The Utah NHL Welcome Party Was Electric!!!

We just got back from the #NHLinUtah Welcome Party and Utah showed up! The Delta Center was filled to max capacity to welcome their new team. I share my thoughts on how things went down and gave my perspective on this monumental day in Utah sports history.

[@im0nah0rse92]

Would have been fun to go

[@Angel818MEX]

Utah Ice is lowkey 🔥

[@sheeshbot]

Swarm is starting to become my favorite!

[@j.r.weaver9110]

Like it too. Maybe The Hive?

[@Angel818MEX]

W video bro its gone be lit in the lake . We need a bigger arena for both teams.

[@ndestructible129]

Thanks for the props and thanks for watching!

[@RedWingCody]

Thanks for sharing your perspective on the "Welcome" event

[@ndestructible129]

Thanks for watching!

[@jameslongstaff2762]

The mammoth are my favourite.

[@ndestructible129]

If they make it plural it will be by far the best out of the eight

[@im0nah0rse92]

I still like my idea of Frist Giants or Utah Legion (bee in Roman legionary armor as the mascot)

[@nathanmalik7056]

And Utah getting an expansion team means more teams will be created for the NHL.

[@ckstaff]

The rink was set up but was there ice?

[@ndestructible129]

Yes, there was actual ice, but the rink wasn’t the full rink. It was about 3/4 of one and they did that so that one side of the lower bowl on the end could still hold the new fans.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

So a new arena definitely isn't happening?

[@ndestructible129]

All indications are that they will be renovating the Delta Center to fit both hockey and basketball.

[@RickL_was_here]

Should have been called the Rock.

[@j.r.weaver9110]

Red Rocks.

[@bruce8321]

Why are they getting all these picks? They are not creating a new team. They are just moving an existing team to a new place. This is nuts.

[@jeffg235]

Their GM is great, and they started a rebuild 3 years ago and traded a lot of their players for high draft picks.

[@nathanmalik7056]

The NHL officially considers the Utah team to be an expansion franchise and not a relocated one. They have given Arizona a chance to build a brand new arena for the Coyotes with a deadline of 2029.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

All of the assets previously owned by the Coyotes are now property of the Salt Lake City team. Just like if you sell your home, all of the belongings attached to the property are included in the sale with the home.

[@nathanmalik7056]

@@fantasticvoyage262 It's basically a Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens situation: The Utah NHL team is basically an expansion franchise while the Coyotes are deactivated and might come back with a new facility.

[@kahlillmyers9155]

Utah Yetis is Fantastic….anything else is minor league material.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

Whatever you do, please do not pick Hockey Club. That name is beyond awful. Any of the other names are so much better.

[@ndestructible129]

If they pick that one I bet it will just be for a year while they decide which one to really pick.

[@coreywold669]

Golden knights fans are the biggest clowns lol

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Why?

[@konstantgus9208]

This hype of a "New Team" ...NOT! Rearranging the furniture on the Titanic. BS

[@ndestructible129]

Not sure what you’re meaning but if I’m ever referencing “new team” I’m saying it from the standpoint of Utah’s new professional team. Thanks for watching!