Q 01/05

In which season did the Utah franchise begin NHL play?

A) 2022-23

B) 2021-22

C) 2023-24

D) 2024-25

Answer · why

D) 2024-25

It spent that first season as the placeholder 'Utah Hockey Club'.

Q 02/05

Whose hockey assets were used to stock the new Utah team instead of an expansion draft?

A) Arizona Coyotes

B) Phoenix Roadrunners

C) Winnipeg Jets

D) Florida Panthers

Answer · why

A) Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes franchise was declared 'inactive', much like the Browns-Ravens split in the NFL.

Q 03/05

Ryan Smith already owned which NBA team when the NHL granted him a franchise in April 2024?

A) Denver Nuggets

B) Utah Jazz

C) Phoenix Suns

D) Portland Trail Blazers

Answer · why

B) Utah Jazz

Ryan Smith and his wife Ashley control the club through Smith Entertainment Group.

Q 04/05

Ryan Smith co-founded which Provo-based experience-management company?

A) Domo

B) Qualtrics

C) Ancestry

D) Pluralsight

Answer · why

B) Qualtrics

He started it at BYU with his father and brother, dropped out, and finished his degree in 2016.

Q 05/05

How much was the expansion fee Smith paid to the NHL's other owners?

A) $1.2 billion

B) $2 billion

C) $650 million

D) $900 million

Answer · why

A) $1.2 billion

The league separately paid Alex Meruelo $1 billion for the Coyotes, so the $200 million gap acted as a relocation fee.