Utah Hockey Club GM Bill Armstrong accidentally leaks the team's name
The NHL has its new marquis team in the Utah Hockey Club, and they wrapped up their first round last night with an interview with GM Bill Armstrong.
In that interview, where they discussed picks Tij Iginla at sixth overall, the son of hockey hall of fame Jarome Iginla, and powerful sniper out of the WHL, as well as athletic centre Cole Beaudoin later in the first round, Bill Armstrong made a big mistake.
Rather than referring to the players as members of the Utah Hockey Club, Bill Armstrong seems to have leaked the team name, calling them the Utah Yetis. The Yetis have been a frontrunner since the franchise was announced in April, along with other names such as the Outlaws and Venom, but it appears the Yetis have won out.
Here are the two players they drafted, Tij Iginla and Cole Beaudoin, in their Utah Hockey Club jerseys:
With Utah Hockey Club owner Ryan Smith having pledged to chose a team name for the 2025-26 season, the clock is ticking. Will Bill Armstrong's leak come to fruition? We will have to wait and see - for now, Utah fans can celebrate their first ever two players drafted.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 29 | 160 ANSWERS Utah Hockey Club GM Bill Armstrong accidentally leaks the team's name Do you think the NHL's Utah Hockey Club will be called the Utah Yetis? | ||
| Yes | 110 | 68.8 % |
| No | 50 | 31.3 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||