Wayne, center, and Holly Haacke, front left, support their team, the Ogden Mustangs, as they play the Utah Outliers during the Mountain Division Championship game Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in West Valley City, Utah. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Fans occupy their seats before an NHL hockey preseason game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Los Angeles Kings, Sept. 30, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Hockey has started to take off locally since Salt Lake City began hosting Frozen Fury, an NHL preseason exhibition game, in 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - Workers put up signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah at the Delta Center Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - Workers put up signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah at the Delta Center Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - Signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah is displayed at the Delta Center, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
The hockey rink at the Delta Center has new NHL logos Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah at least initially. New owner Ryan Smith says the name will begin with Utah and he does not want to rush the process of rebranding the franchise upon relocation. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Chris Hicks supports her team, the Ogden Mustangs, as they play the Utah Outliers during the Mountain Division Championship game Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in West Valley City, Utah. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speak during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
FILE - Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) makes as save against Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game on Sept. 30, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Hockey has started to take off locally since Salt Lake City began hosting Frozen Fury, an NHL preseason exhibition game, in 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speak during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes' franchise to Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Julie Brian, center, of Layton, Utah, celebrates as the Ogden Mustangs score against the Utah Outliers during the Mountain Division Championship game Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in West Valley City, Utah. It may look like an NHL team has just fallen into Salt Lake City's lap. But local organizers say the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah is the product of a yearslong effort to beckon professional hockey and other elite sports to the capital city. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The hockey rink at the Delta Center has new NHL logos Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah at least initially. New owner Ryan Smith says the name will begin with Utah and he does not want to rush the process of rebranding the franchise upon relocation. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman looks on during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speaks during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)