Utah Hockey Club

As part of downtown Salt Lake City's eventual transformation, the home of the Utah Jazz and the Utah Hockey Club is working on the first phase of arena renovations.

Despite missing the playoffs, the Utah Hockey Club gained a strong foothold in the state just one year after the team relocated from Arizona.

Fans in attendance at the next four Delta Center home games — against the Penguins, Blue Jackets, Blues and Flyers — will vote to decide the team’s name and logo.

Utah is mostly the same team that took the ice last season as the Arizona Coyotes. History has been kind to other teams that have changed cities. Many clubs won right away and even captured championships not long after arriving in their new homes.

The Salt Lake City Council gave its final approval to move forward with Ryan Smith’s proposed downtown revitalization around Delta Center, which the public will foot part of the bill for.

Building a temporary practice facility was the most pressing and perhaps most difficult undertaking for the Utah Hockey Club. It was not the only one as the club raced against time to be ready for the Oct. 8 season opener against the Chicago.

The fate of Abravanel Hall remains an open question, with the committee only committing to a “recommendation for preservation.”

As the Salt Lake City Council mulls allowing 600-foot-high buildings around the Delta Center, public comments are mixed on the project as a whole.

Although a deal has been reached between the city and the owner of the Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club, the work to develop the project is just beginning.

Ryan Smith's Smith Entertainment Group officially closed on the sale of the team that relocated from Arizona to Salt Lake City. They also unveiled the initial logos and jerseys for the 2024-25 season.