Utah is set to welcome a new NHL team, with significant developments including the renovation of the Delta Center to accommodate the team alongside the Utah Jazz. Ryan Smith, the new owner, has expressed gratitude towards NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and the league for their trust in Utah. The team has already secured 20,000 season ticket deposits, indicating strong local support, although the team's name is yet to be decided. A unique March Madness-style bracket will be used to determine the team's nickname, involving fan participation in the decision-making process. This initiative reflects Smith's vision of the team as a community asset, emphasizing local engagement and support.
A man of the people @RyanQualtrics. #NHLinUtah | @KUTV2News https://t.co/TeJjpTb2wp
The KSL NewsRadio team asked the public at the #NHLtoUtah party to share their thoughts on what Utah's first NHL team should be named. Utah Yetis and Utah Blizzard stood out as crowd favorites. What name do you think the team should have? 📸Kyle Remund, KSL NewsRadio https://t.co/eglAujEhLq
.@LawCrouse’s thoughts on the nickname for Utah’s @NHL team. #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/vyfUmUDhmP
The NHL has arrived in Utah! There's a celebration happening at the Delta Center right now. Lines are all the way down the block! Utahns have SHOWN UP! #NHL #NHLinUtah https://t.co/a3voAHKRBY
.@ClaytonKeller37 describes stepping off the plane this morning and his excitement of being in Utah. #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/8Jzf4AUfce
VOTE: Over 5500 people voted in our first poll about what YOU want for the name of Utah's new NHL franchise. We'd added some additional options at the link. Tell us what you think! ➡️ https://t.co/5qJE12dWyZ https://t.co/arVGZOUQlg
Mammoth? Yetis? Ranking 8 possible names for NHL’s Utah team ⤵️ https://t.co/0DNs6ABlIk
IT JUST KEEPS GOING ➿ : So many Utahns showed up to welcome our new Utah NHL team and party it up the right way! We're excited about how excited you all are! Did you wait in line? 🎥: Randy Likness, KUTV https://t.co/Jy6HJ1eWxx
Watch LIVE at 4 p.m. as thousands of NHL fans celebrate Utah's new franchise. The event will take place over the next several hours. Tune in here: https://t.co/OTDVxHrfRb https://t.co/txIifglc4U
NHL in Utah. It’s here. The Delta Center is ready. https://t.co/BnMu4izUMY
The crowd is growing at the #DeltaCenter as the NHL to Utah party nears. Where are you? @NHL @ArizonaCoyotes @utahjazz #kslnewsradio #jeffcaplansafternoonnews 📸 Aimee Cobabe, KSL NewsRadio https://t.co/bN0mJmARC6
Headed to the @deltacenter? Stop by and say hi to @JeremiahJensen and @AlexKirryKSL! 👋 📻 #NHLinUtah #NHL @KSLSportsZone https://t.co/9v74AaL4LK
Final setup inside the Delta Center for Utah to meet the newest NHL team https://t.co/AOQbiRI6JP
Here's where we are, where are YOU?! Come to the Delta Center to help us welcome the NHL in Utah! 📸 Becky Bruce, KSL NewsRadio https://t.co/PtQ0FmSR6E
Ryan Smith has long believed Utah would embrace an NHL team. Now, local fans have their first chance to really prove it. | By @jackson5payne https://t.co/2dFRzsmPiZ
Utah welcoming its new NHL squad 🙌 (via @millerjryan) https://t.co/vRHP8COoIt
.@RyanQualtrics said Utahns would “show up” for hockey. 🤯 📍 @deltacenter #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/Ve6Y26eSQX
Utah's new NHL owner, Ryan Smith says the team name will be determined with a bracket and the uniforms will share some similarities with the Jazz. Several names have been rumored, including Blizzard, Venom, Black Diamonds, Yetis and Golden Eagles.
