Early reaction to Utah Hockey Club is strong as it enters crowded Salt Lake market Utah Hockey Club jersey is shown during a tour of the new temporary practice facility locker room at the Olympic Oval Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - Signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah are shown at the Delta Center Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - Workers put up signs celebrating the sale of the Arizona Coyotes and its accompanying relocation to Salt Lake City, at the Delta Center on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - The Utah Hockey Club development camp intrasquad is introduced before their scrimmage at the Delta Center, Friday, July 5, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Maveric Lamoureux (10) looks to pass during the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
The Utah Hockey Club celebrates their win over the Los Angeles Kings in overtime in a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
Fans cheer after the Utah Hockey Club beat the Los Angeles Kings in overtime in a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
FILE - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speak during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Utah Hockey Club jersey is shown during a tour of the new temporary practice facility locker room at the Olympic Oval Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)