Overview
- The NHL has not set a game date, with timing expected to consider the College Football Playoff and the NFL calendar.
- Rice-Eccles Stadium seats 51,444 and previously hosted the 2002 Olympic opening ceremony on the University of Utah campus.
- Commissioner Gary Bettman praised the Mammoth’s rollout, calling their progress “nothing short of remarkable.”
- Since moving in 2024, ownership has sold out Delta Center games, begun hockey-specific retrofits, launched a Sandy training complex, and struck a Live Nation venue deal.
- The game will be Utah’s first outdoor appearance and arrive in the club’s third season, with a return to New Year’s Day under consideration to bolster viewership.