First of all, it’s not “a” Wasatch. It’s THE Wasatch. As in, the Wasatch Mountains, which are in Utah. Totally makes sense. It’s apparently a word in the Ute language that means “mountain pass.”

The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season. The franchise will use a final round of fan voting to decide among the Utah Mammoth,

Smith Entertainment Group, which owns the team, said it's no longer pursuing that nickname. "An SEG executive shared that it explored every avenue to make Yeti work but that YETI Coolers,