I’m not sure if the team name is still up for debate, but I’m going to toss the “Utah Lifeguards” into the ring because they spotted the Sharks in the water and got to safety on Tuesday night.
It was a 3-1 win for the Utah Hockey Club over the San Jose Sharks, lifting Utah HC to 4-1-0 in the preseason. Kailer Yamamoto was the hero, scoring the two difference-making goals.
Utah Hockey for dummies
An awful theme has haunted the NHL this preseason: star players getting injured. That theme continued in Tuesday’s game as Sharks center Macklin Celebrini left the game with a lower-body injury.
It was a fluke play with no fault to anyone. After Connor Ingram rejected a partial breakaway, Celebrini caught an edge with his toe and tumbled hard into the corner boards. It’s not clear whether he was seriously hurt or just removed from the game for precautionary reasons, but you hate to see it either way…