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2025–26 Utah Mammoth
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2025–26 record9–6–0
Home record4–1–0
Road record5–5–0
Goals for49
Goals against46
Team information
General managerBill Armstrong
CoachAndre Tourigny
CaptainClayton Keller
Alternate captainsLawson Crouse
Alexander Kerfoot
Mikhail Sergachev
ArenaDelta Center
Minor league affiliateTucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsLogan Cooley
Nick Schmaltz (8)
AssistsNick Schmaltz (10)
PointsNick Schmaltz (18)
Penalty minutesJack McBain (19)
Plus/minusNate Schmidt (+9)
WinsKarel Vejmelka (7)
Goals against averageVitek Vanecek (2.52)
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The 2025–26 Utah Mammoth season is the second season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise and their first season under the Mammoth moniker after they played the previous season under the Hockey Club name. They play their home games at the Delta Center, shared with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Colorado Avalanche 14 8 1 5 8 50 37 +13 21
2 Winnipeg Jets 14 9 5 0 8 46 35 +11 18
3 Utah Mammoth 14 9 5 0 6 47 40 +7 18
4 Dallas Stars 14 7 4 3 5 42 46 −4 17
5 Chicago Blackhawks 15 7 5 3 6 48 40 +8 17
6 Minnesota Wild 16 6 7 3 4 48 57 −9 15
7 Nashville Predators 16 5 7 4 4 40 54 −14 14
8 St. Louis Blues 15 5 8 2 5 41 59 −18 12
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Dallas Stars 14 7 4 3 5 42 46 −4 17
2 CE Chicago Blackhawks 15 7 5 3 6 48 40 +8 17
3 PA Edmonton Oilers 15 6 5 4 4 46 48 −2 16
4 PA Los Angeles Kings 15 6 5 4 3 42 49 −7 16
5 PA San Jose Sharks 15 6 6 3 3 50 55 −5 15
6 CE Minnesota Wild 16 6 7 3 5 48 57 −9 15
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 15 7 8 0 3 42 50 −8 14
8 CE Nashville Predators 16 5 7 4 4 40 54 −14 14
9 CE St. Louis Blues 15 5 8 2 5 41 59 −18 12
10 PA Calgary Flames 16 4 10 2 3 36 53 −17 10
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The team's preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2025.[3]

2025 preseason game log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1A September 21 Colorado 5–1 Utah Villalta Magness Arena N/A 0–1–0
2A September 21 Utah 2–3 Colorado Vanecek Ball Arena 12,689 0–2–0
3 September 22 Utah 1–6 Anaheim Vejmelka Honda Center 10,155 0–3–0
4 September 25 Utah 2–3 Vegas OT Vanecek T-Mobile Arena 17,383 0–3–1
5B September 30 Utah 2–3 Los Angeles Vejmelka Idaho Central Arena N/A 0–4–1
6 October 2 Los Angeles 1–2 Utah Vanecek Delta Center 12,478 1–4–1
7 October 4 San Jose 4–6 Utah Vejmelka Delta Center 12,478 2–4–1

Legend:   Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss
A – Split Squad
B – Game played in Boise, Idaho; Utah was designated as road team

Regular season

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The Mammoth's regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.

