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The Utah Hockey Club goal horn has been unveiled and it’s fantastic

It’s loud, it’s wonderful and it’s finally here, Utah fans.

Hockey fans around the world turned their eyes to Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday night as the Utah Hockey Club took the ice for the first regular season game in franchise history. Many tuned in hoping for a chance to learn the answer to one of the sport’s biggest mysteries…

What’s that Utah goal horn sound like?

No, seriously, this is a big point of contention for hockey fans. Goal horns are iconic. They are meant to shock fans out of their seats and make the pit in the stomaches of their opponents even deeper after letting up a goal. It’s one of the key elements of every team’s game presentation. And on Tuesday we finally got our answer as Utah scored five times in a 5-2 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Opening Night.

Volume up. Here it is:

WHEW.

Utah crushed it. It’s not just a wall of sound. It’s a wall of sound that grows more intense at the end of each honk. It almost wraps you in a bear hug before fading off.

The best part is Utah fans didn’t even have to wait long to hear it in action. UHC’s Dylan Guenther got the scoring started five minutes into the first period, giving hockey fans everywhere a chance to listen to the goal horn in all of it’s brass glory.

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The Utah Hockey Club, the NHL’s newest franchise for the 2024-25 season, explained

Who are the Utah Hockey Club, the NHL’s newest franchise for the 2024-25 season?

The NHL has a new franchise for the 2024-25 season. Yet, you may have noticed, the NHL still has 32 teams. So, what gives?

Enter the Utah Hockey Club.

Back in April, the Arizona Coyotes played their last game as a franchise as we knew them. After a long, messy stay in Arizona that lasted 28 years, the Coyotes were relocated to Utah at the end of the 2023-24 NHL season.

And thus, Utah Hockey Club was born! The team is officially set up in Salt Lake City after being bought by Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and the Smith Entertainment Group. Utah Hockey Club will also play games at the Delta Center alongside the Jazz, with the arena set to be updated to accommodate both clubs better.

Utah is still a young, burgeoning franchise, but here’s everything we know about the team so far.

Is Utah Hockey Club the final team name?

It is not! Because Utah had such a short time between its inception as a franchise and the start of the 2024-25 season, the team chose not to rush the decision and go with Utah Hockey Club for its inaugural season.

Fans, however, did get to vote on the final name, which will be revealed before the 2025-26 season. The team’s colors — black, blue and white — will be the same going forward though.

What conference and division does the Utah Hockey Club play in?

Even though the franchise relocated, Utah Hockey Club will remain in the Western Conference and in the Central Division.

Who are the general manager and head coach of Utah Hockey Club?

Bill Armstrong is the general manager for Utah coming into the 2024-25 season. Armstrong was previously the general manager for Arizona. As for Utah’s head coach, AndrĂ© Tourigny returns to be the bench boss, as he also was the Coyotes’ head coach before the relocation.

Most importantly, does Utah have a mascot?

Technically no, but Jazz Bear will be pulling double duty as the Utah Hockey Club’s unofficial mascot for the 2024-25 season!

Who is the Utah Hockey Club mascot? Meet the one it’s borrowing from another team.

The Utah Hockey Club is using a mascot that already exists.

Professional hockey is here in Utah thanks to the Arizona Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City.

But it doesn’t have an official new moniker yet as we wait for the NHL franchise to figure out its branding, so it’s the Utah Hockey Club for now.

Which brings us to the question you want an answer to: Who is the mascot for the new team? And how do you come up with a mascot for a team named like that?

The answer is… it’s using another team’s mascot. Jazz Bear from the Utah Jazz will be serving as the furry critter for this season.

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Former Notre Dame defenseman signs with ninth different NHL team

Another year, another new team.

If a player is good enough to stick around in the NHL for a while, teams will come calling. That’s the case for former Notre Dame defenseman [autotag]Ian Cole[/autotag], who will be playing his 15th season in the league in 2024-25. He also will be on his ninth different team after the Utah Hockey Club signed him to a one-year contract.

Ever since Cole was traded early in the 2020-21 season, he hasn’t spent more than one season with any team he’s played for. Last season, he was a veteran presence for a Vancouver Canucks team that made it to the Western Conference semifinals, which resulted in a loss to eventual Conn Smythe Trophy winner Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

For the Canucks, Cole scored 11 points, nine of them on assists, and recorded 61 penalty minutes. He added two assists and six penalty minutes during the playoffs. Let’s hope he’ll have an 11th straight playoff appearance with his new team.

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Utah’s NHL team officially now has a name and jerseys ahead of 2024-25 debut

Utah’s NHL team now has its name (and jerseys!) for Year 1 of the franchise.

Utah’s NHL team now officially has a name, jersey and color scheme for its inaugural season.

The franchise announced on Thursday that the team — formerly the Arizona Coyotes — will be called the Utah Hockey Club for the 2024-25 season. Fans will be able to vote on Utah’s final name that will debut for 2025-26 but for now, Utah Hockey Club it is!

Not only did Utah HC announce its name, we also got our first look at their jerseys and branding for the upcoming season, with rock black, mountain blue and salt white the three main colors in use. The rest of the branding is how you’d expect, with Utah’s name in a sans serif font on their jerseys.

It’s basic, to be sure, but serviceable for next season for sure. I’d have liked to have seen purple in Utah HC’s colors but as is, it’s still a nice looking kit to build off of going forward.

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