Ownership of Utah's new NHL team, Smith Entertainment Group, is asking fans to vote on 20 options for the team's new name in a survey sent Wednesday.
Ownership of Utah's new NHL team, Smith Entertainment Group, is asking fans to vote on 20 options for the team's new name in a survey sent out Wednesday. Fans may only vote once, selecting their top four team names, with the first round of voting running until May 22. Wednesday listing a range of team names for fans to choose from.
Fans may only vote once, selecting their top four team names, with the first round of voting running until May 22. The next steps for voting and selecting the Utah National Hockey League franchise’s team name will be announced by SGE later this summer. Utah’s NHL team will play its inaugural season in 2024-25 with jerseys that display “Utah.” The new team name will be implemented for the 2025-26 season, including the logo, colors and mascot, and other branding elements, according to reports.Legendary hockey broadcaster, voice of ‘Hockey Night in Canada,’ dies at 90
“Utah’s NHL team is a community asset, and we want to make sure that the community has a say in what the name is,” Utah NHL team owner Ryan Smith, whose SGE also owns the NBA’s Utah Jazz, said in a statement Wednesday. “Utah has shown up for this team from the moment the NHL awarded us the franchise less than three weeks ago, and it is only fitting that our fans get the rare opportunity to help name the team they’ll be cheering for.
Utah’s new NHL team comes from the sale and relocation of the former Arizona Coyotes, which were sold to SGE in April. The sale was approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors on April 18.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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