Second round voting opens for Utah’s NHL team nickname
Jun 6, 2024, 11:03 AM | Updated: Jun 7, 2024, 7:41 pm
The Delta Center prior to Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, Ashley Smith, co-founder of Smith Entertainment Group, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gathering in Salt Lake City to announce that the NHL would be coming to Utah on Friday, April 18, 2024. (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY – Smith Entertainment Group opened another round of voting for fans to help choose the nickname for Utah’s NHL franchise.
Second phase of voting opens for Utah’s NHL team nickname
The second round of fan voting opened on Thursday, June 6.
After the initial survey included 20 nicknames for fans to choose from, the second phase of voting presents six options.
These are the nicknames available for fans to vote on:
- Utah Venom
- Utah Blizzards
- Utah Mammoth
- Utah Yeti
- Utah Hockey Club (Utah HC)
- Utah Outlaws
One nickname choice is allowed in the second round of the survey. The initial survey allowed for fans to choose up to four of their favorite names.
SEG opens second round voting for fans to help choose Utah’s NHL team nickname. Here are the second round options:
– Utah Venom
– Utah Blizzards
– Utah Mammoth
– Utah Yeti
– Utah Hockey Club (Utah HC)
– Utah Outlaws#NHLinUtah #NHL @kslsports pic.twitter.com/tzqpE9VMH7— Kyle Ireland (@kyleireland) June 6, 2024
In late May, team owner Ryan Smith told Pat McAfee that the naming process was down to four finalists. Smith mentioned Yeti and Mammoth as two of the finalists.
On June 1, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received multiple trademark applications with logos for a “Utah Hockey Club.”
