Rumor: Don’t Expect To Purchase a Utah Hockey Jersey This Year

When Ryan Smith was approved by the NHL to purchase the Arizona Coyotes in mid-April some things were made apparent to the fans in terms of potential delays.

The Delta Center wouldn't be a prime destination spot for hockey viewing immediately, renovations would be a necessity over the course of years.

The team name and mascot wasn’t going to be announced for the inaugural season, marking a 2025 debut.

A color scheme wouldn't come to the public knowledge until June.

Team offices and practice facilities would need to be built.

Progress has and is currently being made on all listed task’s above, but fan’s were well aware it would take some time.

The NHL in Utah is expected to stick the landing, requiring for the routine itself to take plenty of practice and patience as the kinks are all ironed out.

As the Utah Hockey Club organization prepares for potential success now, Ryan Smith and company seem to be doing what they can to provide a long, prosperous and healthy relationship with the NHL well into the future.

Sure, fans would love to be able to call the team the Yeti or Mammoth, and yes, not having obstructed seats selling for more than they likely should would be ideal, but these will be patched up with time.

The newest rumored “delay” however has introduced fans to yet another task that may not happen in the year of 2024.

According to an interview with BPM Sports Radio, Andre Tourigny, head coach of your very own Utah Hockey Club, seemed to imply that fan’s are most likely not going to be able to purchase any type of replica jersey’s/sweaters until January of 2025.

This of course is to paraphrase, and is in no way a confirmation officially from Fanatics, the Utah Hockey Club or the NHL, but still seems like something worth noting.

Translating BPM’s tweet from French shares that it is likely because “things are very complicated because of the delay in orders.”

It only adds to the drama that new jersey provider “Fanatics”, who replaces Adidas, just started their ten year deal as the outfitter of the NHL.

With the changes ongoing, and the anticipated high demand from an excited Utah fan base in an inaugural year, it is disappointing to see no replica jersey in team stores yet, but understandable.

They will come this year or next, fans will wait anxiously for that piece of history, but like everything else to this point with the Utah Hockey Club, it seems it will require a bit of waiting.