Utah Hockey Club won't confirm 'Mammoth' name after apparent leak - ESPN

Utah Hockey Club officials wouldn't confirm if «Mammoth» was their new name after it allegedly leaked on the team's official YouTube channel Tuesday night.

Fans and media noticed that the channel's handle was changed from "@UtahHockeyClub" to "@UtahMammoth," on both its landing page and URL. The channel was soon deactivated and remained so on Wednesday morning, but not before screenshots of the name change went viral.

Utah Mammoth was one of three finalists featured in a fan vote at Delta Center to help determine the permanent name of the team, which played its inaugural season in 2024-25 after SEG purchased and relocated the former Arizona Coyotes franchise. Fans voted with iPads located at stations around the arena that featured the names, logos and potential branding for each option.

Originally, the three names voted on were Utah Mammoth, Utah Hockey Club and Utah Wasatch, which was quickly swapped out for Utah Outlaws after the team saw early vote returns.

Mammoth made the final four in the initial fan vote last year.

Utah HC executives wouldn't confirm nor deny that Mammoth will be the team's new nickname.

Mike Maughan, an executive with Utah HC owner Smith Entertainment Group, said on Wednesday that «progress continues on exploring all three of the name options that were chosen as finalists by our fans. We're fully on track to announce a permanent name and identity ahead of the 25-26 NHL season and look forward to sharing that with our fans when we do.»

When pressed for an explanation on the alleged YouTube leak, Maughan would only say, «We're fully on track to announce a permanent name and identity ahead of the 25-26 NHL season.»

One NHL source told ESPN that the revelation for the team's new name and logo could