I think this is the first instance of “let’s go Utah” for a NHL Hockey Crowd at the @deltacenter 🤣 @fox13 https://t.co/MV65D4P1p3
Utah’s NHL team makes its first appearance in Salt Lake City https://t.co/h27CBJdrDM
The NHL's new Utah team has reportedly filed some trademark applications for potential names. Some are good, some are bad, and one is just plain ugly. Read: https://t.co/EhImWRPS5p https://t.co/oATrZfNMLz
Hundreds of youth hockey players in Utah showed up at the airport to greet their new NHL team 🏒 https://t.co/QcocnOfg3e
NHL in UTAH: 🏒🥅 Dozens of young hockey fans great players from Utah's new NHL franchise at Salt Lake airport. PHOTOS: https://t.co/BKNzRTCQKi https://t.co/FgaaWrWQoh
Fans gather at airport to welcome Utah’s new NHL team Story from @jackson5payne https://t.co/MqsJBM9UvO
There are 8 potential names for the Utah NHL team. Owner Ryan Smith has said a bracket will determine the winner. Let’s start this early. Impromptu Utah name bracket challenge on The Drop! Vote on which names move on! @Arda had the 1st side of the bracket. Here's the other:
Welcome to Utah. 🏒 📸: @NHL https://t.co/QcXOidl6PM
Utah’s new NHL team has arrived! Now, they just need a name… https://t.co/lty6L1erqk
How Utahns can welcome their new NHL team Story from @jackson5payne https://t.co/riJmg9hGdN
The fans in Utah gave the players a very warm welcome. 🤗 https://t.co/RAZyUZwV0i
Utah’s NHL players arrived in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to a throng of young fans, who met their new hockey heroes in an air hanger to cheer them on and get autographs. 📹 (H/T - @KristenMcPeekTV): https://t.co/2GdkYNbhZl https://t.co/keUWJyYNKr
The former Coyotes touch down in Salt Lake City for the first time. 👏 (🎥: @deltacenter) https://t.co/13mlzf9Gzh
The total number of trademark applications for Utah's NHL team is up to nine 👀 Do you like the two new ones? #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/4MJlE8KBT2
Utah’s @NHL team arrives in Salt Lake City 🤩 https://t.co/nSy2YH9Z8b
🥅 ARRIVED: @NHL players who will now take the ice for the Utah _____ … have arrived in Salt Lake City! 🏒 @KUTV2News | #NHLinUtah https://t.co/QLibT20BB2
Some potential names for the NHL team moving to Utah... Which one do you think is best? 🧐 (h/t:@millerjryan) https://t.co/8Yy3m3qcjn
WATCH LIVE: Utah welcomes new NHL team at the airport ✈ https://t.co/krdcq6rDx9 https://t.co/oH3ccnozbt
Utah’s youth hockey players SHOWED UP. They’re getting ready to welcome our new NHL team 🏒🥅 https://t.co/eQ1nvE84RN
One of these could potentially be the name for the new NHL franchise in Utah 👀 Which of these do you think is best? (via @millerjryan) https://t.co/nbxGIFs6lg
First we had The Washington Football Team Now, could we be getting The Utah Hockey Team? @spittinchiclets presented by @pinkwhitney is LIVE https://t.co/4KVTR7r10q https://t.co/vYUcT6r0hx
I’m back in Salt Lake City, where Utah’s new NHL team will give the former Arizona Coyotes a look at their new home today. When they get off the plane in about an hour, they will be greeted by youth hockey players and their parents. People are already lining up at the airport. https://t.co/GxtMKN8VoK
Last week, I told our NHL players why they’ll love Utah. Today, they’re here to see for themselves. Come to the Delta Center at 4pm today to help us welcome our new team to Utah! Free JDawgs, incredible giveaways, and get to know the players. Big things ahead! https://t.co/dXx6nc4AI5
When it comes to naming the new Utah NHL team I'm surprised "Utah Scorpions" isn't getting more traction? Intimidating mascot native to Utah and no other major sports team has that name and mascot. Very marketable and works with any colors you choose. #NHLinUtah @kslsports
ICYMI: @DeltaCenter announced a party to welcome Utah’s new NHL team in Salt Lake City! The party is scheduled for tomorrow - Wednesday, April 24. Plaza party begins at 4:00 p.m. and a celebration begins at 5:30 p.m. #NHLinUtah https://t.co/aS4AdiX1G2
Utah's NHL team needs a name. With that decision looming, here's a look into the history of the other NHL team names. https://t.co/Tx4rx4l5mb
Fans will have a say in name of Utah's NHL team https://t.co/5JH7f3Ilbi
