Which Utah name do you like the best? Here's some history on the New York Islanders and how their team name wasn't a given.

From Utah Hockey Club fans’ perspective, there was a lot to celebrate and a lot to question in their 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday. The frustrations that have plagued them for some time returned again, dropping them to a 1-4-0 record in their current home stand.

It remains to be seen what the Utah Hockey Club's eventual nickname will be, but it reportedly won't be "Yeti" or "Yetis." ESPN's Greg Wyshynski

Utah Hockey Club will not be moving forward with "Yeti" or "Yetis" as its team nickname following rejection by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The team will hold a new in-arena fan vote to pick a permanent name from three finalists.

Yeti, long considered the favorite to become the Utah Hockey Club’s team name, is out. A copyright disagreement between the NHL club and the Yeti cooler company has resulted in the team deciding to move on from that name.

Now that the midway point of the Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural season has come and gone, let’s take a look at how everyone is doing, relative to their expectations going into the season. Note that while these grades take statistics into account,