Utah Hockey Club center Barrett Hayton (27) and Calgary Flames defenseman Joel Hanley (44) get into a fight during an NHL game held at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (Isaac Hale, Deseret News).
(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Just hours before the release of the NHL’s complete 2025-26 schedule, the league officially announced the Utah Mammoth’s home opener.
As Delta Center entertains a collection of different concerts during the first and second weeks of October, The Utah Mammoth will officially begin their second season in the NHL on the road against three Central Division opponents.
With the first NHL games slated for October 7, the Mammoth are scheduled to face the Colorado Avalanche in their home opener on October 9 in what will likely be both teams first game of the season.
Could be Utah’s first game of the season as the Avalanche host them during their home opener on October 9th. https://t.co/cLIQmVSoKi
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) July 16, 2025
Before returning home, the Mammoth will face two more divisional opponents to wrap up their initial road trip.
Those games will be announced later this morning.
Following three away games, the Utah Mammoth will officially kick off their 2025-26 home schedule against the Calgary Flames on October 15 at 7:30 P.M. inside the newly renovated Delta Center.
The Utah Mammoth will take on the Calgary Flames in their home opener on October 15.
That means the first week of the season will be on the road. https://t.co/L6uP0KJOX4
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) July 16, 2025
Last season, the Mammoth dominated the Flames as they swept the series 3-0.
The full schedule is expected to release later this morning at 11 A.M.
Centered around optimizing sightlines for future Utah Hockey Club games and increasing overall capacity, the Delta Center will undergo a multi-year transformation that will alter the geometry of the arena bowl.
SEG has commissioned a retractable seating system that accommodates roughly a 12-foot variance in elevation between rink and court endlines to offer optimal sightlines for both the NBA and NHL.
The new configuration will also increase seat capacity behind the goals, near the event tunnels on the north and south sides of the lower bowl and improves access to seating behind the boards.
Notably, every seat in the lower bowl is on track to have a complete view of the ice by the beginning of the 2025-26 season.
This will correct 1000 current seats from being obstructed while 400 new seats will be added.
“Adding an ice rink inside an existing basketball arena is an unthinkable feat given that an ice rink is nearly double the size of a basketball court. We are excited for the challenge as we kick off this never-before-done renovation project,” Ryan and Ashley Smith said.
“This transformation will create the most compelling, welcoming, and exciting experience for hockey fans, while also allowing us to maintain the steep vertical seating for basketball that has made Delta Center such a dynamic venue with its loud atmosphere that energizes our players night after night.”
Once completed, seating capacity for hockey will increase from 11,131 to approximately 17,000 with every seat in the upper and lower bowls having a full view of both goals.
After a historic season welcoming the NHL to Utah, Delta Center is about to be transformed into a fundamentally new dual-use arena.
The basketball experience will remain one of the loudest in the NBA with seats as close to the action as before, hockey fans will enjoy better… pic.twitter.com/Jod3OXFZkf— Delta Center (@deltacenter) April 30, 2025