2025–26 game log
October: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 4–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Utah 1–2 Colorado Vejmelka Ball Arena 18,087 0–1–0 0 [4]
2 October 11 Utah 3–2 Nashville OT Vejmelka Bridgestone Arena 17,117 1–1–0 2 [5]
3 October 13 Utah 1–3 Chicago Vanecek United Center 15,203 1–2–0 2 [6]
4 October 15 Calgary 1–3 Utah Vejmelka Delta Center 12,478 2–2–0 4 [7]
5 October 17 San Jose 3–6 Utah Vejmelka Delta Center 12,478 3–2–0 6 [8]
6 October 19 Boston 2–3 Utah Vanecek Delta Center 12,478 4–2–0 8 [9]
7 October 21 Colorado 3–4 Utah OT Vejmelka Delta Center 12,478 5–2–0 10 [10]
8 October 23 Utah 7–4 St. Louis Vejmelka Enterprise Center 18,096 6–2–0 12 [11]
9 October 25 Utah 6–2 Minnesota Vejmelka Grand Casino Arena 18,088 7–2–0 14 [12]
10 October 26 Utah 3–2 Winnipeg Vanecek Canada Life Centre 13,678 8–2–0 16 [13]
11 October 28 Utah 3–6 Edmonton Vejmelka Rogers Place 18,347 8–3–0 16 [14]
November: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 Tampa Bay 4–2 Utah Vejmelka Delta Center 12,478 8–4–0 16 [15]
13 November 4 Utah 2–1 Buffalo OT Vejmelka KeyBank Center 16,202 9–4–0 18 [16]
14 November 5 Utah 3–5 Toronto Vanecek Scotiabank Arena 18,457 9–5–0 18 [17]
15 November 8 Utah 2–6 Montreal Vejmelka Bell Centre 20,962 9–6–0 18 [18]
16 November 9 Utah – Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 0–0–0
17 November 12 Buffalo – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
18 November 14 NY Islanders – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
19 November 17 Utah – Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
20 November 18 Utah – San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
21 November 20 Vegas – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
22 November 22 NY Rangers – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
23 November 24 Vegas – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
24 November 26 Montreal – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
25 November 28 Utah – Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
26 November 29 Utah – St. Louis Enterprise Center 0–0–0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 1 Utah – San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
28 December 3 Utah – Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
29 December 5 Utah – Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
30 December 6 Utah – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
31 December 8 Los Angeles – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
32 December 10 Florida – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
33 December 12 Seattle – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
34 December 14 Utah – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 0–0–0
35 December 16 Utah – Boston TD Garden 0–0–0
36 December 17 Utah – Detroit Little Caesars Arena 0–0–0
37 December 19 New Jersey – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
38 December 21 Winnipeg – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
39 December 23 Utah – Colorado Ball Arena 0–0–0
40 December 29 Nashville – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
41 January 1 Utah – NY Islanders UBS Arena 0–0–0
42 January 3 Utah – New Jersey Prudential Center 0–0–0
43 January 5 Utah – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 0–0–0
44 January 7 Ottawa – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
45 January 9 St. Louis – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
46 January 11 Columbus – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
47 January 13 Toronto – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
48 January 15 Dallas – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
49 January 17 Seattle – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
50 January 21 Philadelphia – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
51 January 24 Utah – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0
52 January 26 Utah – Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena 0–0–0
53 January 27 Utah – Florida Amerant Bank Arena 0–0–0
54 January 29 Utah – Carolina Lenovo Center 0–0–0
55 January 31 Dallas – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
56 February 2 Vancouver – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
57 February 4 Detroit – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
58 February 25 Colorado – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
59 February 27 Minnesota – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
60 March 1 Chicago – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
61 March 3 Utah – Washington Capital One Arena 0–0–0
62 March 5 Utah – Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 0–0–0
63 March 7 Utah – Columbus Nationwide Arena 0–0–0
64 March 9 Utah – Chicago United Center 0–0–0
65 March 10 Utah – Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0
66 March 12 Chicago – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
67 March 14 Pittsburgh – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
68 March 16 Utah – Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
69 March 19 Utah – Vegas T-Mobile Arena 0–0–0
70 March 20 Anaheim – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
71 March 22 Los Angeles – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
72 March 24 Edmonton – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
73 March 26 Washington – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
74 March 28 Utah – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
75 April 2 Utah – Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 0–0–0
76 April 4 Utah – Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
77 April 7 Edmonton – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
78 April 9 Nashville – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
79 April 11 Carolina – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
80 April 12 Utah – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
81 April 14 Winnipeg – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
82 April 16 St. Louis – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Transactions

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The Mammoth have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2025 To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2026 		To Utah Mammoth
COL 6th-round pick in 2025 (#182 overall) 		[19]
June 30, 2025 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matias Maccelli 		To Utah Mammoth
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 20271 		[20]
October 1, 2025 To Edmonton Oilers
Connor Ingram 		To Utah Mammoth
Future considerations 		[21]

