The contract carries an annual salary cap hit of $2.65 million through the 2025-26 season. Hayton was a restricted free agent.
Auston Matthews is looking to receive his second career Ted Lindsay Award after also clinching his third career Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy during the 2023-24 regular season.
A finalist for the 2023-24 Ted Lindsay Award, former teammate Alex Kerfoot and fellow Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton praise Nathan MacKinnon’s habits both on and off the ice.
Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team playing its games in Salt Lake City beginning this fall, with a long-term identity still to come.
Players and coaches were greeted at the airport in morning by a crowd of approximately 100 players from local youth hockey programs. The kids chanted “Go, Utah! Go, Utah!”