Utah's New NHL Team Weighs 20 Different Name Options

Utah’s New NHL Team Weighs 20 Different Name Options

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HockeyOlivia Perreault10 months ago

Utah’s new ice hockey expansion team is heading to the NHL during the 2024-2025 season, but before their arrival, the team has to decide on one important detail: their name.

The Utah NHL team, based in Salt Lake City, will compete as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, hosting games at the Delta Center. During the upcoming season, the team will play without an official name, mascot, or colors, though their full identity will be developed in time for the 2025-2026 season. In the meantime, the team will wear “Utah” jerseys.

Earlier this month, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith — who recently purchased the Arizona Coyotes franchise — posted a survey to social media, asking fans to help choose the team’s name. The poll incudes 20 options that were chosen from a previous ballot — ranging from weather-related names to odes to mythical creatures.

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Utah! Our NHL team is here. Help us choose a name. https://t.co/xhFewNfnyD
— Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) May 9, 2024

Here is the full list of the 20 options:

Utah Outlaws
Utah Frost
Utah Powder
Utah Canyons
Utah Squall
Utah Freeze
Utah Swarm
Utah Blast
Utah Ice
Utah HC
Utah Black Diamonds
Utah Caribou
Utah Fury
Utah Hive
Utah Mountaineers
Utah Blizzard
Utah Yeti
Utah Mammoth
Utah Glaciers
Utah Venom

Fans took to social media to respond:

Outlaws, yo. pic.twitter.com/DUOghIghzc
— Darby Bailey 🖍️💫 (@DarbyBaileyXO) May 9, 2024

Take the “s” off. Just Black Diamond.
— miles (@brasidas556) May 9, 2024

It’s a wrap. pic.twitter.com/yixFTmIfNH
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) May 9, 2024

MAMMOTH FRIENDS LET’S RIDE!
— JustAnotherDad (@TrueHalfCrack) May 9, 2024

Outlaws, Yeti’s, Black Diamonds and Vemon’s are the ones i picked. any of those go hard for a team name. coming from a fan of one of the original 6 teams (@NHLBruins)
— ƬΣ𝘋𝘋𝘠 🇬🇷🇮🇹𓅓 (@TedtheGretalian) May 9, 2024

I know Utah Canyons will likely lose out to more popular picks but to me it best represents both the snowy north and red rock south that makes our state unique.
Will be happy with most of these though.
— ScottTheAmazing (@ScottTheAmazing) May 9, 2024