Ryan Smith addresses Arizona Coyotes purchase, move to Salt Lake City | The Pat McAfee Show

Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz and now the Arizona Coyotes, joins The Pat McAfee Show to address the intricacies of purchasing Arizona's NHL team and the next steps ahead of bringing the franchise to Salt Lake City, Utah.
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[@uknownutin3528]

this guy seems like a reall great owner. happy for another great hockey team and city

[@user-zb7tg5hi3t]

Seems like a great guy. Utah is going to be a great hockey town

[@alexgutierrez6128]

🧐”Utah” is a state in our Union Salt Lake is the “town”it’s in And I am Soooo much fun at parties so screw off mate

[@zacanger]

He's a shitstain who runs a data collection company, and because he's Mormon Royalty, he strong-armed the local government into having us pay for his entertainment district. Might turn out to be a decent team owner, but he's not a great guy.

[@jakerackham627]

"The Soakers better be a #1 seed." 🤣🤣🤣 that is hilarious.

[@juanpeace3y2d]

Fans will be jumping all night

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Living in Glendale, Arizona, I'm sad for the fans here, but I'm incredibly excited for Utah and their new team. Ryan and Ashley Smith are THE OWNERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN! I look forward to seeing my guys in the NHL playoffs next season. They have a great team of men, a great coach and GM. YOU GOT THE BEST FROM ARIZONA; WE still have the worst. I know our future is still a very bumpy road but the future is bright in Utah. Sounds like the fans are on board; The good people of Utah are going to love these guys the way we did.

[@warrick7689]

Utah has been incredibly under rated for so long

[@darinkaintz386]

This Arizonan is ready to be a Utah "Whatever'" fan! So much good young talent on this team, and Ryan Smith seems legit.

[@coreylineberry8557]

Cooley and Doan look like studs in the making.

[@darinkaintz386]

@@coreylineberry8557 Also Macceli.

[@DonSilvaSr]

Very very sad for Phoenix :(

[@dxzxax8772]

I hope they take the ECHL team name the Utah Grizzlies. It’s bad ass

[@stlcameron22]

Logo is awesome too

[@kelynopel1191]

I cant believe a beauty like this is gonna own a NHL team, what a legend!

[@NikZ3r0]

Utah Outlaws, Our new logo is just Robert Redfords jawline

[@tonyc8752]

Haha

[@josephhedrick9936]

Utah Swam and then call the arena “The Hive” live VGK calls it The Fortress

[@bl00df4rt]

You shouldn’t name a team a bad name so you can call the stadium something.

[@jacobwagner8984]

There is an actual species of dinosaur called Utahraptor. The state is full of dinosaur bones, has several parks to see dinosaur footprints. The Utah Raptors sounds awesome, and could lend itself to a purple color scheme. Utah Rattlers could be cool as well. Trout could be cool if done right, its an awesome fish and you dont see many fish nicknames. And i would LOVE if they made a red rocks style jersey for an alternate. Or maybe even every couple years they make a National Park style sweater as the alternate

[@tripledeluxe9101]

The Mormons.

[@maryjack08]

It'll be interesting to see what influence Ryan Smith has with other owners. Experience management is something the NHL has needed for a VERY long time. I

[@IronSikh44]

I can listen to Ryan all day. In a traditional expansion there’s zero chance a team would get Cooley, Schmaltz, Guenther, Durzi, Keller…all are already stars or soon to be…

[@chwitsch]

The Utah Marshalls and the mascot can be porter Rockwell

[@JayMil365]

Does Pat know where Utah is on a map?

[@Wogger72]

Utah Prophets

[@aviaforrester1481]

3 paychecks under bleach seat cover

[@shawnhomer2869]

He owns the ReAl Soccer team as well.

[@chubydukskruber7969]

Utah Outlaws, Utah Wranglers, Utah Aliens (AVP night would be amazing), Utah Raptors, Utah Stags… please do not do Blizzard (too close to avalanche) Fury (literally an emotion) or Eagles (the most generic mascot of all time)

[@360garrenzo]

Utah Venom would work.

[@phattyhales]

Outlaws and Raptors are my top picks! Eagles is a nice nod to the old minor league team but Blizzards, Fury, and Yeti are lame.

[@x2may374]

I like Olympians, i dont think utah has yeti legends.. i dont understand

[@mr.brenman2132]

Yeah Olympians is cool.

