On this date two years ago, Salt Lake City having an NHL team was nothing but a pipe dream. On this date last year, the Utah Hockey Club played its first regular-season game.
The team only had a few months to get the plane off the ground in the first place — and it didn’t slow down when the puck dropped.
Here’s what the Mammoth, as an organization, has accomplished so far.
What did the Utah Mammoth accomplish in their first year?
Sold out every game
The limited-view seats at the Delta Center aren’t counted as part of the official capacity. With that qualification, the team sold out every game in Year 1 — 11,131 seats each night.
Of course, some of that is due to the “shiny new toy” factor, but the sellouts seemed to continue in their two preseason games in Salt Lake City (most teams