National Hockey League
North American professional ice hockey league
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| 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 | 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. |
| September 20 2024 | The team announced a radio broadcasting agreement with Bonneville International to broadcast games on KZNS (KSL Sports Zone), with Mike Folta as play-by-play announcer. |
| September 4 2024 | Utah Hockey Club hired Matt McConnell as play-by-play announcer, with Dominic Moore and Nick Olczyk serving as TV analysts. |
| August 12 2024 | Groundbreaking ceremony held for the team's practice facility in Sandy, Utah. |
| July 2024 | Utah selected Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla as their first-ever draft pick at 6th overall in the NHL entry draft. |
| July 31 2024 | Utah Hockey Club announced a one-year affiliation agreement with the Allen Americans of the ECHL for the 2024–25 season. |
| June 17 2024 | Utah Hockey Club made their first official player signing by signing former Coyotes third-round pick Noel Nordh to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
| June 13 2024 | NHL announced the sale of the franchise was completed and the team would be known as 'Utah Hockey Club' for their inaugural season. |
| June 13 2024 | The team's inaugural season name, colors, and jerseys are officially revealed to the public. |
| June 6 2024 | Six name finalists are revealed: Blizzard, Utah HC, Mammoth, Outlaws, Venom, and Yeti, with a second round of polling beginning. |
| May 29 2024 | Smith confirms on The Pat McAfee Show that the club has narrowed the name list down to four names, specifically mentioning Mammoth and Yeti. |
| May 8 2024 | Smith Entertainment Group confirms the team will play their first season simply named 'Utah', with no official logo, mascot, or team colors. |
| May 6 2024 | Smith Entertainment Group announced a practice facility to be built in Sandy, Utah. |
| May 2 2024 | Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Wolves committed to a three-year affiliation beginning with the 2024–25 season. |
| April 2024 | NHL established the Utah Hockey Club from the Arizona Coyotes' assets, with the option to rejoin as an expansion team pending new arena construction. |
| April 26 2024 | Team formally introduced at the Delta Center with over 12,000 fans attending a welcome celebration. |
| April 22 2024 | Smith announces the team identity will be chosen via an eight-name bracket using the Qualtrics platform. |
| April 18 2024 | Smith confirms the franchise will use the 'Utah' state moniker instead of Salt Lake City. |
| April 18 2024 | Utah Hockey Club reached an agreement with E.W. Scripps Company to broadcast NHL games on Provo-based station KUPX-TV, launching their television broadcasting strategy. |
| April 13 2024 | Reported efforts by the Coyotes to relocate to Salt Lake City with NHL permission. |
| March 2024 | Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approves up to $250 million in subsidies for Krause's arena project, contingent on securing an NHL team. |
| March 2024 | Former player Anson Carter and Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment requested bringing the NHL back to Atlanta. |
| February 2024 | Utah State Senate passed tax legislation to support a new downtown arena proposed by Ryan Smith. |
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