Utah NHL Fans Are Already Out In Full-Force To Welcome New Team To Town

NHL fans in Utah have no clue what their team is going to be called or even what colors they'll use, but they're still fired up to welcome them to town.

Former Arizona Coyotes players arrived in Salt Lake City, one week after the Coyotes' hockey assets were sold to Ryan and Ashley Smith for a new franchise based in Utah.

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A big group of fans was on hand to welcome them to their new city as soon as they stepped off the plane.

That's a heck of a welcome, but wait — to quote hack infomercials — there's more.

From the airport, the Utah Name To Be Determineds headed down to their new home barn, the 12,000-seat Delta Center. Sure 12,000 seats for hockey isn't huge but compared to Mullett Arena where they spent the last two seasons, it probably feels like Michigan Stadium.

We already know that fans were throwing season-ticket deposits at the team the second it was official that they were coming to town, but look at how many people showed up on a Wednesday night just to see the players sit on a stage.

It looked like the players were feeling the excitement too. Forward Liam O'Brien is already angling to sell a lot of replica jerseys with his name and number on the back by ingratiating with the Utah hockey faithful.

"How we doin', guys?! Let's go!" O'Brien shouted into the mic. "My name is Liam O'Brien — you guys can call me ‘Spicy Tuna’ — and I can not wait to get this place buzzing!"

He threw in another "Let's go!" for good measure, but I don't think it was necessary. The Delta Center was already buzzing and they haven't even painted lines on the ice yet.

I think it's safe to say that there's going to be a heck of an atmosphere in Salt Lake City when the team hits the ice.