Utah picks Mammoth as mascot to end yearlong search - ESPN

Goodbye, Utah Hockey Club. Tusks up, Utah Mammoth.

After a 13-month process that included trademark drama and more than 850,000 ballots cast by fans in multiple rounds of voting, Utah Mammoth was revealed as the new name and permanent identity for the NHL franchise Wednesday.

It replaces Utah Hockey Club, a temporary name for its inaugural 2024-25 season after Smith Entertainment Group purchased and relocated the former Arizona Coyotes franchise to Salt Lake City.

«When it came to naming the team, we did something unprecedented — going through four rounds of community voting, including getting feedback not only on potential names but also on potential logos,» Utah owners Ryan and Ashley Smith said in a statement. «The community chose the Utah Mammoth brand, and it stands as a symbol of who we are, where we came from, and the unstoppable force we're building together.»

Utah began selling a limited selection of first-run Utah Mammoth merchandise — including T-shirts, hats and hoodies — at the team store inside Delta Center on Wednesday. A news conference featuring NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was also scheduled at the arena.

Mammoth jerseys will be available for purchase later this offseason. They will be seen at the NHL draft in June, as Utah selections will wear the new sweaters. Utah won the second draft lottery drawing Monday night to receive the fourth overall pick.

Utah will introduce a Mammoth-inspired mascot at home games next season, which will be revealed in the coming months.

The name, which inadvertently leaked on the team's official YouTube channel last week, was inspired by herds of mammoths having claimed what would become Utah as their home more than 10,000 years ago. Fossils have been found throughout the