Meet Archie, Utah Hockey Club’s new team dog

Nov 11, 2024, 3:41 PM | Updated: Nov 12, 2024, 11:19 am

Utah Hockey Club's team dog Archie sitting on the ice (Photo by Utah Hockey Club).

(Photo by Utah Hockey Club)

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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Hockey Club has a new team pup after the franchise announced an official partnership with America First Credit Union and America’s VetDogs, a New York based national nonprofit providing service dogs to veterans and first responders, free of charge. As part of America’s VetDogs Puppy with a Purpose program, a 13-week-old black Labrador Retriever named “Archie,” will become a future service dog for a veteran or first responder with disabilities.

Meet Archie, the Utah Hockey Club’s new team dog.

Archie is part of a new partnership between #UtahHC , America First Credit Union, and America’s VetDogs.

Fan can meet him on Nov. 15 during UHC’s Military Appreciation Night. pic.twitter.com/lKVMyp4hfK

— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) November 11, 2024

Utah Hockey Club’s new dog

For the next 14-16 months, Archie will undergo basic training and socialization with Utah Hockey Club’s staff, fans and the public. Throughout the NHL season, Utah Hockey Club will host Archie at community events and select home games at Delta Center, shaping him into a confident and calm future service dog.

“America’s VetDogs is proud to partner with Utah Hockey Club and America First Credit Union to co-raise Archie during the team’s inaugural NHL season,” John Miller, president and CEO of America’s VetDogs said. “Archie will become a beloved part of the club, and we are deeply grateful to both Utah Hockey Club and America First Credit Union for their unwavering support of our organization, as well as their commitment to serving our nation’s veterans and first responders.”

“Utah Hockey Club has been committed to making a meaningful impact in our community since day one,” Kari Larson, senior vice president of community relations for Utah Hockey Club said. “Our partnership with America’s VetDogs and America First Credit Union to raise Archie is a meaningful way to honor and give back to a veteran or first responder who has served our country. We can’t wait for our players, fans, and community members to meet Archie and be a part of this important journey together.”

Meet Archie

Named after Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, Archie will focus on mastering basic commands and building social skills to prepare for his formal training at America’s VetDogs campus and eventually, a successful service dog for a veteran or first responder in need.

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Meet Archie, Utah Hockey Club’s new team dog

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