And then there were three. But how did we get here? The naming of Utah’s hockey franchise — currently known as Utah Hockey Club — has become a dramatic, lengthy process because of copyright issues in seemingly every direction.

The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season. The franchise will use a final round of fan voting to decide among the Utah Mammoth,

Wasatch is out and Outlaws is in as a potential nickname for the Utah Hockey Club. The team, midway through its first season in Salt Lake City after relocating from Arizona, is searching for a permanent moniker.