The Utah Hockey Club are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League based in Salt Lake City. They are a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2024–25 season.
The NHL entry draft is held each off-season, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[1] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up to the first overall pick.[2] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft.[1]
Utah first participated in the 2024 NHL entry draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Their first selection in franchise history was at sixth overall when they took Tij Iginla.[3] Later in the first round, Utah traded up with the Colorado Avalanche to take Cole Beaudoin at pick No. 24.[4]
Key
edit| * | Played at least one game with Utah. |
|---|---|
| † | Spent entire NHL career with Utah. |
|
|
Draft picks
editStatistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | OT | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | Tij Iginla |  Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 24 | Cole Beaudoin | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 65 | Will Skahan |  United States |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 89 | Tomas Lavoie | Canada |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 96 | Veeti Vaisanen |  Finland |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 98 | Gregor Biber |  Austria |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 103 | Gabe Smith | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 135 | Owen Allard | Canada |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 153 | Ales Cech |  Czech Republic |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 167 | Vojtech Hradec | Czech Republic |
C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 190 | Ludvig Lafton |  Norway |
D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery to be held Monday". National Hockey League. 2013-04-28. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ Fox, Luke. "'I kind of blacked out': Like Jarome, Tij Iginla makes Utah history". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Coles, Joe. "'Might change the culture of our organization': Why Utah Hockey Club traded up to pick Cole Beaudoin". deseret.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.