[@phattyhales]

Yeah I don't like or get the Yetis name either. Outlaws is my current favorite.

[@x2may374]

Utah Rock is cool and it goes nicely with Utah Jazz

[@BurningWater95]

I hope not thats a pro lacrosse teams name I hope they get something original

[@petergduncan]

Ryan Smith and his team will win a cup before the Maple Leafs!!!!

[@SuperDevmister]

$30-$50 tickets ($3 hot dogs, $5 pizza, $4 fries, $5 with gravy) keep the concession stand cheap and you’ll have the people there every day of the week

[@kellybrandon1179]

Name them the Subterranean Bees.

[@kaidenbrayshaw]

Just hoping Ryan smith doesn’t waste the bright future the yotes have built. Don’t rush the future and we will be set

[@chubydukskruber7969]

Utah United Statesers Hockey Team Members

[@timjohnson7929]

Somebody needs to better educate the staff because Gretzky had two shots as an NHL exec with Arizona and Edmonton and they did NOT turn out well

[@Trentendo]

Utah Raptors please!!

[@mr.brenman2132]

There is a Toronto raptors.

[@lanevalhalla9344]

@@mr.brenman2132and?

[@Trentendo]

@@mr.brenman2132 NBA though. We actually have an Utah Raptor. Several team names overlap in leagues. The Jets, the Kings, The Panthers, wouldn’t be a big deal imo

[@chubydukskruber7969]

@@mr.brenman2132 there are multiple teams who share/shared names (Giants, Jets, Panthers, Kings (in the same state even), Cardinals, Oilers, etc.)

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@Trentendo I know and I don't like it.

[@sheeshbot]

Utah Raptors!

[@BWalker9313]

The Utah Hive or the Swarm. Not Yeti’s or Blizzard, there’s already the Avs, don’t copy what they did

[@coreywold669]

Salt lake snipers… and use a simple reticle as a logo… would look good on ice

[@geoff3103]

LOL the NHL sure likes to go to cities that don't get them a lot of fans or move the needle. No wonder they are a distant 4th in popularity behind the NFL, NBA, and MLB.

[@coreywold669]

You’re clueless lol

[@geoff3103]

@@coreywold669 you're a hockey fan. Probably Canadian. 'nuff said.

[@coreywold669]

@@geoff3103 you’re an imbecile lol

[@chrislea9641]

Utah Superman Vs Batman

[@NGRGigi]

Oh no for the love of god please no bracket. We trust you to make the decision!!

[@vincentm7357]

Utah Swarm or Utah Hive

[@NameN0tFound]

Go with Swarm and call the arena The Hive

[@Soundtracks92]

Utah Eagles 🦅

[@bobbypaluga4346]

No no no The Utah STINGERS is the boss.

[@tomfagan674]

UTAH STAGS / UTAH ELK!!!

[@parkerlarson2969]

Utah Raptors

[@scottiepaterson192]

Utah Utahs

[@kickdeboll]

Utah Yetis goes hard

[@jacobwagner8984]

No, it does not

[@lpraast]

Yes! Or Utah Blizzard and with Yeti as mascot

[@larrylane7822]

No yeti is a shit name

[@jerrydeluca3106]

Utah Cyborgs

[@adriane7841]

Utah Hockeyteam

[@mylissagibson9397]

Utah can't be like Vegas! Seattle tried to be like us and failed! There's only one Vegas.

[@coreywold669]

Nobody likes the cheating golden knights bud

[@zacharyseay3089]

Utah Coy-Wolves

[@michaelm1670]

Utah Yetis lets make it happen

[@tannerlittle3167]

Utah Grizzlies! And change the minor-league team name into something else!

[@josh5442]

Outlaws, Wranglers and Yeti would all be cool

[@Trentendo]

Raptors!

[@kickdeboll]

YETIS

[@x2may374]

What is the connection of utah and yeti?

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

Next up MLB in Utah.

[@JayBaddAssCutler]

Utah Stormin’ Mormons

[@AlphaKing1776]

Fighting Saints is better than

[@nibbleondeeznuts2244]

Utah Pioneers, Utah Mountaineers, Utah Scorpions, Utah Venom

[@steved2667]

No one over 9 years old should wear a ball cap backwards, especially someone close to billionaire status

[@AlexMacLeanEast]

You sound old & grumpy 😂

[@zacanger]

He's a multi-billionaire. The hat is to hide his bad hair