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SLC Puck!
SLC Puck! Powered by BigTuskEnergy.com From the mountains to the madness on the ice, SLC Puck is your go-to podcast for all things Utah hockey. Hosted by Austin Facer — part fanboy, part chaos agent — we cover the Utah Mammoth, the NHL, the local youth leagues that keep the dream alive, and everything in between. Think Last Week Tonight meets SportsCenter. Streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever hockey nerds hang out. Potential advertisers can inquire at austin@slcpuck.com…
Episodes
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Need Line Stability
The Utah Mammoth lost 3-1 to Minnesota, but this wasn’t just about one bad night. Austin’s main takeaway is that the penalties absolutely buried Utah — 29…
SLC Puck!Adrian Denny on Utah’s Goalies
Austin brought in Adrian Denny for a very specific conversation: the Mammoth goaltending panic, the trade that never happened, and whether fans should actually…
SLC Puck!Connor Hellebuyck Feels Real
Utah lost 5-3 in Seattle, and Austin’s whole point is that this team keeps making life harder than it has to be because it isn’t getting the best goaltending…
SLC Puck!Utah’s Goaltending Problem
Utah split the Edmonton set, which should feel pretty good on paper: a 4-2 win in Edmonton, then a 6-2 faceplant in Salt Lake City. But the real point of the…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Top the NHL
The Utah Mammoth are officially the top net-rated team in the NHL, which is both hilarious and very real. Austin digs into what’s driving it: a 5-2-0 start, 27…
SLC Puck!Logan Cooley Has To Shoot
The main thing from this episode: Utah coming home with 6 of 10 points on a five-game trip is good, but the bigger issue is Logan Cooley still not having a…
SLC Puck!Boston Was the Reality Check
Utah got drilled 6-1 in Boston, and the ugly part is how many different ways it went wrong at once. The power play came in running at 61.5% and went 0-for-7…
SLC Puck!Jack McBain Set the Tone
Utah beat New Jersey 5-3, but this one felt bigger than two road points. The Mammoth went 2-for-4 on the power play, got Clayton Keller’s first of the season…
SLC Puck!Hot for Hockey Failed Softly
This one is a free SLC Puck Plus preview, and it is absolutely not for children. Austin digs into the NHL’s bizarre “Hot for Hockey” campaign, the hockey-smut…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Look Different
Three games is absolutely enough time to overreact, so let’s do it responsibly: the Utah Mammoth look better than last year. Even after the 4-2 loss at Madison…
SLC Puck!Columbus Will Test Logan Cooley
Austin’s main takeaway heading into Columbus: Utah may have just played the best game in franchise history, and now we get the first real road test of what…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Made a Statement
Austin Facer argues that Utah’s 6-0 destruction of the Chicago Blackhawks on opening night may have been the best overall performance in Utah Mammoth history…
SLC Puck!Utah Must Solve Chicago, But First, Big-Ass Burritos for Breakfast
Opening night in Salt Lake City is here, but the real point of this episode isn’t just vibes. It’s that Utah absolutely cannot let Chicago be the same weird…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Year Three Begins
Year three of NHL hockey in Utah is here, and this episode is basically a live check-in on the collective fan brain. Nervous? Excited? Too emotionally…
SLC Puck!Daniil But Belongs Up Top
Three preseason games in, the biggest Utah Mammoth roster answer feels a lot less complicated than it did a week ago: Daniil But should be on the opening-night…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Face Early Test
The season is finally here, and Austin’s main point is pretty simple: yes, the home opener is going to be a blast, but the real story is how much pressure is…
SLC Puck!Utah Can Crash the Central
Eric Jensen jumped on the show and made the case Utah isn’t just a cute up-and-coming team anymore. His big swing: the Mammoth finish top three in the Central…
SLC Puck!Daniil But Stole The Show Against LA
LATE UPLOAD: RECORDED SEPT. 22, 2026 Daniil But was the biggest thing Austin could not stop thinking about after Utah’s 6-3 preseason win over the Los Angeles…
SLC Puck!Maveric Lamoureux Made It Harder
