Overview
- The Mammoth signed Anders Lee to a three-year, $16.2 million deal and acquired Vincent Trocheck from the New York Rangers, moves completed when free agency and trade activity opened on July 1 and formally unveiled at a Salt Lake City event on Friday.
- The Rangers received defenseman Sean Durzi, prospect Cole Beaudoin and a 2027 third-round pick in exchange for Trocheck, who removed Utah from his modified no-trade list before the trade.
- Trocheck, a seven-time 20-goal scorer with roughly 868 NHL games, said he chose Utah because he wants to win and has ready chemistry with Logan Cooley and Olympic teammate Clayton Keller.
- Anders Lee, a former long-time Islanders captain, will wear No. 72 in Utah and said he plans to keep his community and cancer‑fundraising work as part of his role with the club.
- The additions are meant to address Utah’s weak inside game after the franchise’s first playoff trip in 2026 ended in a six-game first-round loss to Vegas, and the moves could alter the Mammoth’s lineup balance and power in front of the net next season.