SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: (L-R) Chairman Ryan Smith and co-founder Ashley Smith of Smith Entertainment Group and Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, attend an introductory press conference announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, smiles during an introductory press conference announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)

WINNIPEG, CANADA - MAY 7: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to Game One of the Second Round in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre on May 7, 2025 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Cameron Bartlett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, smiles during an introductory press conference announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)

WINNIPEG, CANADA - MAY 7: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to Game One of the Second Round in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre on May 7, 2025 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Cameron Bartlett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, smiles as Caroline Klein, Chief Communications Officer, introduces the panel of guests during an introductory press conference announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: Ryan Smith, chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speaks during an introductory press conference alongside Ashley Smith, co-founder of Smith Entertainment Group, and Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MAY 7: Utah Jazz player Lauri Markkanen, Utah Mammoth players Ian Cole, Jack McBain, Utah Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny, President Chris Armstrong, Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, Ashley Smith, co-founder of Smith Entertainment Group, Ryan Smith, chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, General Manager Bill Armstrong, Utah Mammoth players Olli Määttä and Dylan Guenther (left to right) pose for a photo during an introductory press conference announcing the Utah Mammoth as the permanent franchise name at Delta Center on May 7, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tyler Tate/Getty Images)