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Mar 27, 2025•32 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice The Utah Hockey Club bounced back in a big way this week. After a crushing 7-1 loss to Edmonton on Tuesday, Utah recovered to pick up four points in the standings with home wins over Buffalo and Tampa Bay. As SLC Puck host Austin Facer puts it, the key for the Club is to continue to play meaningful games as long as possible. That being said, Utah has some tough games ahead, with an upcoming road trip to play Tampa Bay and F...
Mar 24, 2025•38 min
The Utah Hockey Club suffered its worst loss of the season on Tuesday night, a 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers. Realistically, Utah's chances of making the playoffs at this point shrink with every loss, requiring the team to play virtually mistake-free the rest of the way. SLC Puck host Austin Facer, however, feels this season has already been a success regardless of how the standings look at the end of the regular season. Utah General Manager Bill Armstrong said at the beginning ...
Mar 19, 2025•32 min
The Utah Hockey Club played and won its biggest game of the season, a 3-1 road win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Jockeying with Vancouver for the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference playoffs, Utah's win essentially saved its postseason chances. Needing a win to stay alive, the Club found a tremendous win thanks to a strong team outing. SLC Puck host Austin Facer salutes Utah's effort, calling Sunday's win the most important of the season. However, to remain in the hunt fo...
Mar 17, 2025•30 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice This week, the Utah Hockey Club came up with three critical points in a two-game stretch with a shootout loss to Toronto on Monday and a victory over Anaheim on Wednesday. Above all, SLC Puck host Austin Facer has been impressed with the character of this team— and its fans — as they pursue a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But the hunt continues. Utah faces a potential trap game against one of the NHL's worst clubs, Sea...
Mar 13, 2025•31 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice The Utah Hockey Club made waves at the trade deadline, not for acquiring or sending out any players, but rather with a slew of contract extensions. Most notably, the Club inked goaltender Karel Vejmelka to a 5-year deal. SLC Puck host Austin Facer thinks it was a move worth celebrating for Utah, and also notes that each transaction the Club makes is done with a bigger picture in mind. Utah has depended on "Veggie" a lot thi...
Mar 10, 2025•30 min
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Mar 06, 2025•30 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice The Utah Hockey Club kept itself in the playoff race by winning 3 of 4 at Delta Center over the most recent homestand. However, SLC Puck host Austin Facer notes that each loss — including Saturday's defeat to New Jersey — pushes the Club further out of the picture. With 21 games to go, Utah will have to play nearly perfect hockey to make the postseason, Facer says. Leading the push has been captain Clayton Keller. With all ...
Mar 03, 2025•35 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: DONATE TO U of U HOCKEY: https://utahhockey.square.site/product/2025-utah-hockey-m1-nationals-donation/315 With 23 games to play heading into Thursday's home tilt against Minnesota, the Utah Hockey Club finds itself caught in the middle. As the trade deadline approaches, the question lingers; will Utah be buyers or sellers? General Manager Bill Armstrong, however, believes in a third option; neither. SLC Puck host Austin Facer explains why, noting that this team is becomi...
Feb 27, 2025•33 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice The Utah Hockey Club kept itself in the playoff hunt with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night at the Delta Center. In a "must-win" situation, Utah's young core came through with goals by Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley to complement a solid performance in net by Karel Vejmelka. But even with a big win over a team Utah needs to catch in the standings, the Club can't afford to let its foot off...
Feb 25, 2025•28 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice After an extended absence due to injury, Utah Hockey Club defenseman Sean Durzi is reportedly back in the line. He'll step on the ice on Saturday for his first appearance after missing 52 games due to an upper body. That, along with the rest of the Utah Hockey Club's improved health, gives the team their healthiest group all season. That, SLC Puck host Austin Facer says, is huge, especially as the team enters a crucial poin...
Feb 20, 2025•28 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice Competing with the NBA All-Star Weekend’s Saturday Night festivities, hockey took the sports world by storm with an electric start to the 4 Nations Face-off matchup between the United States and Canada. Players from both sides dropped the gloves three times within the first nine seconds of game action, kicking off a big night for the sport. However, Utah Hockey Club did not have a representative in the game, but as SLC Puck...
