Q 01/05

Which club was the NHL's newest before Utah arrived?

A) Minnesota Wild

B) Seattle Kraken

C) Columbus Blue Jackets

D) Nashville Predators

Answer · why

B) Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken, who arrived in 2021 and stocked their roster through an expansion draft; Utah skipped that step and played its first game less than si...

Q 02/05

The Coyotes went 'inactive' when Utah took their players in 2024, echoing which NFL team's 1990s relocation?

A) Cleveland Browns

B) Houston Oilers

C) Los Angeles Rams

D) Los Angeles Raiders

Answer · why

A) Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns: their players and staff became the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 while the name, history and records stayed behind, and Cleveland got its...

Q 03/05

Before the move to Utah, the Coyotes spent two seasons in a rink on which university's campus?

A) University of Arizona

B) Grand Canyon University

C) Arizona State University

D) Northern Arizona University

Answer · why

C) Arizona State University

Arizona State University's Mullett Arena, built for college hockey, held about 5,000 fans; after Tempe voters rejected a new arena in 2023, the Coyote...

Q 04/05

Mammoth owner Ryan Smith dropped out of which university to build his tech company, then finished his degree in 2016?

A) University of Utah

B) Brigham Young University

C) Utah State University

D) Weber State University

Answer · why

B) Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Smith left in his junior year to build a software firm with his father and brother, and only went back to complete his manag...

Q 05/05

About how much did Ryan Smith pay the NHL for the Utah franchise in 2024?

A) $130 million

B) $400 million

C) $1.2 billion

D) $3.6 billion

Answer · why

C) $1.2 billion

$1.2 billion, nearly double the highest fee an expansion team had paid before; Smith closed the deal through the league without ever speaking to the C...