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4212 - Layton, Utah, United States

Layton is a city of 82 000 people and located within the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Area, just outside of Salt Lake City. Hill Air Force Base in right next door. Hill Air Force Base is home to:

  • 75th Air Base Wing
  • 388th Fighter Wing
  • 419th Fighter Wing
The sender mentions the new Utah Hockey Club  of the National Hockey League. They were founded as the Utah Hockey Club in 2024, and changed their name to their current moniker, the Mammoth. 

Technically Utah is an expansion team, but instead of having an expansion draft, the owner, Ryan Smith, acquired the Arizona Coyotes, who had just suspended operations. Because they are an expansion team, the team records of the franchise (Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets) will not be transferred. Retired number will also not follow the franchise. 
 
The sender mentions that she still prefers the East Coast Hockey League team, the Utah Grizzlies. The East Coast Hockey League is the third tier of professional hockey in North America. All East Coast Hockey League teams have a National Hockey League affiliate. Utah's affiliate is the Colorado Avalanche. The Grizzlies were founded in 1981 in the now defunct Central Hockey League. However they were founded at the Nashville South Stars. This franchise has moved around! 

  • 1981-83 - Nashville South Stars
  • 1983-90 - Virginia Lancers
  • 1990-92 - Roanoke Valley Rebels
  • 1992-93 - Roanoke Valley Rampage
  • 1993-94 - Huntsville Blast
  • 1994-01 - Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
  • 2001-02 - Macon Whoopie
  • 2002-03 - Lexington Men O' War
  • 2005-26 - Utah Grizzlies
Starting in the 2026-27 season, the Grizzies will be moving to Trenton, New Jersey, to become the Trenton Ironhawks. The franchise has never won the Kelly Cup, the East Coast Hockey League's Championship trophy.

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