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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.
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 291 episodes
- Utah’s Art of Bouncing Back · 51 minThe Art of Bouncing Back makes an appearance for a reason. Austin looks at Utah’s response after Philadelphia, the shuffled lineup in Toronto and why moving on from a loss…
- Logan Cooley Is Pittsburgh’s Worst Nightmare · 38 minLogan Cooley came home to Pittsburgh and turned the night into a horror movie for the Penguins. A hat trick. A tying goal in the final second. Mikhail Sergachev finishing it in…
- Utah Mammoth Need Line Stability · 51 minThe 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 penalty minutes, seven…
- Adrian Denny on Utah’s Goalies · 43 minAustin brought in Adrian Denny for a very specific conversation: the Mammoth goaltending panic, the trade that never happened, and whether fans should actually be freaking out…
- Connor Hellebuyck Feels Real · 44 minUtah 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 on the ice. Seattle…
- Utah’s Goaltending Problem · 53 minUtah 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 episode is simpler…
- Utah Mammoth Top the NHL · 54 minThe 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 goals scored, a…
- Logan Cooley Has To Shoot · 43 minThe 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 goal through six…
- Boston Was the Reality Check · 31 minUtah 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, while Boston went…
- Jack McBain Set the Tone · 38 minUtah 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 1:57 into the game…
- Hot for Hockey Failed Softly · 27 minThis 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 boom around stuff…
- Utah Mammoth Look Different · 35 minThree 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 Square Garden…
- Columbus Will Test Logan Cooley · 30 minAustin’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 that actually means…
- Utah Mammoth Made a Statement · 28 minAustin 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. This wasn’t just a…
- Utah Must Solve Chicago, But First, Big-Ass Burritos for Breakfast · 44 minOpening 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 boogeyman it was last…
- Utah Mammoth Year Three Begins · 47 minYear 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 compromised to answer?…
- Daniil But Belongs Up Top · 33 minThree 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 top line. Austin…
- Utah Mammoth Face Early Test · 39 minThe 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 baked into Utah’s…
- Utah Can Crash the Central · 40 minEric 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, with one of…
- Daniil But Stole The Show Against LA · 38 minLATE 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 Kings. But finished…
- Maveric Lamoureux Made It Harder · 33 minLATE 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 just useful enough to…
- Daniil But Has a Real Shot · 35 minThe 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 Clayton Keller and Nick…
- Tucson Swagger feat. Chase Beardsley · 36 minChase 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 opening-night case. Chase…
- Dylan Guenther Needs His Mattress · 31 minThe 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 because his…
- Trevor Lewis Comes Home · 27 minTrevor 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 champion as a video scout…
- Gabe Smith Crossed the Line · 36 minVegas 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 second, then somehow…
- Brogan Houston on Rookie Camp · 41 minBrogan 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 Dimitri Simashev’s…
- Connor Hellebuyck to Utah? No. · 34 minThe 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 on paper, but Bill…
- Dylan Guenther Can Hit 50 · 35 minAustin 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 case is…
- EA Rated the Mammoth · 37 minNHL 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 roster, and found a…
- Logan Cooley’s Summer Scrap Says Everything · 32 minLogan 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 the middle of a…
- Connor Hellebuyck Changes Utah · 41 minConnor 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, but because Vejmelka…
- Utah Mammoth Bold Predictions · 37 minThe 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 predictions each…
- Tij Iginla Is 77 · 29 minAustin 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 Tij wore 12 in…
- Utah Mammoth Plates Are Here · 33 minThe 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 plate, the $25 initial…
- Utah Mammoth Need an Edge · 47 minAustin 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 big stat that set him…
- Delta Center Makes It Real · 27 minAustin’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 transforming right now…
- Vincent Trocheck Changes Utah · 43 minAustin breaks down Vincent Trocheck’s positioning, faceoff ability, and why his veteran game could help Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther. This is a public episode. If you would…
- Caleb Desnoyers Changes Everything · 48 minCaleb 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. Austin breaks down…
- JJ Peterka Wasn’t the Fit · 41 minAustin 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 worse as the season…
- Logan Cooley Is Close · 41 minThe 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. Austin points to…
- Tom Wilson Is Utah's Villain · 34 minThe 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 true hockey villain…
- Utah Mammoth Best Home Games for 2026-27 Season · 32 minAustin 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 you would like to…
- The Mammoth Should Feel Lucky · 27 minThe 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 point. Reports say…
- Utah Mammoth Have A Logjam at Center · 35 minSix centers, four spots. Austin breaks down where Vincent Trocheck, Barrett Hayton, Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, Kevin Stenlund and Jack McBain fit—and who gets pushed to the…
- Lawson Crouse Is On the Clock · 33 minJohn 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 expectation, the…
- John Marino Owes Nate Schmidt Dinner · 32 minJohn 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, I break…
- Utah Mammoth Playoff Race Just Got Harder · 33 minThe 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 dangerous. On this…
- The Utah Mammoth and the Road to 100 Points · 35 minBill 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 Puck, Austin breaks…
- Utah Mammoth Schedule Breakdown: Winter Classic, Opening Night and Key Games · 36 minThe 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 breaks down the full…
