizona Chase Beardsley | March 13, 2025 The Utah Hockey Club and the NHL haven’t had the best relationship with the hockey fanbase in Arizona since the Arizona Coyotes were sold to Ryan and Ashley Smith and…
Utah Is Thriving in Ways Coyotes Never Dreamed Of Cooper Krigbaum | January 4, 2025 Unprepared, rushed, and unprofessional were just a few words people would use to describe the press conference with Commissioner Gary Bettman and Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo on April 19,…
Islanders & Utah HC Show the Value of Good Ownership Mike Fink | October 9, 2024 The New York Islanders will face the newest NHL franchise, Utah Hockey Club, on Thursday in their season opener. The roster is mostly the same as last season’s Arizona Coyotes,…