Karel Vejmelka will continue to start games as long as Utah has a chance to make the playoffs.
Kevin Stenlund and Barrett Hayton scored for the Utah Hockey Club in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Clayton Keller had an empty-netter and Karel Vejmelka stopped 32 shots to help Utah get its second straight win. Rasmus Andersson scored for Calgary and Dustin Wolf finished with 25 saves.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Utah Hockey Club odds, tips and betting trends - April 3, 2025 Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/?p=558633 DataSkrive April 2, 2025 5:51 pm ET The Los Angeles Kings (42-23-9, fifth in the Western Conference) visit the Utah Hockey Club (34-29-12, 11th) in conference play on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Los Angeles won 4-1 at home its last time out on April 1 against the Winnipeg Jets. Utah won at home in its last game on April 1, 3-1 over the Calgary Flames. Before this matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday's hockey action. Stream NHL games and originals
Options — and obvious non-contenders — for Utah Hockey Club's final name keep getting extended through the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It seems that the Club's owners do not want the public to discover their team's new branding through the trademark applications on the open database. While the three finalists for the hockey team's future name are known — Smith Entertainment Group conducted fan voting on the names Utah Hockey Club, Utah Mammoth and Utah Outlaws at four Delta Center games in late January and early February — extensions on nearly a dozen trademark applications have been filed in recent weeks. The Utah Hockey Club logos used during the inaugural season were extended on Wednesday.
Utah's NHL team has increased local interest, leading to plans for new rinks. SALT LAKE CITY — When Utah Hockey Club defenseman Sean Durzi found out he was headed to Utah, he reached out to the one person in the NHL who knew a thing or two about the state: Los Angeles Kings center (and native Utahn) Trevor Lewis.
