Oct. 1 marked a landmark in Utah sports history. The Utah Mammoth beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-0 in their third season opener. This...
Easton StaufferOctober 5, 2026
In part one of The Lead’s division preview, the non-playoff teams were intriguing. Last season’s Central Division playoff teams seem likely to stick...
Sean DeCourseySeptember 22, 2026
The sports landscape continues to change, perpetually generating news in this country. In the NBA, scandals of owners cheating dominate the headlines. In...
Easton StaufferSeptember 21, 2026
The NHL’s Central Division was arguably the most competitive in the 2025-26 season. In a season with more competitive rosters than usual, the...
Sean DeCourseySeptember 19, 2026
The start of school and brisk air mean one thing: September’s arrival. While many clamor for the return of football, NHL fans set...
Easton StaufferSeptember 11, 2026
The NHL Playoffs have a nasty tendency to show a team’s weaknesses. Facing the Vegas Golden Knights, the Utah Mammoth realized they lacked...
Easton StaufferAugust 24, 2026
The 2025-2026 Western Conference playoffs were full of fresh faces and exciting upsets. The best teams in the Western Conference have talented and...
Madeleine AlvarezAugust 12, 2026
This NHL offseason started with a bang. Brady Tkachuk joined his brother in Florida, Pavel Dorofeyev shipped out to the Big Apple and Vincent...
Easton StaufferAugust 11, 2026
Through a long, painful journey of arbitration and offer sheets, Barrett Hayton returns to the Utah Mammoth. On July 1, 2026, the New...
Easton StaufferJuly 20, 2026
On June 25, 2025, the Utah Mammoth swung for the fences by acquiring JJ Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres. To get the young...
Easton StaufferJuly 8, 2026
For the NHL, the offseason marks a time of rebuilding and revamping rosters. One trade or signing can forever change a franchise. For...
Easton StaufferJuly 1, 2026
The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft took place in Buffalo at the KeyBank Center. This year, the Boston Bruins were supposed...
Kamilla KalmetevaJune 29, 2026
Over the past few weeks, all eyes in the NHL have been fixed on the Stanley Cup Finals. Two titans in the Vegas...
Easton StaufferJune 17, 2026
The second season for the Utah Mammoth was full of highs and lows. In their second season ever, they made the postseason for...
Easton StaufferMay 25, 2026
![May 13, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) celebrates his goal with center Martin Necas (88) and center Brock Nelson (11) and ]center Nazem Kadri (91) and defenseman Brent Burns (84) in the third period against the Minnesota Wild in game five of the second round of the 2026 Stanely Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images](https://theleadsm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-05-14T031004Z_351474971_MT1USATODAY28948903_RTRMADP_3_NHL-STANLEY-CUP-PLAYOFFS-MINNESOTA-WILD-AT-COLORADO-AVALANCHE-1100x733.jpg)
