The Utah NHL franchise has come together incredibly quickly. Over the last two months the team has announced they were moving and started a team name voting poll. Today that poll was narrowed down to six team names which are as follows Utah Blizzard, Utah Hockey Club (Utah HC), Utah Mammoth, Utah Outlaws, Utah Venom, Utah Yeti.
This post by David Pagnotta confirms that the Utah team will indeed use the state name instead of the city name of Salt Lake. As for the team names and mascots the Blizzard, Mammoth and Yeti are three names that were popular amongst social media in the first place.
From initial fan reactions on X it seems as though the Yeti will be the next name of the Utah hockey team. However, with an entire round of voting to take place, this could change. In the coming weeks it will be interesting to see if the team announces the new name for this season or if it will come in 2025-26 instead.
POLL | ||
JUIN 6 | 231 ANSWERS NHL Utah officially down to six finalists for their team name and logo Which name do you prefer for NHL Utah? | ||
Utah Yeti | 74 | 32 % |
Utah Blizzard | 66 | 28.6 % |
Utah Mammoth | 32 | 13.9 % |
Other | 59 | 25.5 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Anders Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Chandler Stephenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Connor McMichael | - | 3 | 3 | |
Dylan Cozens | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 2 | - | 2 | |
Adam Fantilli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Simon Holmstom | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jared Spurgeon | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Walman | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shane Wright | 2 | - | 2 | |
Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
Conference | Cumulative |