Leaving fans to decide the name of Utah’s new NHL hockey team could be a dangerous proposition or it could yield something awesome. | By @dennisromboy https://t.co/EVH2EDg4dy
Ryan Smith — owner of the NHL's new franchise in Utah — revealed that he plans to pick the team's new name using a March Madness-style bracket. What could possibly go wrong?! Read: https://t.co/U5V5YRy6uY https://t.co/jOuUSByezk
VOTE: Have a favorite nickname for Utah's @NHL team? 🏒⛸️🥅 Let us know by voting in our poll ⬇️ #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/SwQglzwcKC
"The people are gonna vote" to decide the nickname of Utah's @NHL team, according to @RyanQualtrics. 🏒 #NHLinUtah #NHL @PatMcAfeeShow https://t.co/0Ubm4XYeHs
"We're doing a bracket...We're gonna take this down from like eight all the way down and the fans are gonna vote for this." - @RyanQualtrics on how Utah's @NHL team's nickname will be decided #NHLinUtah #NHL
"I had a chance to sit down with the team in Arizona and we're excited about it.. We have some really good players and a barn full of picks" ~ @RyanQualtrics #PMSLive https://t.co/KRaFto2QPj
"The people are gonna vote." - @RyanQualtrics on chosing the nickname for Utah's @NHL team #NHLinUtah #NHL @PatMcAfeeShow
"Only 400 of the first 6,000 that bought season tickets were also season ticket holders for the Jazz.. We think that's good news and I have faith in the people of Utah" ~ @RyanQualtrics #PMSLive https://t.co/Q54KrEkP8E
.@RyanQualtrics tells @PatMcAfeeShow he thinks Utah's @NHL team is "further ahead" than a expansion franchise would have been. #NHLinUtah #NHL
"We're not gonna be perfect and there's no way we can be perfect.. We're ready to go and this is gonna be for Utah by Utah" ~ @RyanQualtrics #PMSLive https://t.co/OEituoJUqE
"We're doing a bracket...We're gonna take this down from from like eight all the way down and the fans are gonna vote for this." - @RyanQualtrics on how Utah's @NHL team's nickname will be decided #NHLinUtah #NHL
.@RyanQualtrics tells @PatMcAfeeShow the next steps for Utah's @NHL team are: 1) Name the team 2) Relocate about 80 people from Arizona 3) Find a practice facility #NHLinUtah #NHL
OVER 5000 VOTES! 🏒🥅 The NHL's newest franchise could be known as "Utah Hockey Club" for now, but many of you have strong feelings about the team's long-term identity. What names are we missing from our list? MORE: https://t.co/a6CYom3lPf https://t.co/SsoOBnU7qX
What can prospective NHL cities learn from Utah’s pursuit of a team? 🔗 https://t.co/rOLSNo6xtc
.@RyanQualtrics tells @Samsworth_TV that Utah’s @NHL team is a “community asset.” #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/9WsNgkWfzU
“As everyone knows, Utah is a vibrant and thriving state, and we are thrilled to be a part of it,” National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. Read more about the NHL coming to Salt Lake City, Utah: https://t.co/a3fXk5Rm3S ✏️: @dennisromboy https://t.co/xRGLfkhXYZ
What's ahead with the @NHL in Utah: Renovating Delta Center. Putting fans in the seats. Reimagining downtown SLC. https://t.co/EHe8RXqI9e #utpol
Utah's new NHL team has no name yet, but the real question is, will it have game? https://t.co/a3ZlXDLkkO
So, based on trademark applications, the updated Utah NHL team name could be… Utah Blizzard Utah Yetis Utah Outlaws Utah Fury Utah Venom Utah Hockey Club Utah HC https://t.co/xpBvXGgCW8
The new NHL team that will play in Utah has already raked in 20,000 season ticket deposits, but those fans may not know the name of the team they'll be cheering on for quite some time. Read: https://t.co/AtezIipPGP https://t.co/6Zc6ETu8FL
Utah's getting a hockey team. We spoke with new owner Ryan Smith about how he brought the NHL to Salt Lake City https://t.co/eaNvB17T97
.@RyanQualtrics says renovating the @deltacenter “wasn’t my first strategy” but they found a way to have the @NHL and the @utahjazz in downtown Salt Lake City. #NHLinUtah #NHL
“I think they’re gonna be blown away by the reception they get.” - @RyanQualtrics on the @ArizonaCoyotes players coming to Utah next week #NHLinUtah #NHL
.@RyanQualtrics thanks Gary Bettman and the rest of the @NHL for their trust in Utah. #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/b0pP8bUHZ6