2024–25 Utah Hockey Club season
National Hockey League season
| 2024–25 Utah Hockey Club | |
|---|---|
| Division | Central |
| Conference | Western |
| 2024–25 record | 0–0–0 |
| Home record | 0–0–0 |
| Road record | 0–0–0 |
| Goals for | 0 |
| Goals against | 0 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bill Armstrong |
| Coach | Andre Tourigny |
| Captain | TBD |
| Alternate captains | TBD TBD TBD |
| Arena | Delta Center |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) |
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The 2024–25 Utah Hockey Club season will be the first season of the NHL expansion team Utah Hockey Club. They will play their home games at the Delta Center shared with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
As part of a deal that rendered the Arizona Coyotes an inactive franchise, Utah was established with the existing roster, staff and draft picks of the said franchise, in a similar move to the 1995 Cleveland Browns relocation controversy that established the Baltimore Ravens.
Schedule and results
Preseason
The team's first preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.[1]
2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Regular season
To be released Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
Transactions
Utah have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To New Jersey Devils WSH 2nd-round pick in 2024 EDM 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Utah Hockey Club John Marino COL 5th-round pick in 2024 | [2] |
| To Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie J.J. Moser 7th-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Utah Hockey Club Mikhail Sergachev | [3] | |
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) | Matt Villalta | 2-year | [4] | ||
| June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | Patrik Koch | 1-year | [5] | ||
| June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) | Vladislav Kolyachonok | 2-year | [6] | ||
| June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26) | Liam O'Brien | 3-year | [7] | ||
| June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) | Michael Kesselring | 2-year | [8] | ||
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | Juuso Valimaki | 2-year | [9] | ||
| June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) | Sean Durzi | 4-year | [10] | ||
| Legend: † Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract begins in 2025–26 season. | |||||
Draft picks
Below are the Utah Hockey Club's selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28–29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Tij Iginla | C |  Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 24[A] | Cole Beaudoin | C | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) | |
| 2 | 65[B] | Will Skahan | D |  United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 89[C] | Thomas Lavoie | D | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 96[D] | Veeti Väisänen | D |  Finland | KooKoo (Liiga) | |
| 4 | 98[E] | Gregor Biber | D |  Austria | Rogle BK (J20 Nationell) |
| 103 | Gabe Smith | C | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 135 | Owen Allard | C | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 153[F] | Ales Cech | D |  Czech Republic | BK Mlada Boleslav (Czech Extraliga) | |
| 6 | 167 | Vojtech Hradec | C | Czech Republic | BK Mlada Boleslav (Czech Extraliga) |
| 190[G] | Ludvig Lafton | D |  Norway | Farjestad BK (J20 Nationell) |
Notes
- ^ The Colorado Avalanche's first-round pick went to the Utah Hockey Club as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a second and third-round pick both in 2024 (38th and 71st overall) and the Ranger's second-round pick in 2025 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[11]
- ^ The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to Utah as a result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2023 to Florida in exchange for Anton Stralman, Vladislav Kolyachonok and this pick.[12]
- ^ Colorado's third-round pick went to Utah as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Darcy Kuemper to Colorado in exchange for Conor Timmins, a conditional first-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[13] The condition – Arizona/Utah would receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper plays in 50% or more of their playoff games[14] – was converted on June 26, 2022.[15]
- ^ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to Utah as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Colorado's first-round pick in 2022 to Edmonton in exchange for Zack Kassian, a first-round pick in 2022, a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.[16]
- ^ The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to Utah as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Lane Pederson to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[17]
- ^ Colorado's fifth-round pick will go to the Utah as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Washington's second-round pick in 2024 (49th overall) and Edmonton's second-round pick in 2025 to New Jersey in exchange for John Marino and this pick.[18]
- ^ The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick will go to Utah as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Jason Zucker to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[19]
References
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Announce 2024 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Acquires John Marino and 2024 Fifth Round Draft Choice (COL) From the New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Acquires Mikhail Sergachev From Tampa Bay Lightning". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Matt Villalta to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Patrik Koch to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Vladislav Kolyachonok to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Forward Liam O'Brien to Three-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Michael Kesselring to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Juuso Valimaki to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Hockey Club Signs Forward Sean Durzi to Four-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Hockey Club. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Utah trades three picks to Avalanche for pick 24, selects Cole Beaudoin". Sportsnet.ca. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Coyotes acquire D Stralman from Panthers". TSN.ca. July 26, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Two Draft Choices and Timmins from Avalanche". nhl.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Craig [@CraigSMorgan] (June 27, 2022). "And yes, Coyotes fans, with this win, Arizona gets Colorado's 2024 third-round pick. Darcy Kuemper delivers for two teams. Good for Kuemps" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Coyotes awarded 2024 3rd-round pick from Darcy Kuemper trade". nhl.com. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "RELEASE: Oilers acquire the 32nd-overall pick from Arizona". nhl.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Sharks Acquire Lane Pederson from Arizona". nhl.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Devils trade D John Marino to Utah HC for two picks". June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Predators Acquire Jason Zucker from Arizona". nhl.com. Nashville Predators. March 8, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- v
- t
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- Founded in 2024
- Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Ice hockey in Utah
- 2024 expansion
- Owner(s)
- Smith Entertainment Group (Ryan and Ashley Smith)
- General manager
- Bill Armstrong
- Head coach
- Andre Tourigny
- Team captain
- Vacant
- Current roster
- TV
- KUPX-TV
