Barrett Hayton scores twice, Karel Vejmelka earns first shutout of season as Utah Hockey Club beats Minnesota, 4-0, for third straight win

Utah Hockey Club announced this week that a public contest to name the team has been narrowed down to the final three options including keeping the generic Utah Hockey Club name, Utah Mammoth and Utah Wasatch.

Utah entered Minnesota with plenty of momentum after playing a complete game in its 5-2 win over Winnipeg. Scoring a goal in just 1:46, Utah came out fast and never looked back.

Reporting from Sacramento indicated the Kings and Jazz were in final conversations about a trade involving John Collins — but that the deal didn't go through. Collins responded to the rumors on Thursday.

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The Utah Hockey Club said it couldn't reach a deal with YETI coolers, so it's putting three name options up for a fan vote at the next four home games.

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Don’t look now, but the Utah Hockey Club is on a three-game winning streak. That’s thanks, in large part, to a 26-save shutout from Karel Vejmelka against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Vejmelka has been one of Utah’s biggest difference-makers this ...

The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season. Yeti isn’t one of them.

Playing their second game in the last 24 hours without Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Walker Kessler, and Jordan Clarkson, the Jazz got a balanced scoring attack that was led by Collin Sexton and fought hard against the Golden State Warriors. In the end, Utah fell 114-103 and will look forward to bouncing back during an upcoming homestand.

McBain is a natural center but has been used on the left wing this season. Nick Bjugstad has occupied the pivot position on the third line for most of the season but was moved to play with Liam O’Brien and Kevin Stenlund on the fourth line in which Stenlund is the center.