West Valley City agrees to sell stake in Utah Grizzlies
Jul 23, 2025, 1:39 PM
Utah Grizzlies logo at the Maverik Center. (Maverik Center)
(Maverik Center)
WEST VALLEY CITY – Paving the way for the franchise to relocate, West Valley City Council agreed to sell the city’s stake in the Utah Grizzlies.
The sale to Pro Hockey Partners LLC was approved on Tuesday, July 22.
Utah Grizzlies to be sold
The announcement marks the end of an era for the Grizzlies, who have called the Maverik Center home since 1997.
As fans prepare for one final season of Grizzlies hockey in Utah, the team’s rich history in the state offers a bittersweet backdrop to this significant change.
The sale and impending move come as a surprise with so many rumors circulating about an eventual affiliation at some level with the Utah Mammoth and at a time when Utah’s hockey landscape is evolving as Utah’s NHL team draws significant attention following their inaugural 2024-25 season with plans to grow the game throughout the state.
According to sources close to the situation, a new ownership group leading the effort to purchase the team would relocate it to Trenton, New Jersey.
Per @Jaysus28
The Utah Grizzlies will likely relocate following the 2025-26 season.
A new ownership group leading the effort to purchase the team would relocate them to Trenton, NJ.
Currently, there are no plans to have hockey at Maverik Center following this season.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) June 23, 2025
Trenton has been eager for professional hockey’s return since the ECHL’s Trenton Titans folded in 2013.
As of now, there are no plans to have hockey in the Maverik Center after this season
For Grizzlies fans, the news is a tough pill to swallow. The team has been a source of pride for West Valley City, drawing over 203,000 fans in the 2017-18 season alone—the highest attendance since 2004—and averaging 6,000 spectators per game in recent years.
The 2025-26 season, the team’s 30th in Utah, will be a farewell tour, with officials promising promotions and events to honor the franchise’s legacy
The end of the Utah Grizzlies era
As the curtain falls on the Grizzlies’ Utah era, the 2025-26 season will be a chance to celebrate a franchise that brought championship glory, nurtured NHL talent, gave me my 15 minutes of hockey fame, and fostered a deep hockey culture in Utah which helped usher in the NHL’s Utah Mammoth.
While Trenton awaits its new team, West Valley City will savor one last season of Grizzlies hockey before saying goodbye.
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