The Utah Hockey Club is without a permanent name in its first season since moving from Arizona to Utah, but it’s not without effort.

The Utah Hockey Club's initial application for 'Utah Yetis' was rejected. But the franchise still has options.

The search continues for an official name for the Utah Hockey Club after 'Utah Yetis' rejected by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Utah Hockey Club has three months to present more evidence and argue its case to win a trademark for "Yeti" or "Yetis."

Devan McConnell, the team’s director of high performance, is at the forefront of the effort. He uses sports science to maximize the performance of Utah’s skaters. It is an area of the game that has been further embraced by the NHL in recent years.

BOTTOM LINE: Central Division opponents meet when the Minnesota Wild play the Utah Hockey Club. Minnesota has gone 28-15-4 overall with a 10-6-2 record in Central Division play. The Wild are 26-2-2 when scoring three or more goals.

The application had sought to use the name for apparel such as T-shirts, jerseys, sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, scarves, gloves and leggings.

The NHL's newest club may not enter the 2025-26 NHL season as the Utah Yeti or Utah Yetis. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the Utah

The team has work to do before securing a name, whether it's the Yeti, Yetis, Blizzard, Outlaws, Mammoth, Venom or HC.