Utah Hockey Club announced this week that a public contest to name the team has been narrowed down to the final three options including keeping the generic Utah Hockey Club name, Utah Mammoth and Utah Wasatch.

Two players who likely won't draw that much interest have now both been placed on waivers for the purposes of contract termination.

Mechanics Bank Arena is set to host an NHL preseason game as the Los Angeles Kings face off against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

A post on X questioning a woman’s place in men’s hockey went viral over the weekend as several women with roles in the NHL and the broader hockey world responded. The post said, “Women have no place in mens hockey.” It was shared on Thursday, the same night NHL history was made when the Seattle Kraken and Washington Capitals played each other.

The Capitals will have a decision to make soon on the future of defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who can become a free-agent this summer.

The Space City also seems to be popular among players, as they named Houston the city that is most deserving of the next NHL expansion team in a recent player’s poll held by The Athletic. Metro population: 839,311 Potential arena: Videotron Centre (18,259 capacity) Major pro teams: None

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 thanks to a sensational night from young star Lucas Raymond, after the game head coach Todd McLellan sent the 22-year-old a bold statement.

As the Utah Hockey Club navigates its inaugural season on the ice, team executives are hard at work in the background building a permanent identity for the NHL'

Explore the ranking of hockey's 32 franchises. The Toronto Maple Leafs edge the New York Rangers for No. 1, but every team is worth much more than a year ago.

For now, it is going by a generic placeholder name, the Utah Hockey Club. As the team underwent its rapid move in the spring (normally, sports franchise relocations unfold over years, not months), its new ownership began to submit a flurry of trademark applications for possible names.

The eight-member class of 2024-2025 to be inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame was announced on Thursday.