Utah Mammoth Filing Lawsuit Against Mammoth Hockey Over Name
The Utah Mammoth have worked hard for over a year to formulate their permanent name. The team ran through multiple rounds of fan voting to go from 20 potential names…
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Miami RedHawks 2025-26 Transfer Class Profile: Ryan Smith
Earlier this year, in late April, Anthony Noreen’s Miami RedHawks picked up a familiar face out of the transfer portal: forward Ryan Smith, reuniting with his former coach from the…
Introducing the Utah Mammoth: Utah HC’s Permanent Name & Brand
It’s official. After more than a year of being named the Utah Hockey Club, the newest franchise in the NHL has officially been named the Utah Mammoth. After more than…
Prospect Ryan Smith Transfers From Quinnipiac to Miami, Reuniting With Former Coach Anthony Noreen
Anthony Noreen and the Miami University (OH) RedHawks continue to build their 2025-26 roster with another addition from the transfer portal—forward Ryan Smith, who played his freshman season at Quinnipiac…
Utah HC Has Lived Up to Inaugural Season Expectations
Approximately three-quarters of the way through the NHL season, I wrote a piece detailing how the Utah Hockey Club was living up to or exceeding expectations in its inaugural season.…
Utah’s First Next-Gen Game a Big Success
The Utah Hockey Club’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was the team’s first Next-Gen game. A Next-Gen game is an event that NHL teams usually put on to help…
Maple Leafs’ First Visit to Utah Creates Time to Reflect on Arizona
The Utah Hockey Club and the NHL haven’t had the best relationship with the hockey fanbase in Arizona since the Arizona Coyotes were sold to Ryan and Ashley Smith and…
Islanders & Utah HC Show the Value of Good Ownership
The New York Islanders will face the newest NHL franchise, Utah Hockey Club, on Thursday in their season opener. The roster is mostly the same as last season’s Arizona Coyotes,…
Ryan Smith Is Building Something Special in Utah
Ryan Smith walked onto a podium in the Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28 in front of a good handful of reporters and started his conference by saying “Hi,…
Comparing Coyotes Owner Alex Meruelo to NHL Utah Owner Ryan Smith
It’s been around a month since the NHL transferred the sale of the Arizona Coyotes’ hockey operations from Alex Meruelo to Ryan Smith, who has moved them to Salt Lake…