Ryan Smith, owner of Utah's NHL team, revealed plans to name the team through a fan-voted bracket, trademarked eight potential names, and emphasized fan involvement in decision-making. The team has arrived in Salt Lake City to a warm welcome from fans and youth hockey players.
Utah NHL players and execs give first impressions of Delta Center and Salt Lake hockey fans https://t.co/2j9a1X0VaV
What is the best way to generate enthusiasm around hockey in Utah? Give the fans an entertaining product. So how could Utah load up its roster for Year 1? @hayyyshayyy examines ⤵️ https://t.co/e1AvjudnpK https://t.co/XFi4z9aeOr
"I Don't Give A Crap About Shcool" -- The Next Generation Of Hockey Fans In Utah Are Fully Ready For The NHL https://t.co/CZ6oV59xHm https://t.co/6t6ep4ElJq
‘My best day in the NHL so far’: Utah shows up for new hockey club https://t.co/RLsGEEWSTR
Ex-Coyotes receive emotional welcome in Salt Lake City: ‘We already want to fight for Utah’ ⤵️ https://t.co/fIqyobiyk8
Fans filled the Delta Center to welcome the NHL's newest hockey team by doing a meet-and-greet with players and coaches of the former Arizona Coyotes, and the players got their first taste of Utah's enthusiastic fan base. https://t.co/9My1qG2u0j @JimSpiewak
Come along as the former Arizona Coyotes tour their new home in Utah and receive an overwhelming welcome. “This is honestly one of the coolest experiences we’ve all had as hockey players.” ⤵️https://t.co/tpljPTvWQA
Thousands of fans prove Utah is a hockey state at NHL team intro event Story by @edler_krysyan https://t.co/HN6IpEEX01
Very impressive "Welcome to Utah" event for new NHL team today. Here's owner Ryan Smith on 32 Thoughts podcast (released Tuesday). Provides excellent insight into what he's thinking: https://t.co/QVcpdtlBVd https://t.co/gRoUWdrled
Utah fans meet NHL players at 'Welcome the Team' party https://t.co/1IRhwT1GuC
Cast your vote! What should Utah's NHL team name be? https://t.co/nSd4jAcPJ4
Plenty of Utahns already have hockey roots, and they're committed to the new Utah team! https://t.co/ndgLxJZoiW
Owner Ryan Smith said that fans will vote in an 8-mascot bracket to pick Utah’s NHL team name. An LLC tied to the franchise has now trademarked 8 names: • Utah Ice • Utah Fury • Utah Yetis • Utah Venom • Utah Blizzard • Utah Outlaws • Utah Mammoth • Utah Hockey Club https://t.co/4jPhQ3MTPB
Owner Ryan Smith said fans that will vote in an 8-mascot bracket to pick Utah’s NHL team name. An LLC tied to the franchise has now trademarked 8 names: • Utah Ice • Utah Fury • Utah Yetis • Utah Venom • Utah Blizzard • Utah Outlaws • Utah Mammoth • Utah Hockey Club https://t.co/SO2oODKe45
WELCOME TO UTAH! 🏒🥅 Players from Utah's new NHL team make first entrance to Delta Center in front of fans! #NHLinUtah https://t.co/owfyRCEDjR
Confetti falls for the first time at the @deltacenter for Utah’s @NHL team. 🎉 https://t.co/9v3nJ72qZU
A standing ovation and “Let’s go Utah!” chant for the team from the @deltacenter crowd. #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/lgHelerWii
Two Utah hockey fans excited to finally have a local team! https://t.co/PiXOFAa34c
Amazing to see so much excitement at the Delta Center! This is a historic day and we can’t wait to see the Stanley Cup come to Utah. #LetsGo https://t.co/5gOrnowUh5
Utah’s Hockey Team 🏒 #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/uoVbjp0z1d
“The @NHL chose Utah.” - @RyanQualtrics #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/HwRzPLGSB0
These NHL players are getting their first taste of an Utah welcome. https://t.co/bUAaWedweq
“Utah shows up. You see that. This is just the beginning. It’s going to get bigger and better.” Ryan Smith in his opening remarks 🫡 #NHLinUtah #NHL
. @NHL Utah is where it is happening @danmccay https://t.co/HKivdOEYn0
Utah’s NHL team has arrived! #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/2raxU4VHDm
WATCH LIVE: Ryan and Ashley Smith introduce Utah's NHL team at Delta Center. https://t.co/Qu0ZlMrbyr https://t.co/Bwb5SgHDsM
.@MarkkanenLauri, @JordanClarksons, and Will Hardy of the @utahjazz are in the 🏠. #NHLinUtah #NHL #TakeNote https://t.co/9O3uP66k37
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
Doors are open. The Delta Center is open for NHL hockey!! https://t.co/PVCwergvIh
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
VOTE: Two new names file with the US Patent and Trademark Office from an anonymous source that could indicate possible names for the NHL's new franchise in Utah - the Mammoths and the Ice. Which do you prefer? https://t.co/FDRgg1JTei
NHL in Utah. It’s here. The Delta Center is ready. https://t.co/BnMu4izUMY
And we're live at the NHL in Utah party! Where are you? @ArizonaCoyotes @utahjazz @RyanQualtrics #kslnewsradio @NHL https://t.co/pRnzyYXjgP
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
The message for the NHL players when the arrived in Utah today: The Beehive State is excited to have you, and these kids are really happy they got to skip school. https://t.co/b24O3gAVuH
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 team formerly known as the Coyotes received a warm welcome in SLC today @FOX10Phoenix https://t.co/e48YOOPrU1
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
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
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
New 32 Thoughts podcast - Interview with NHL Utah owner Ryan Smith. https://t.co/ySDUMPFut8
I voted Outlaws These are the top two nicknames choices at the moment for the NHL Utah franchise Unofficial poll and logos by KSL Voting link below https://t.co/8LPRuOcFul https://t.co/FwRBmDvk7X
VOTE: Have a favorite nickname for Utah's @NHL team? 🏒⛸️🥅 Let us know by voting in our poll ⬇️ #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/SwQglzwcKC
Ryan Smith appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Monday to talk about Utah’s new hockey team, ticket sales and the importance of saying yes to crazy ideas. | By @kelsey_dallas https://t.co/CGYJu8IKr8
Ryan Smith reveals some detail in naming of new Utah NHL team on Pac McAfee Show https://t.co/VB0qz8XB5j
"The people are gonna vote" to decide the nickname of Utah's @NHL team, according to @RyanQualtrics. 🏒 #NHLinUtah #NHL @PatMcAfeeShow https://t.co/0Ubm4XYeHs
Utah NHL owner Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) said the team will have an eight-mascot bracket to help name the franchise and that he has ways to make sure that AI bots don't interfere with the process. @PatMcAfeeShow continues his crusade to have them named the Soakers... https://t.co/UevRDYiIQ8
"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
.@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
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/aHlsoF3Ggj
The Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the fast-growing capital city. 🏒 #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/nlRW3fma7b
.@RyanQualtrics tells @Samsworth_TV that Utah’s @NHL team is a “community asset.” #NHLinUtah #NHL https://t.co/9WsNgkWfzU
The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. https://t.co/XTWun9oGE5