Players on Utah's NHL hockey team are introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. (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 Salt Lake 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)
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)
Fans wait for players on Utah's new NHL hockey game to be introduced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Ashley and Ryan Smith, owners of Utah's new NHL hockey team, speak before players were introduced to fans Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)