Feb 16, 2025•31 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY: https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice Even though he's been one of the most potent American scorers in the National Hockey League this season, Utah captain Clayton Keller was kept off the USA roster for the 4 Nations Face-off. As much as it stings, SLC Puck Austin Facer doesn't think it's been a bad thing for Keller or the Utah Hockey Club. Still, Keller or not, the NHL's reentry back into best-on-best international is a significant step that could ripple all t...
Feb 13, 2025•33 min
The Utah Hockey Club picked up four critical points in the standings over a 3-game road trip with overtime wins over Columbus and Washington. The loss, a forgettable 7-3 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes, may have actually set the stage for a dramatic storyline in the nation's capital. After giving up six goals against Carolina, Utah's Karel Vejmelka was called into action after an injury to Connor Ingram on Sunday, and ended up carrying the Hockey Club to a victory. SLC Puck host Austin Facer, ...
Feb 13, 2025•35 min
Is it any coincidence that the Utah Hockey Club snapped a five-game losing streak after Dylan Guenther’s return from an injury. SLC Puck host Austin Facer doesn’t think so. Guenther provided multiple thrills in his first game back after missing the previous 12, but it was his last one, an electric game winner in overtime that sent Delta Center into a frenzy. But as Facer and other close observers of the game noticed, the sequence that set up Guenther’s goal was just as impressive and slick as th...
Feb 09, 2025•31 min
GRAB SOME ICE GIVEAWAY : https://www.slcpuck.com/p/giveaway-grab-some-ice Sunday's match up against the St. Louis Blues was an important one for the Utah Hockey Club. Unfortunately, the Club dropped the tilt 2-1, allowing the Blues to overtake Utah in the standings as the two teams continue to jostle for a wild card position. It was a tough set-back for Utah, which has been snake bitten by injuries once again, this time with a lower-body injury to budding superstar Logan Cooley during last week'...
Feb 03, 2025•31 min
The Utah Hockey Club fell in overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Wednesday. While the home team failed to secure two points in the standings, fans were treated not only to an appearance by future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby, but a game winner in the bonus period by Sid The Kid. It may be noteworthy to mention that both Crosby and his longtime NHL counterpart, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin, both scored goals in their first games played at Delta Center. That was the on-ice ...
Jan 30, 2025•30 min
Local hockey fans are likely looking forward to seeing Sidney Crosby, one of the game's all-time greats, in town when the Utah Hockey Club hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. The issue that gives SLC Puck host Austin Facer pause though, is the fact that Crosby's name has been swirling in trade rumors lately. The Penguins have been struggling this season and as Crosby continues into the twilight of his career, he may be traded from the only NHL team he's played with to a Stanley Cup conte...
Jan 27, 2025•30 min
Utah captain Clayton Keller took a puck to the face during the second period of Monday night’s game against Winnipeg. Despite the injury, Keller not only returned to the ice but also contributed a goal and an assist in Utah’s 5-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading Jets. Sporting a nasty cut above his eye, Keller has been playing with a noticeable edge. Ever since being left off Team USA’s roster for the 4 Nations Face Off, the Utah captain has been on a mission, racking up an impressive...
Jan 23, 2025•28 min
Utah Hockey Club captain Clayton Keller seems to play his best against his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues. Saturday’s 4-2 win was no exception. Keller scored a goal and added three assists to have a hand in all four Utah goals against the Blues. Combined with three points by Logan Cooley, the duo lifted the Club to a victory that could have major playoff implications. Up next for the Club is a tough task. Utah will wrap up a 7-game homestand by hosting the division-leading Winnipeg Jets, anc...
Jan 19, 2025•32 min
The Utah Hockey Club dropped a 5-3 decision to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, but the story before the game was the bizarre injury suffered by Montreal forward Emil Heineman. Walking around in the area by the Salt Lake County Building on 500 South and 200 East, Heineman was reportedly struck by a city employee who didn’t see him in the crosswalk. Heineman was left injured and will be out 3-4 weeks. Despite the setback, Montreal rolled over a slumping Utah team, which may be forced to m...
