New Jersey Devils' listen to their coaches during a practice session, a day before their NHL hockey game against Buffalo Sabres, in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

New Jersey Devils' Ondřej Palat takes a shot during a practice session, a day before their NHL hockey game against Buffalo Sabres, in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

FILE - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Ryan Smith, co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group, speak during a news conference Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City about the move of the Arizona Coyotes franchise to Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Fans cheer after the Utah Hockey Club beat the Los Angeles Kings in overtime in a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)

The Utah Hockey Club celebrates their win over the Los Angeles Kings in overtime in a preseason NHL hockey game, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)

Utah Hockey Club defenseman Maveric Lamoureux (10) looks to pass during the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

FILE - Signs celebrating the awarding of a new NHL team to Utah are shown at the Delta Center Friday, April 19, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - IIHF president Luc Tardif, left to right, NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman attend a news conference in Toronto, Feb. 2, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)