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Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Sabres Notes: Thompson Trickin At The Worlds, Amerks Take On Laval
Team USA had a harrowing time with Norway in their fourth game at the 2025 IIHF World Championships in Herning, Denmark on Wednesday, as they jumped out to a 4-1 first period lead, and extended the lead to 5-1 early in the middle frame, but the underdog Norweigans rallied with four straight to tie it late in regulation before the Americans salvaged a 6-5 victory. The scoring hero for the US was Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson, who scored unassisted in the first, added to the lead in the second on a setup by Utah's Clayton Keller, and scored the game-winner on the power play 4:09 into overtime with assists from a pair of Mammoths in Keller and Logan Cooley. The win moves the US into third place in Group B at 2-1-1. Other Sabres Stories Is Peterka In Prime Position For Big Payday? Sabres Summer Dilemmas - Bowen Byram Sabres Facing An Off-Season Of Change The Rochester Americans open their best-of-five AHL North second-round series against the Laval Rocket at Blue Cross Arena on Wednesday after a long layoff. The Amerks swept Syracuse in the opening round in three straight, with Devon Levi posting consecutive shutouts, but have been out of action for nearly two weeks. Laval defeated Cleveland in four games and finished up that series on May 6, so it is likely that both squads will have to shake off some of the rust early on. Rochester will host the first two games on Wednesday and Friday, before the series shifts to Laval for Game 3 next Wednesday, Game 4(if necessary) on Fri, May 23, and Game 5 (if necessary) on Sun. May 25. Ex-Sabres In Action On Wednesday: Dallas wins 3-1 and leads Winnipeg 3-1 Ilya Lyubushkin(DAL) 11:53 TOI, 1 SOG, 2 Hits Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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It's official: Utah Hockey Club has a new name
Salt Lake City firefighters hoist up new signage before a press conference announcing the Utah Hockey Club changing their name to Utah Mammoth held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Smith Entertainment Group announced Wednesday morning that Utah's NHL team will now be known as the 'Utah Mammoth.' Why Mammoth? Four rounds of public voting yielded approximately 850,000 responses. Mammoth was the clear favorite, according to the team. Advertisement The new team name is intended to represent strength, momentum and an earth-shattering presence, and pays homage to the boldness with which the franchise entered the league. Fans will notice that the name is singular: Mammoth, not Mammoths. The team noted that this represents unity as a state and moving forward as one. 'From day one, we committed that this team would be built with and for the people of Utah, and we are excited to celebrate today's launch with the entire state,' said team owners Ryan and Ashley Smith in a press release. 'The community chose the Utah Mammoth brand, and it stands as a symbol of who we are, where we came from, and the unstoppable force we're building together.' Advertisement Mammoths roamed the earth 10,000 years ago and bones have been found in Utah, meaning they lived in the area. The Utah Mammoth unveiled its logo Wednesday morning. What will Utah Mammoth jerseys look like? New logos and altered jerseys accompany the name change. The home jerseys will feature a similar logo to the one in the most recent survey, with a few changes — a mountain outline, a mark in the shape of the state of Utah, an uppercase 'M' for Mammoth and a U-shaped tusk. These jerseys will have an alternate logo on the shoulders in the shape of the state, with 'Utah' spelled out and a hockey stick underlining the letters. As the Deseret News reported in November, the new away jerseys are very similar to those from the team's inaugural season: U-T-A-H descends on the front in a staircase formation. Advertisement The Utah Mammoth jerseys do, however, have a slightly different font, which the team calls 'Mammoth Sans.' The shoulder emblems on the away jerseys will be the same as the primary logo on the home jerseys. The home and away jerseys for the Utah Mammoth. The Utah Mammoth jerseys have been redesigned. Both the home and away jerseys will feature wording inside the back of the collar reading 'Est. 2024,' with a white ring added to the inside of the away collar. The names and numbers on the jerseys will also use a new font. The 'A' and the 'H' in Mammoth Sans both feature angled crossbars as a nod to several of the inaugural season logos. The striping and the colors will be the same as the inaugural season jerseys. Advertisement An additional logo will feature a 'U' with a mammoth tusk swooping across the front. Mammoth merchandise will be available in the team store starting at noon on Wednesday. Jerseys will not be available yet, but shirts, hoodies, hats and more will be. The new jerseys will be on display at the NHL draft from June 27-28. Each player Utah drafts will don one. The team received the fourth pick at Monday's draft lottery. The new branding might be a good reason to keep the pick, rather than trading it. The Utah Mammoth's primary and alternate logos. | Smith Entertainment Group New team name, new rally cry The Utah Mammoth will adopt the rally cry 'tusks up,' which became popular on social media among those in favor of the name over the past few months. Advertisement The team did not specify the extent to which it would use the slogan, but it could become the Utah Mammoth's official hashtag on social media and be used for merchandise. A new in-arena mascot will accompany the name change. Details will be released at a later date, according to team leaders. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Colorado Mammoth lacrosse team, supports SEG's use of the name.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Why Utah Mammoth and not plural Mammoths? NHL fans are annoyed.
Why Utah Mammoth and not plural Mammoths? NHL fans are annoyed. After weeks of speculation — and an unfortunate leak via YouTube — we finally have the Utah Hockey Club's official name ... the Utah Mammoth! However, despite some neat branding and a cool hidden secret in their logo, some hockey fans are annoyed at the Mammoth's new name. Why? Well, it comes down to pluralization. You see, the majority of sports names are plural. The Winnipeg Jets. The Philadelphia Flyers. The Columbus Blue Jackets. However, Utah took the road less travelled by and went with the singular Mammoth for their name, not Mammoths. And after Wednesday's announcement, some hockey fans were incredibly perplexed at the choice, which seemingly flies in the face of proper grammar. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. Love the logo and the everything, but Utah Mammoth were forever bug me as a team name because: Singular: Refers to one mammoth (e.g., "A mammoth roamed the tundra"). Plural: Refers to multiple mammoths (e.g., "Mammoths were extinct by the end of the Ice Age"). — Jonathan J. Colton (@JonathanJColton) May 7, 2025 To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. shouldn't this be plural? mammoths? never watched a hockey game in my life but it bothers me that it isn't plural — cady 🧍🏻♀️ (@mojogojo_) May 7, 2025 To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. Sick mascot but why is it singular??? Every other major professional sports team with an animal mascot is plural. The whole team is one mammoth? A species that was known to travel in packs? — Lawson Mansell (@lawsonhmansell) May 7, 2025 To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. "Utah Mammoth" - absolutely dreadful name, physically uncomfortable to pronounce, implies they could only afford one Mammoth, ends with four letters forming the word "Moth." D+ — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 7, 2025 To be fair, the Mammoth aren't the first NHL team to go without the plural. The Seattle Kraken, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild all use the singular version. In fact, the NHL has the most teams (five total) out of the four major sports leagues without a plural noun as their name. As for why this is the case, it seems as if it's just personal preference from the team! Personally, Utah Mammoth rolls off the tongue better than Utah Mammoths does, so the decision does make some sense from that regard. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why Utah Mammoth and not plural Mammoths? NHL fans are annoyed.
