Utah Hockey Club reportedly on the verge of trading young top-15 pick
This afternoon a new report has surfaced revealing that the Utah Hockey Club could be looking to trade one of their top young defensemen over the last several years.
The Utah Hockey Club has started off its existence as a franchise with a bang. At the NHL Draft, they selected the son of former Hall of Fame player Jarome Iginla Tij Iginla. Then on day 2 of the NHL Draft GM Bill Armstrong made several major upgrades to their NHL roster trading for Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino.
Mikhail Sergachev is heading to Utah!
Following a trade with New Jersey we have acquired John Marino!
These trades majorly upgraded the Utah Hockey Club defense it also made some of their defensemen on last year's squad more expendable. With this in mind, there are now reports that former first-round pick Victor Soderstrom could be on the move soon.
Reporter connects Victor Soderstrom to a new home this offseason
In a new post on X, Utah Hockey Club insider and reporter Craig Morgan revealed that while the team is open to bringing back former top pick Victor Soderstrom they are also willing to trade him.
At the time of the 2019 NHL Draft Victor Soderstrom was looked at as an undersized puck-moving defenseman with a lot of offensive upside. However, since then he has failed to find his offensive upside only tallying 12 points in over 50 games played.
With Victor Soderstrom only being 23 years old he still has plenty of potential in front of him. The Utah Hockey Club seems to be in a win-now mode which could mean moving Victor Soderstrom to a new team where he can shine and develop more.
As the offseason continues to play out this situation will continue to develop but the longer that Victor Soderstrom remains unsigned the more likely a trade becomes.
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 14 | 77 ANSWERS Utah Hockey Club reportedly on the verge of trading young top-15 pick Will the Utah Hockey Club end up trading Victor Soderstrom before the beginning of the 2024-25 NHL season? | ||
| Yes | 33 | 42.9 % |
| No | 44 | 57.1 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||