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2025–26 Utah Mammoth season

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2025–26 Utah Mammoth
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
Team information
General managerBill Armstrong
CoachAndre Tourigny
CaptainClayton Keller
Alternate captainsLawson Crouse
Alexander Kerfoot
Mikhail Sergachev
ArenaDelta Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Allen Americans (ECHL)
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The 2025–26 Utah Mammoth season will be the 2nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise and their first season under the Mammoth moniker after they played the previous season under the Hockey Club name. They will play their home games at the Delta Center, shared with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The team's preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2025.[1]

2025 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1A September 21 Colorado Utah TBD
2A September 21 Utah Colorado Ball Arena
3 September 22 Utah Anaheim Honda Center
4 September 25 Utah Vegas T-Mobile Arena
5B September 30 Utah Los Angeles Idaho Central Arena
6 October 2 Los Angeles Utah Delta Center
7 October 4 San Jose Utah Delta Center

Legend:   Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss A – Split Squad – B – Game played in Boise, Idaho

Regular season

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The Mammoth's regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.

2025–26 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Utah Colorado Ball Arena 0–0–0
2 October 11 Utah Nashville Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0
3 October 13 Utah Chicago United Center 0–0–0
4 October 15 Calgary Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
5 October 17 San Jose Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
6 October 19 Boston Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
7 October 21 Colorado Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
8 October 23 Utah St. Louis Enterprise Center 0–0–0
9 October 25 Utah Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0
10 October 26 Utah Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 0–0–0
11 October 28 Utah Edmonton Rogers Place 0–0–0
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 Tampa Bay Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
13 November 4 Utah Buffalo KeyBank Center 0–0–0
14 November 5 Utah Toronto Scotiabank Arena 0–0–0
15 November 8 Utah Montreal Bell Centre 0–0–0
16 November 9 Utah Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 0–0–0
17 November 12 Buffalo Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
18 November 14 NY Islanders Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
19 November 17 Utah Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
20 November 18 Utah San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
21 November 20 Vegas Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
22 November 22 NY Rangers Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
23 November 24 Vegas Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
24 November 26 Montreal Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
25 November 28 Utah Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
26 November 29 Utah St. Louis Enterprise Center 0–0–0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 1 Utah San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
28 December 3 Utah Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
29 December 5 Utah Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
30 December 6 Utah Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
31 December 8 Los Angeles Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
32 December 10 Florida Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
33 December 12 Seattle Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
34 December 14 Utah Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 0–0–0
35 December 16 Utah Boston TD Garden 0–0–0
36 December 17 Utah Detroit Little Caesars Arena 0–0–0
37 December 19 New Jersey Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
38 December 21 Winnipeg Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
39 December 23 Utah Colorado Ball Arena 0–0–0
40 December 29 Nashville Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
41 January 1 Utah NY Islanders UBS Arena 0–0–0
42 January 3 Utah New Jersey Prudential Center 0–0–0
43 January 5 Utah NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 0–0–0
44 January 7 Ottawa Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
45 January 9 St. Louis Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
46 January 11 Columbus Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
47 January 13 Toronto Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
48 January 15 Dallas Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
49 January 17 Seattle Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
50 January 21 Philadelphia Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
51 January 24 Utah Nashville Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0
52 January 26 Utah Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 0–0–0
53 January 27 Utah Florida Amerant Bank Arena 0–0–0
54 January 29 Utah Carolina Lenovo Center 0–0–0
55 January 31 Dallas Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
56 February 2 Vancouver Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
57 February 4 Detroit Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
58 February 25 Colorado Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
59 February 27 Minnesota Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
60 March 1 Chicago Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
61 March 3 Utah Washington Capital One Arena 0–0–0
62 March 5 Utah Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 0–0–0
63 March 7 Utah Columbus Nationwide Arena 0–0–0
64 March 9 Utah Chicago United Center 0–0–0
65 March 10 Utah Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0
66 March 12 Chicago Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
67 March 14 Pittsburgh Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
68 March 16 Utah Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
69 March 19 Utah Vegas T-Mobile Arena 0–0–0
70 March 20 Anaheim Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
71 March 22 Los Angeles Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
72 March 24 Edmonton Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
73 March 26 Washington Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
74 March 28 Utah Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
75 April 2 Utah Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 0–0–0
76 April 4 Utah Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
77 April 7 Edmonton Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
78 April 9 Nashville Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
79 April 11 Carolina Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
80 April 12 Utah Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
81 April 14 Winnipeg Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
82 April 16 St. Louis Utah Delta Center 0–0–0

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Transactions

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The Mammoth have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2025 To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2026
To Utah Mammoth
COL 6th-round pick in 2025 (#182 overall)
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June 30, 2025 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matias Maccelli
To Utah Mammoth
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 20271
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Notes

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1. Utah will receive a 2nd-round pick in 2029 if the Maple Leafs qualify for the playoffs and Maccelli records at least 51 points this season, otherwise Utah will receive a 3rd-round pick in 2027.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Scott Perunovich New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [4]
Nate Schmidt Florida Panthers 3-year Free agency [5]
Brandon Tanev Winnipeg Jets 3-year Free agency [6]
Vitek Vanecek Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [7]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Nick Bjugstad St. Louis Blues 2-year Free agency [8]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Kailer Yamamoto 1-year [9]
July 7, 2025 (2025-07-07) Jack McBain 5-year [10]
July 15, 2025 (2025-07-15) Michael Carcone 1-year [11]

Draft picks

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Below are the Utah Mammoth's selection at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team League
1 4 Caleb Desnoyers C  Canada Moncton Wildcats QMJHL
2 46 Max Psenicka D  Czech Republic Portland Winterhawks WHL
3 78 Stepan Hoch LW  Czech Republic HC Motor České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20
4 110 Yegor Borikov RW  Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk KHL
5 142 Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko G  Russia Tolpar Ufa MHL
6 174 Ludvig Johnson D   Switzerland EV Zug National League
182[A] Reko Alanko D  Finland Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja

Notes

  1. ^ The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Utah Mammoth as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Utah Mammoth Announce 2025 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b @PuckReportNHL (June 28, 2025). "TRADE: #TusksUp acquire Pick #182 #Preds for 2026 6th round pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Utah Acquires Conditional 2027 Third-Round Pick from Toronto in Exchange for Matias Maccelli". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Utah Signs Defenseman Scott Perunovich to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Schmidt signs 3-year, $10.5 million contract with Mammoth". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Mammoth sign Brandon Tanev to three-year contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Utah Signs Goaltender Vitek Vaněček to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Blues sign Bjugstad to two-year contract". NHL.com. St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Utah Signs Forward Kailer Yamamoto to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "Utah Mammoth Sign Forward Jack McBain to Five-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Michael Carcone signs one-year deal with Mammoth". Sportsnet. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.