Utah Doesn't Give a F*ck About the Odds
SLC Puck in your inbox! Issue #11 - Thursday, 4/3/25
Hey Puckers,
I made the meme above to capture the reality of the situation eariler this week. The odds haven’t changed. The Utah Hockey Club still has just a 0.7% chance of making the playoffs. But after attending the game against Calgary on Tuesday — watching guys take pucks to the face, getting back on the ice after doing so, and hearing what the players and coaches had to say in the locker room, I’m come to realize something:
Utah doesn’t give a flying f*ck about the odds. Apologies for the language. But it’s just true. They’re not mathematically eliminated yet and they’re refusing to wave a white flag. They’re playing. They’re playing their butts off. And it’s really fun to watch and witness.
And who knows? Maybe they’ll sneak in anyway.
It’s not over yet.
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🔥 Utah Hockey Club Report
Playoff Standings:
Recent Results:
🏒 Tuesday, April 1: vs. Calgary Flames ✅ W, 3-1
Upcoming Games:
🏒 Thursday, April 3: vs. Los Angeles Kings
🏒 Saturday, April 5: vs. Winnipeg Jets
Player of the Week: Dylan Guenther. The dude took a rocket to the face and came back in the game eight minutes later. Zero hesitation or fear. I mean, just look at this picture. Tell me you wouldn’t take a sick day if that happened to you on the job.
Quick Take: Utah still needs to win out to have a chance at making the playoffs. But let’s just take it game by game and see what happens, starting tonight against the Los Angeles Kings.
🏒 Around Utah Hockey
Utah Grizzlies:
The Grizz are wrapping up their season with Star Wars night on April 4th — April the Fourth be with you? — and Fan Appreciation Night on April 5th.
College, High School & Junior Hockey in Utah:
The Ogden Mustangs and Utah Outliers are playing against each other in the first round of the NDDC Mountain Division Playoffs. So far, Ogden holds a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 at the Acord Ice Center in West Valley.
Park City High School had a solid showing at the High School Nationals with a 2-2 record, falling to Morgantown (West Virginia) in the playoffs. Sky Canyon didn’t advance to the playoff round, but picked up a dub in its last game of the tourney against Flathead (Montana).
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👊 Tuesday, April 8 — Utah vs. Seattle
👊 Thursday, April 10 — Utah vs. Nashville
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🌍 NHL & Hockey World Buzz
Top NHL Headlines:
OVECHKIN WATCH: As of Thursday morning, Ovi is 3 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s all-time record of 894. He’s gonna break the record next week. Absolutely incredible.
Sidney Crosby is also defying Father Time with his 20th consecutive point-per-game season in Pittsburgh.
The NCAA’s Frozen Four is set: Denver, Penn State, Western Michigan and Boston University. Wouldn’t surprise me to see NCAA hockey in Utah one day. I’m sure Ryan Smith would support a men’s and women’s program at BYU. The U already has a fantastic club program in place — the infrastructure is there.
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