Notes

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1. Utah will receive a 2nd-round pick in 2029 if the Maple Leafs qualify for the playoffs and Maccelli records at least 51 points this season, otherwise Utah will receive a 3rd-round pick in 2027.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Scott Perunovich New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [22]
Nate Schmidt Florida Panthers 3-year Free agency [23]
Brandon Tanev Winnipeg Jets 3-year Free agency [24]
Vitek Vanecek Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [25]
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) Kevin Rooney Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [26]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Nick Bjugstad St. Louis Blues 2-year Free agency [27]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Kailer Yamamoto 1-year [28]
July 7, 2025 (2025-07-07) Jack McBain 5-year [29]
July 15, 2025 (2025-07-15) Michael Carcone 1-year [30]
October 29, 2025 (2025-10-29) Logan Cooley 8-year† [31]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Utah Mammoth draft picks

Below are the Utah Mammoth's selection at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California

Utah Mammoth 2025 NHL entry draft picks
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team League
1 4 Caleb Desnoyers C  Canada Moncton Wildcats QMJHL
2 46 Max Psenicka D  Czech Republic Portland Winterhawks WHL
3 78 Stepan Hoch LW  Czech Republic HC Motor České Budějovice U20 Czechia U20
4 110 Yegor Borikov RW  Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk KHL
5 142 Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko G  Russia Tolpar Ufa MHL
6 174 Ludvig Johnson D   Switzerland EV Zug National League
182[A] Reko Alanko D  Finland Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja

Notes

  1. ^ The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Utah Mammoth as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "Utah Mammoth Announce 2025 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Colorado Avalanche - Utah Mammoth - Oct 9, 2025". NHL.com. October 9, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "Nashville Predators - Utah Mammoth - Oct 11, 2025". NHL.com. October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks - Utah Mammoth - Oct 13, 2025". NHL.com. October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Calgary Flames - Utah Mammoth - Oct 15, 2025". NHL.com. October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "San Jose Sharks - Utah Mammoth - Oct 17, 2025". NHL.com. October 17, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Boston Bruins - Utah Mammoth - Oct 19, 2025". NHL.com. October 19, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Colorado Avalanche - Utah Mammoth - Oct 21, 2025". NHL.com. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. ^ "Utah Mammoth - St. Louis Blues - Oct 23, 2025". NHL.com. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "Utah Mammoth - Minnesota Wild - Oct 25, 2025". NHL.com. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  13. ^ "Utah Mammoth - Winnipeg Jets - Oct 26, 2025". NHL.com. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Utah Mammoth – Edmonton Oilers – Oct 28, 2025". NHL.com. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning - Utah Mammoth - Nov 2, 2025". NHL.com. November 2, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  16. ^ "Utah Mammoth - Buffalo Sabres - Nov 4, 2025". NHL.com. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  17. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Utah Mammoth - Nov 5, 2025". NHL.com. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "Utah Mammoth - Montreal Canadiens - Nov 8, 2025". NHL.com. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  19. ^ a b @PuckReportNHL (June 28, 2025). "TRADE: #TusksUp acquire Pick #182 #Preds for 2026 6th round pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Utah Acquires Conditional 2027 Third-Round Pick from Toronto in Exchange for Matias Maccelli". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  21. ^ "Mammoth Trade Ingram to Oilers". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  22. ^ "Utah Signs Defenseman Scott Perunovich to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  23. ^ "Schmidt signs 3-year, $10.5 million contract with Mammoth". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  24. ^ "Mammoth sign Brandon Tanev to three-year contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  25. ^ "Utah Signs Goaltender Vitek Vaněček to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  26. ^ "Utah Mammoth Sign Forward Kevin Rooney to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. October 6, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  27. ^ "Blues sign Bjugstad to two-year contract". NHL.com. St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  28. ^ "Utah Signs Forward Kailer Yamamoto to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  29. ^ "Utah Mammoth Sign Forward Jack McBain to Five-Year Contract". NHL.com. Utah Mammoth. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  30. ^ "Michael Carcone signs one-year deal with Mammoth". Sportsnet. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  31. ^ "Utah Mammoth Sign Forward Logan Cooley to Eight-Year Contract Extension". NHL.ca. Utah Mammoth. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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