#utah

#utah

Fans have 20 choices to vote on for the new name of the NHL team in Utah.

Community input is valued in naming the team as it is seen as a community asset.

The team will start with the name Utah, featuring it on their jerseys in the inaugural season before a formal rebrand for 2025-26. [ more ]

The NHL is relocating the Arizona Coyotes to Utah as a new franchise owned by Ryan and Ashley Smith for $1.2 billion. [ more ]

The NHL is considering relocating the Arizona Coyotes to Utah due to doubts about a new arena plan in Phoenix.

Two schedules for the next season are being prepared, one with the Coyotes in Arizona and the other in Utah. [ more ]

Ryan Smith has formally requested a team for the NHL in Utah, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman supports the idea.

Smith's ownership group, which includes the Utah Jazz and MLS Real Salt Lake City, could host a team at the Delta Center as early as next season. [ more ]

A proposed Utah law would make it illegal for parents to send their kids to kindergarten without potty training them first.

The bill would establish guidelines to refer a family to a social worker for not adhering to the policy change. [ more ]

Utah passed legislation targeting transgender individuals, denying them access to public facilities aligned with their gender identity.

The bill could send transgender individuals to prison for using public locker rooms, restrooms, and other facilities. [ more ]

Utah has become the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people.

The law requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth. [ more ]

Utah has passed a bill that bans transgender people from using bathrooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that align with their gender identity.

Transgender individuals can only use bathrooms that match their gender identity if they have had gender-affirming surgery and changed their sex on their birth certificates. [ more ]

A junior varsity girl's basketball player in Utah was accused of being transgender by another parent, who tried to have her banned from playing.

The Utah High School Athletics Association now requires students to upload birth certificates to verify their sex, and transgender girls have to prove they have been on hormone therapy for at least one year. [ more ]

A dad in Utah was banned from his daughter's basketball games after confronting school principals about a transgender player on the opposing team.

The dad allegedly challenged the player's eligibility based on his perception of their gender, despite the player meeting the requirements set by the Utah High School Athletics Association. [ more ]