Jan 16, 2025•31 min
The Utah Hockey Club just can’t seem to catch a break. Just as its reported that some of its injured players may be working their way back onto the ice, the Club suffered a big loss, losing leading goal-scorer Dylan Guenther for an indefinite period of time. However, as goaltender Connor Ingram has shown — multiple times — adversity is nothing this team isn’t already familiar with. Still, SLC Puck host Austin Facer feels that time is of the essence. The playoff chase is beginning to really heat ...
Jan 13, 2025•32 min
The Utah Hockey Club fell to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 4-1 at the Delta Center on Wednesday night. Despite the loss, SLC Puck host Austin Facer thinks that Utah can learn a loss from the Panthers, mostly the importance of toughness when it comes to winning hockey games. Logan Cooley, the team's 20-year-old phenom has shown flashes of toughness on a nightly basis, but Austin would like to see him lean more into it. Taking a page out of Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Pronger'...
Jan 10, 2025•27 min
Coming off of three straight 20-plus goal seasons, Utah Hockey Club forward Lawson Crouse had been off to a cold start in 2024-25. Coming into the Club's recent two-game road trip, Crouse had just four goals on the season. Perhaps responding to the scrutiny, Crouse found his stride in Utah's matchup against Calgary, finding the back of the net twice in a 5-3 comeback victory over the Flames. Not to be outdone, his linemate Matias Maccelli scored twice against Dallas on Saturday in a 3-2 overtime...
Jan 06, 2025•28 min
After more than a month removed from game action, Utah Hockey Club fan favorite Liam O'Brien was activated for the game on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. With the team currently in a 5-game tailspin, a lineup change might be exactly what's needed to right the ship. SLC Puck! host Austin Facer wonders if benching one forward in favor of "Spicy Tuna" might give the Club a might needed jolt of energy. Also, uncertainty continues to revolve around the team's permanent name. Is it possible that...
Jan 02, 2025•31 min
The Utah Hockey Club has lost 8 of its last 10 at home and getting far more positive results on the road. Why? Is it possible the Delta Center doesn't have the home ice advantage fans thought possible prior to the season? Or is it more likely that the Utah Hockey Club is a bit too jazzed up to play in front of a home crowd? Does it come down to composure and managing emotions? After listening to head coach Andre Tourigny after Friday's loss to Colorado, SLC Puck Austin Facer thinks its a mindset...
Dec 29, 2024•24 min
The sky isn’t quite falling for the Utah Hockey Club, but a shootout loss to Anaheim and a defeat in regulation to Dallas certainly didn’t help the team’s playoff chances. Hopefully, the Club can get back to winning ways with a big game against Colorado on Friday. SLC Puck! host Austin Facer is guessing this game might be the most expensive ticket yet — besides the opener against Chicago on Oct. 8. Also, it’s been reported that the team is looking to host an outdoor game sometime in the future. ...
Dec 25, 2024•28 min
The Utah Hockey Club's 5-4 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks wasn't a complete disaster, but it may be costly down the stretch. By SLC Puck host Austin Facer's count, the team has now lost several winnable games outright or in overtime, keeping Utah from winning two critical points in the standings each time. Should the Club be in the hunt for a playoff birth, those points could be the difference between making the postseason or not. Also, Austin answers the SLC Puck hotline, answering one of t...
Dec 23, 2024•29 min
It either was a stroke of genius, or perhaps it was just the work of Hollywood's greatest screenwriters. Either way, Utah Hockey Club owner Ryan Smith decided to give away 2,000 tickets -- presumably to many who had never seen a hockey game before -- and it couldn't have gone better. Fans "packed the barn" and were treated to a show, a 3-2 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks, featuring goals by Clayton Keller, Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev. It was a big night for hockey on a Wednesday...
Dec 19, 2024•28 min
So much for all the talk of the Utah Hockey Club finally having a dominating home barn advantage, the team has been much on the road this season. With six straight road victories, this team is making its way back into the playoff hunt, only two points out of the last wildcard spot. On the Mentors Trip, the team earned big wins over the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. SLC Puck's Austin Facer wonders if there's something to having moms, dads and sisters with team on the road. If so, Austin...
Dec 16, 2024•25 min
