Lace up your skates as things are looking up when it comes to Salt Lake City bringing the NHL to Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY — Weeks after Jazz owner Ryan Smith said plans to bring an NHL team to Utah were"in motion," those dreams may now be in the power play stage, with the governor fully on board.
Part of Salt Lake City's appeal is a deep-pocketed possible owner in Smith, along with the Delta Center already ready-made for hockey. Last month, Smith quickly replied"in motion" when asked on Twitter to bring the NHL to the Beehive State. "I think it speaks to the growth that we've had and the success that we've had as a state, and the way that the rest of the nation views us now versus maybe the way they viewed us 20 years ago; that has definitely changed," the governor said Thursday.
"...I don't think it's just PR. I don't think it's just, kind of, a wish," he said."I think there's actual substance behind both of those."
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