The 2023-24 NHL season begins Tuesday, which means all the talk about Utah Hockey Club’s move from Arizona can be put aside and the focus can move to what happens on the ice. That raises a big question though: How good will Utah HC actually be this season?

The Utah Hockey Club will make its NHL regular-season debut on Tuesday in a national telecast on ESPN, but it could be shut out from local viewers thereafter thanks to a carriage dispute. Comcast and Scripps Sports failed to come to terms on an agreement where the cable operator would carry independent local affiliate KUPX

It’s been a wild six months for owner Ryan Smith and the Utah Hockey Club, and it’s all led up to Tuesday's season opener against Chicago.

Utah Hockey Club has a tough decision to make. The team wrapped up preseason Saturday night with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Maverik Center. Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz both scored, and Connor Ingram had 30 saves en route to the victory. Now it is time to finalize an opening-night roster.

The Chicago Blackhawks face the Utah Hockey Club in an NHL regular season game at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 (10/8/24). The Utah Hockey Club are making their NHL debut after being founded last April.

This is the first season for the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City. The club spent the previous 28 years in the Phoenix area most recently as the Arizona Coyotes.

The Chicago Blackhawks and Utah Hockey Club will match up in a historic game for one franchise. Utah will be the home of the Hockey Club, making it the third location in the franchise’s history. The team started in Winnipeg,