SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Utah Mammoth hockey team spent part of their holiday week visiting patients at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, bringing books, crafts and smiles to kids who are spending Thanksgiving away from home.

The team’s mascot, Tusky, joined players as they handed out books and helped children make slime in the team’s signature colors. Patients also colored with athletes and strung friendship bracelets together.

Utah Mammoth mascot, Tusky, and team member, Mikhail Sergachev, are pictured visiting Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital on Nov. 25, 2025. (Shelby Lofton, KSL TV)

14-year-old Phippin Tingey went straight to meeting Tusky. They played a competitive game together.

“Number 98, he told me he was from Russia. And that was really cool to me b

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