While Lamoureux certainly would've preferred to remain in Salt Lake City, he's grateful for the experience and looks forward to returning as soon as possible.
The timeline for Utah Hockey Club to settle on an official team name has hit a roadblock after trademark officials denied multiple club applications. Despite the delay, Utah HC says they are confident a longterm name will be chosen before the 2025-26 season.
Despite being without their captain for more than 20 minutes after he took a puck to the eye, Clayton Keller returned to the game with a contagious energy that inspired the team to another critical win on home ice.
Winnipeg entered the night not only leading the Central Division but also the National Hockey League in points, and though catching the Jets in the standings may be out of reach for Utah, a win against a division opponent is important in a playoff push.
For 35 minutes, it seemed that the Utah Hockey Club and Winnipeg Jets might spend the entirety of regulation goalless. That was until Olli Maatta and Logan Cooley netted two in the last four minutes of the second period.
Offense has been hard to come by between the Utah Hockey Club and Winnipeg Jets all night as both Connor Hellebuyck and Connor Ingram have been unstoppable in their respectable nets.
Connor Hellebuyck for Winnipeg and Connor Ingram for Utah were both brick walls between the pipes in the first period as each stopped at least ten shots to keep the game scoreless going into the first intermission.
The Utah Hockey Club is wrapping up its home stand on Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets. After they take on their division rivals at Delta Center, Utah will head on the road for three in a row.
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka was sporting a new dinosaur themed mask at morning skate on Monday ahead of the team's matchup with the Winnipeg Jets.
After a momentum altering fight involving Liam O'Brien in the first period, Logan Cooley and Clayton Keller were unstoppable offensively as they led Utah to victory.
Despite continued brilliance from Logan Cooley and an impressive performance from Matias Maccelli, Utah lost their fourth of seven straight games at home.