LATE UPLOAD: RECORDED SEPT. 27, 2026 Utah’s first preseason game in Denver felt exactly like preseason hockey is supposed to feel: rusty, weird, sloppy, and…
SLC Puck!Daniil But Has a Real Shot
The most interesting thing in Mammoth camp right now isn’t just that preseason starts in Colorado. It’s that 21-year-old Daniil But got a real look with…
SLC Puck!Tucson Swagger feat. Chase Beardsley
Chase Beardsley joined me after Utah’s rookie showcase in San Jose, and the big takeaway was hard to miss: Dmitri Simashev looked like a guy with a real…
SLC Puck!Dylan Guenther Needs His Mattress
The funniest thing from Utah Mammoth media day was also somehow the most perfect snapshot of hockey life: Dylan Guenther showed up after sleeping on the floor…
SLC Puck!Trevor Lewis Comes Home
Trevor Lewis is back in Utah, and this is bigger than a feel-good alumni story. The Mammoth hired the Cottonwood Heights native and two-time Stanley Cup…
SLC Puck!Gabe Smith Crossed the Line
Vegas fans are furious, and honestly, I get why. Gabe Smith sent Trevor Connelly hard into the boards at the rookie showcase, got ejected at 10:33 of the…
SLC Puck!Brogan Houston on Rookie Camp
Brogan Houston from the Deseret News joined me to talk through the actual first-day rookie camp questions that matter: no Tij Iginla, no Caleb Desnoyers, what…
SLC Puck!Connor Hellebuyck to Utah? No.
The Connor Hellebuyck-to-Utah chatter sounds fun until you apply even five seconds of real-world logic. Austin breaks down why the Mammoth may have the assets…
SLC Puck!Dylan Guenther Can Hit 50
Austin lays out the math on Dylan Guenther’s path to 50 goals, starting with last season’s 40 goals in 79 games, 242 shots, and a 16.5 shooting percentage. The…
SLC Puck!EA Rated the Mammoth
NHL 27 is here, and honestly, this is when hockey season starts feeling real. Austin jumped into the early-access version, looked at EA’s default Utah Mammoth…
SLC Puck!Logan Cooley’s Summer Scrap Says Everything
Logan Cooley gets pushed into the corner during a three-on-three summer game in Pittsburgh, knocks an opponent’s stick away, loses his helmet and winds up in…
SLC Puck!Connor Hellebuyck Changes Utah
Connor Hellebuyck formally requested a trade, and Austin’s whole argument is simple: Utah has to at least explore it. Not because Karel Vejmelka isn’t good…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Bold Predictions
The main question in this episode is pretty simple: what actually happens to the Utah Mammoth this season, not what we hope happens. Austin and Sam make three…
SLC Puck!Tij Iginla Is 77
Austin found a real little jersey-number scoop at the Mammoth Ice Center team store: Tij Iginla jerseys are already being pressed with No. 77, not 12. After…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Plates Are Here
The Utah Mammoth license plates are officially here, and honestly this is the exact kind of offseason content gift I live for. Austin digs into the new DMV…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Need an Edge
Austin digs into The Hockey Guy’s Utah Mammoth season preview and lands on a take that feels very Utah: being liked is nice, but being feared is better. The…
SLC Puck!Delta Center Makes It Real
Austin’s argument in this one is simple: Utah Mammoth season doesn’t just feel close on the calendar, it feels close because the Delta Center is visibly…
SLC Puck!Vincent Trocheck Changes Utah
Austin breaks down Vincent Trocheck’s positioning, faceoff ability, and why his veteran game could help Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther. This is a public…
SLC Puck!Caleb Desnoyers Changes Everything
Caleb Desnoyers left the World Junior Summer Showcase needing help off the ice after a brutal collision, and that’s the whole story right now for Mammoth fans…
SLC Puck!JJ Peterka Wasn’t the Fit
Austin goes deep on why the JJ Peterka era ended so fast in Utah, and why this feels less like a total player failure and more like a role problem that got…
SLC Puck!Logan Cooley Is Close
The argument in this episode is pretty simple: Logan Cooley already has the tools to be a superstar, but if he’s going to make the jump, he has to shoot more…
SLC Puck!Tom Wilson Is Utah's Villain
The Athletic said the Utah Mammoth don’t have a real villain yet. I’m sorry, but that is simply not true. In this episode, I make the case for Utah’s first…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Best Home Games for 2026-27 Season
