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Utah Mammoth announce their first-ever team mascot: 'Tusky,' the blue, mohawked behemoth
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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Utah Mammoth announce their first-ever team mascot: 'Tusky,' the blue, mohawked behemoth
For several months, fans of the Utah Mammoth have been eagerly waiting to find out what the NHL team's mascot will look like and what its name will be.Well, the wait is finally over just before the puck dropped for the home opener Wednesday night, a towering, light blue creature emerged from a block of ice. Out came "Tusky the Mammoth," the first-ever mascot for the team that just started its second season (but its first as the Mammoth).Tusky st…
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