SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 08: (l-r) Ryan Smith, Ashley Smith and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attend a media opportunity prior to the premier game for the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on October 08, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish, right, and Utah Hockey Club center Liam O'Brien, second from right, battle for the puck in front on goaltender Karel Vejmelka, left, during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)