No two season in the NHL are ever alike and teams that have struggled for seasons may find the ability to string wins together and reach contender status. That's what is happening in Salt Lake City, where the Utah Mammoth are changing their identity in their second season. The Mammoth have demonstrated significant improvement and have registered a 9-5-0 record and they find themselves in third place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

The Mammoth are winning games and outscoring opponents on a regular basis, and much of the damage is being done by Nick Schmaltz. The 29-year-old center from Madison, Wisconsin is the team's leading scorer. Schmaltz has scored 8 goals and 10 assists and he has a plus-3 rating. More than the numbers, Schmaltz has shown the ability to outskat

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