National Hockey League
North American professional ice hockey league
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| May 2025 | Alpharetta's Convention and Visitors Bureau and ASE jointly fund a feasibility study by CAA ICON to assess the city's potential to support an NHL franchise and the North Point Mall redevelopment. |
| May 2025 | During a WXIA-TV interview, Vernon Krause reveals his group is finalizing plans to present to the NHL for expansion, though league expansion is unlikely until a new collective bargaining agreement is reached. |
| May 7 2025 | Following a fan vote, the team's permanent name is revealed as the Utah Mammoth. |
| May 7 2025 | The team's permanent identity was revealed as the Utah Mammoth. |
| April 30 2025 | Speculation arises that 'Mammoth' is the selected name following online leaks of a YouTube handle change. |
| April 30 2025 | Speculation arises that 'Mammoth' will be the selected team name following online leaks of social media handle changes. |
| 2025 | Utah completed their inaugural season with a record of 38–31–13, finishing sixth in the Central Division. |
| 2025 | The National Basketball Association plans to make the first round of NBA playoffs exclusive to national television partners. |
| March 2025 | Dan Friedkin meets with the NHL to discuss placing an expansion team in Houston. |
| 2025 | Chicago Blackhawks will host the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, with an anticipated attendance of 40,933 spectators. |
| 2025 | Tom Galvin announced the formation of a committee of political and business leaders aimed at bringing the NHL back to Phoenix. |
| 2025 | TNT Sports set to broadcast the Stanley Cup Finals as part of their multi-year agreement. |
| February 2025 | NHL officials met in New York City with a group from New Orleans to discuss potential expansion of a hockey team to the city. |
| February 3 2025 | All-Star Game in Thousand Palms, California with Central Division defeating Atlantic Division 2-1 in a shootout |
| January 30 2025 | Team removes 'Wasatch' from the survey and replaces it with 'Utah Outlaws'. |
| January 29 2025 | Team announces fans can vote for a permanent identity over four upcoming home games, with options of Utah Hockey Club, Utah Mammoth, and Utah Wasatch. |
| January 2025 | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refuses 'Utah Yetis' and 'Utah Yeti' brands due to similarity to Yeti Holdings company name. |
| January 2025 | APTN announced it would carry three games in Inuktitut through the remainder of the season. |
| 2024 | NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation announced that NHL players would participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics, resuming their Olympic participation. |
| 2024 | Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium with multiple games: Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils, and New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders, featuring two of the highest-attended games in hockey history. |
| 2024 | The Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games after nearly blowing a 3-0 series lead. |
| 2024 | The Seattle Kraken reached the playoffs for the first time in their second season, defeating the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round before being eliminated by the Dallas Stars in seven games in the second round. |
| 2024 | Owen Allard, a Canadian center, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fifth round, 135th overall. |
| 2024 | Veeti Vaisanen, a Finnish defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fourth round, 396th overall. |
| 2024 | Will Skahan, an American defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the third round, 265th overall. |
| 2024 | Gabe Smith, a Canadian center, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fifth round, 4103rd overall. |
| 2024 | Tomas Lavoie, a Canadian defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fourth round, 389th overall. |
| 2024 | Gregor Biber, an Austrian defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fifth round, 498th overall. |
| 2024 | Cole Beaudoin, a Canadian center, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the first round, 124th overall. |
| 2024 | Ales Cech, a Czech Republic defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the fifth round, 153rd overall. |
| 2024 | Ludvig Lafton, a Norwegian defenseman, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the sixth round, 190th overall. |
| 2024 | Vojtech Hradec, a Czech Republic center, was drafted by the Utah Hockey Club in the sixth round, 167th overall. |
| 2024 | Utah Hockey Club traded with the Colorado Avalanche to acquire the 24th overall pick in the first round, selecting Cole Beaudoin. |
| 2024 | Began playing inaugural season in 2024–25 with a temporary name and colors, with plans to develop a full identity for 2025–26. |
| 2024 | Seattle Kraken hosted the Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with an attendance of 47,313 spectators. |
| 2024 | Andre Tourigny appointed as head coach of Utah Hockey Club, beginning his tenure with the team |
| 2024 | The team acquires hockey assets (players, coaching staff, and draft picks) from the suspended Arizona Coyotes operations to stock the new franchise. |
| 2024 | Begins inaugural season in the NHL's Central Division within the Western Conference, playing home games at the Delta Center. |
| 2024 | Bill Armstrong appointed as General Manager of Utah Hockey Club, marking the start of his leadership tenure with the organization. |
| 2024 | Former Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo was granted a five-year window to build a new arena in the Phoenix area, with the potential to be awarded a new expansion franchise. |
| 2024 | Reports indicate more serious discussions between Tilman Fertitta and NHL about potentially bringing a franchise to Houston. |
| 2024 | During the NHL All-Star weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman publicly listed six potential expansion cities: Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas City, and Omaha. |
| 2024 | All 32 NHL teams hold affiliations with an AHL team during the 2024–25 season, demonstrating the league's comprehensive developmental role. |
| December 2024 | Gary Bettman met with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Tom Galvin via Zoom before Christmas to discuss potential NHL return to Phoenix. |
| November 2024 | Forsyth County residents vote 56-44 to grant county redevelopment powers for The Gathering at South Forsyth, establishing a tax allocation district for the project. |
| October 8 2024 | Utah played their first regular-season game, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 5–2, with Dylan Guenther scoring the team's first goal. |
| October 7 2024 | The Utah Hockey Club announced that Jazz Bear, the mascot of the Utah Jazz, would be the team's mascot for their inaugural season. |
| October 4 2024 | Utah named forward Clayton Keller as the team's first captain. |
| September 23 2024 | Utah played their first home preseason game at the Delta Center, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3–2. |
| September 22 2024 | Utah played their first preseason game, defeating the St. Louis Blues 5–3 in a neutral-site matchup at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. |
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