US EditionTusky the Mountain Blue Mammoth Revealed as Utah Mammoth Mascot
Tusky, a 6-foot-5 blue mammoth mascot, debuts to boost fan engagement and community presence as Utah Mammoth joins 30 other NHL teams with mascots.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, the Utah Mammoth introduced Tusky at their Salt Lake City home opener, emerging from a faux ice block before the Calgary Flames game.
- After relocating from Arizona last year, the franchise rebranded as the Utah Mammoth, with owners Ryan and Ashley Smith saying Tusky reflects the `Tusks Up` rallying cry and builds community.
- Tusky appears as a 6-foot-5 light-blue mammoth with a dark-blue mohawk, two white tusks, and No. 003 on his Utah Mammoth home jersey; he will skate in pre-game festivities with mohawk color changes this season.
- Fans will see Tusky across Mammoth games, team events, schools and hospitals, and owners Ryan and Ashley Smith say he will create memorable experiences in and out of the arena.
- Tusky joins a growing roster of high-profile NHL mascots like Gritty, Philadelphia Flyers mascot, Buoy, Seattle Kraken mascot, and Chance, Vegas Golden Knights mascot, as the Mammoth become the 31st active NHL team to name a mascot, leaving only the New York Rangers without one.
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Tusky the Mountain Blue mammoth revealed as Utah Mammoth mascot
SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — The Utah Mammoth revealed its first-ever mascot ahead of Wednesday’s home opener against the Calgary Flames at the Delta Center. Tusky, a Mountain Blue mammoth, made his grand entrance, bursting from a massive block of ice inside the newly renovated Delta Center, featuring 1,100 more fans thanks to the new […]
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