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Players on Utah's NHL hockey team are introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Rick Bowmer Head coach Andre Tourigny, of the yet to be named NHL Utah hockey team, speaks during a news conference at the Delta Center, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b77f2a00f4604aafb5b680db3afc0d02/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Head coach Andre Tourigny, of the yet to be named NHL Utah hockey team, speaks during a news conference at the Delta Center, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Rick Bowmer Lawson Crouse of the new Utah NHL hockey team speaks as the team is introduced during a welcome event Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/99c2c8f7ca754e6fbfc54bdbee5d13ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Lawson Crouse of the new Utah NHL hockey team speaks as the team is introduced during a welcome event Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Rick Bowmer Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speaks before Utah NHL hockey team is introduced to fans during a welcome event Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e301b2291aa24639b7bc7f012945cc5b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speaks before Utah NHL hockey team is introduced to fans during a welcome event Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Rick Bowmer The players of Utah's new NHL hockey team are introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a06909fe05a445868a640e0d718b3fbf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The players of Utah's new NHL hockey team are introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
![Rick Bowmer General manager Bill Armstrong, of the yet to be named NHL Utah hockey team, speaks during a news conference at the Delta Center Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bdeb0d32612c421da56239fc5aa82f9d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
General manager Bill Armstrong, of the yet to be named NHL Utah hockey team, speaks during a news conference at the Delta Center Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Fans cheer as they wait for players on Utah's NHL hockey team to be introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Fans line up outside Delta Center before a welcoming event for the Utah's NHL hockey team Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)