EDMONTON, CANADA - DECEMBER 31: Jack McBain #22 and Dylan Guenther #11 of the Utah Hockey Club celebrate a first-period goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the game at Rogers Place on December 31, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)
(Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Amidst a wild week of free agency and development camp, President of Hockey Operations Chris Armstrong shared several important updates regarding Jack McBain and Logan Cooley’s contract extensions.
On Monday, June 30, the Utah Mammoth announced that the club had extended a qualifying offer to forward Jack McBain.
ROSTER UPDATE
The @utahmammoth have extended a qualifying offer to forward Jack McBain.
The Club did not issue a qualifying offer to forward Kailer Yamamoto.
— Utah Mammoth PR (@UtahMammoth_PR) June 30, 2025
Several days later however, McBain has yet to sign the dotted line and ink his extension with Utah.
While that may come as a concern to many fans who are eager to see him return to the roster for several more years, Armstrong confirmed on Thursday morning that conversations have continued, and seem to be trending in a positive manner.
“We’ve made it very clear that he [Jack] is an important part of our future & we felt that he believes he’s an important part of our future,” Armstrong said.
“We hope we can get that done as quickly as possible.”
As talks continue, some important dates to keep in mind are as follows:
Notably, McBain had a career-high 13 goals and 27 points for Utah in 2025.
Darnell Nurse and Jack McBain drop the gloves 🥊 pic.twitter.com/5kPhIwIL5a
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 19, 2025
While McBain’s extension has more of an immediate deadline, Logan Cooley remains arguably the most important player on Utah’s roster to extend.
Coming off a career-high 25 goals and 40 assists with Utah this past season, 21-year-old Cooley appears destined to become a star in the NHL.
LOGAN COOLEY IS FASTER THAN YOU! 🫵 pic.twitter.com/LeTggcbq9V
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) January 21, 2025
According to Armstrong, the Mammoth share a similar outlook as they’ve begun conversations with the young forward’s representation.
“He’s an important part & piece of our future…Certainly one we think is a future star of this league,” Armstrong explained.
“We want him to be a star for the Utah Mammoth.”
For Cooley, a contract isn’t as pressing as he still has one year left on his entry-level contract.
However, Armstrong also shared that the hope is to lock him up long term before the next season even begins.
With an inability host a full development game at Delta Center, the mammoth will participate in a four-on-four intra-squad scrimmage that will simulate a mock game with on-ice officials on Thursday, July 3 at 12 P.M. at Utah’s Olympic Oval.
The Mammoth will host 500 youth hockey players throughout the Utah Amateur Hockey Association to watch the closed scrimmage.
