The Utah Hockey Club will open its inaugural training camp Wednesday at Delta Center. When it does, it will be facing some big questions.
The Utah Hockey Club hosts their first NHL draft party at the Delta Center on Friday, June 28, 2024.The Utah Hockey Club —— known as the Arizona Coyotes before the Smith Entertainment Group bought the team in April and moved it to Utah —— will open training camp Wednesday at the Delta Center with a media day ahead of its inaugural season. On-ice training camp spans from Thursday to Oct. 5. During that stretch, Utah will narrow down its opening-night roster and compete in preseason games.
Beyond the new acquisitions, Utah will also see the return of Sean Durzi, who signed a four-year, $24 million contract extension with the team in June. Also back are Juuso Valimaki and Michael Kesselring, not to mention 20-year-old Maveric Lamoureux who has impressed in this year’s rookie camp. The 6-foot-6 defenseman was Arizona’s 29th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and has spent the last four seasons in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Barrett Hayton has a chance to have a breakout season. The 24-year-old pivot played 33 games for Arizona last season due to injury and had a hard time getting his scoring touch back when in the lineup. He finished the year with just 10 points . Hayton found spurts of chemistry with forwards Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. A return of that trio could be possible in Utah.
Arizona Coyotes' Logan Cooley, right, Michael Carcone and Josh Doan arrive on the ice prior to the team's NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. The Coyotes moved to Salt Lake City in a deal that was signed less than 24 hours after the game. Cooley will likely be a headliner for the Utah Hockey Club for a very long time.
Doan is the son of Coyotes legend Shane Doan. He played 62 games with the team’s AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, last season before getting called up for the last 11 games of the NHL regular season. The 22-year-old, 6-foot-1 right wing injected energy into the lineup and posted nine points in his short stint. This year, he’s looking to limit his time in the AHL and be a difference maker for Utah.
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