SEG pulls an audible with Utah's NHL team vote; Wasatch is out, Outlaws is back in


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SALT LAKE CITY — Wasatch, we hardly knew thee.

A day after announcing the final three names under consideration, Utah's NHL team is pulling an audible (eh, making a line change?). The Utah Wasatch is being swapped out for Utah Outlaws.

"We listened to your feedback and dug into all the Qualtrics data from last night's survey. For the team name, it's clear that Outlaws should be in the mix instead of Wasatch, so we're swapping it out," the team announced on social media Thursday.

So now it's between the Utah Hockey Club, Utah Mammoth and Utah Outlaws.

Utah Wasatch was never part of any of the previous iterations of the survey and was brought in as a replacement for Utah Yeti after the team ran into trademark issues with that name.

The Utah Outlaws was part of the final six names announced last summer and has long been among the fan favorites on social media. And it should pose a bigger challenge for what had become the new favorite in "Mammoth."

Chants of "Mammoth, Mammoth, Mammoth" echoed throughout the concourse Wednesday from people waiting in line to vote. KSL.com asked 29 people who had just voted or were waiting in line what name they supported. The results? Mammoth 21, Hockey Club, 7, Wasatch 1.

But it wasn't uncommon for voters to mention how they wished Outlaws was still in the mix; they now have their wish.

There was enough momentum behind the name that it got the Smith Entertainment Group to change course. Or maybe the enthusiasm for Wasatch was meh at best.

So out goes Wasatch, in comes Outlaws, and now the voting continues.

"I'm excited. I like the thought process behind the three names and I really like the fact that our fans will have the opportunity to choose what they want," head coach André Tourigny said. "It will be an honor for us to have the name that the fans choose."

Surveys and voting will continue at the Delta Center during Friday, Sunday and Tuesday's games.

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