After 30 years, the Utah Grizzlies play their final games this week
The Grizzlies are relocating to Trenton, New Jersey, at the conclusion of this season.
Utah Grizzlies' Mike Walsh, right, and Alaska Aces' Bryan Miller collide in a race for the puck during ECHL hockey action at the E Center in West Valley City on Friday. The Grizzlies won 7-3. | Scott G.
Winterton, Deseret News For 28 of the last 30 years, the Utah Grizzlies have been the lone professional hockey team in the state of Utah. On Sunday, they play their final game. The Grizzlies announced in September that they’re moving to Trenton, New Jersey, at the conclusion of the season, having been sold to Pro Hockey Partners, LLC.
They’ll henceforth be known as the Trenton Ironhawks. While one might assume the team couldn’t stay afloat with the Utah Mammoth offering select NHL tickets in the same price range as the lower-level Grizzlies, it actually had more to do with internal matters. Owner David Elmore passed away in 2023, followed by President and CEO Kevin Bruder in 2025.
And with the declining health of Elmore’s wife, Donna Tuttle, it was time to hand the reins to someone else. The Grizzlies have four games left. They’ll visit the Idaho Steelheads on Tuesday and then return home for a three-game set against the Rapid City Rush on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.