2025–26 Utah Mammoth season
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2025–26 Utah Mammoth | |
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Division | Central |
Conference | Western |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Armstrong |
Coach | Andre Tourigny |
Captain | Clayton Keller |
Alternate captains | Lawson Crouse Alexander Kerfoot Mikhail Sergachev |
Arena | Delta Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL) |
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
[edit]Preseason
[edit]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)
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Legend: Win Loss OT/SO Loss A – Split Squad – B – Game played in Boise, Idaho |
Regular season
[edit]The Mammoth's regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.
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October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Transactions
[edit]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
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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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 |
[3] |
Notes
[edit]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
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2025 | 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
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2025 | Nick Bjugstad | St. Louis Blues | 2-year | Free agency | [8] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 1, 2025 | Kailer Yamamoto | 1-year | [9] |
July 7, 2025 | Jack McBain | 5-year | [10] |
July 15, 2025 | Michael Carcone | 1-year | [11] |
Draft picks
[edit]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 |
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1 | 4 | Caleb Desnoyers | C | ![]() |
Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL |
2 | 46 | Max Psenicka | D | ![]() |
Portland Winterhawks | WHL |
3 | 78 | Stepan Hoch | LW | ![]() |
HC Motor České Budějovice U20 | Czechia U20 |
4 | 110 | Yegor Borikov | RW | ![]() |
HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL |
5 | 142 | Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko | G | ![]() |
Tolpar Ufa | MHL |
6 | 174 | Ludvig Johnson | D | ![]() |
EV Zug | National League |
182[A] | Reko Alanko | D | ![]() |
Jokerit U18 | U18 SM-sarja |
Notes
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Utah Mammoth Announce 2025 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ a b @PuckReportNHL (June 28, 2025). "TRADE: #TusksUp acquire Pick #182 #Preds for 2026 6th round pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Utah Signs Defenseman Scott Perunovich to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Schmidt signs 3-year, $10.5 million contract with Mammoth". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Mammoth sign Brandon Tanev to three-year contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Signs Goaltender Vitek Vaněček to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Blues sign Bjugstad to two-year contract". NHL.com. St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Signs Forward Kailer Yamamoto to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Utah Mammoth Sign Forward Jack McBain to Five-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Michael Carcone signs one-year deal with Mammoth". Sportsnet. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.