Austin ranks the five can’t-miss Utah Mammoth home games for 2026-27: the Winter Classic, Vegas, Ovechkin, Florida, and Celebrini. This is a public episode. If…
SLC Puck!The Mammoth Should Feel Lucky
The Utah Mammoth might already be the envy of some NHL fan bases. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin uses the Vancouver Canucks as the ultimate contrast…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Have A Logjam at Center
Six centers, four spots. Austin breaks down where Vincent Trocheck, Barrett Hayton, Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, Kevin Stenlund and Jack McBain fit—and who…
SLC Puck!Lawson Crouse Is On the Clock
John Marino got paid, so the pressure moved. Austin ranks Bill Armstrong, André Tourigny and contract-year Lawson Crouse, then breaks down Utah’s 100-point…
SLC Puck!John Marino Owes Nate Schmidt Dinner
John Marino just cashed in with the Utah Mammoth — and I think Nate Schmidt deserves a little thank-you present for helping make it happen. On this episode of…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Playoff Race Just Got Harder
The Utah Mammoth got better this offseason. The problem is a bunch of the teams behind them did too — and that’s what makes this playoff chase feel a lot more…
SLC Puck!The Utah Mammoth and the Road to 100 Points
Bill Armstrong said it out loud: the Utah Mammoth want 100 points next season. The question is whether this roster can actually do it. On this episode of SLC…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Schedule Breakdown: Winter Classic, Opening Night and Key Games
The Utah Mammoth schedule is out, and yeah... April 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights already feels absolutely feral. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin…
SLC Puck!Anders Lee Is A Mammoth Now
Anders Lee is a huge pickup for the Utah Mammoth — literally and stylistically. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin breaks down who Lee is, why Utah gave the…
SLC Puck!Logan Cooley's Deal Just Hit Different
Logan Cooley’s contract with the Utah Mammoth suddenly looks like an absolute bargain. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin breaks down why Cooley’s 8-year, $10…
SLC Puck!Anders Lee And Trocheck Signal Utah Mammoth Win-Now Push
Vincent Trocheck and Anders Lee don’t feel like random additions. They feel like a message. The Utah Mammoth are trying to get tougher, nastier, deeper, and a…
SLC Puck!Utah Mammoth Match Barrett Hayton Offer Sheet
Well, egg on my face: the Utah Mammoth matched the New Jersey Devils’ offer sheet for Barrett Hayton after all. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin reacts to…
SLC Puck!Should the Utah Mammoth Match Barrett Hayton’s Devils Offer Sheet?
Barrett Hayton’s future with the Utah Mammoth is hanging by a thread, and on this episode of SLC Puck, Austin Facer makes the case for Utah to let him walk…
SLC Puck!Barrett Hayton, the Offer Sheet, and Utah’s Old Recliner Decision
Join the SLC Puck+ tier on Patreon for bonus episodes! ➡️ www.patreon.com/slcpuck The Utah Mammoth have a decision to make on Barrett Hayton, and somehow it…
SLC Puck!Sean Durzi Out, Vincent Trocheck In
The Utah Mammoth didn’t tiptoe into NHL free agency — they cannonballed in. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin reacts to Utah’s biggest move of the day…
SLC Puck!The Utah Mammoth Drafted a 6'6 Problem
The Utah Mammoth didn’t just sit at No. 19 and hope. They moved up to No. 17 to draft Ethan Belchez, the 6-foot-6 Windsor Spitfires winger Austin thinks they…
SLC Puck!Sebastian Cossa's Big Shot Is Here
Sebastian Cossa finally has his NHL shot, and the Utah Mammoth are betting he can solve a real problem. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin Facer breaks down…
SLC Puck!Andre Tourigny Just Got A Prove-It Deal
Andre Tourigny is back, but this sure feels like a prove-it year. On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin breaks down the Utah Mammoth reportedly extending their…
SLC Puck!Talkin' Cups, Lord Stanley & Mike Carcone
The Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup champions, and this episode of SLC Puck is all about what Utah Mammoth fans should learn from it. Austin reacts to…
SLC Puck!Dylan Larkin to Utah? I’m Not Buying It
Dylan Larkin to the Utah Mammoth? Austin’s not buying it. On this episode of SLC Puck, he breaks down why the Red Wings captain-to-Utah rumor feels more like…