Has Utah HC made enough improvements to become a playoff team? Utah Hockey Club left winger Clayton Keller celebrates a goal with teammates on Sept. 29. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA5NjU5NDY1MDE0NzE1NTUy/usatsi_24361972_168400847_lowres.jpg] Utah Hockey Club left winger Clayton Keller celebrates a goal with teammates on Sept. 29. The Utah Hockey Club's owners paid big money to become an NHL franchise, but fans won't have to do the same for some food and drink at home games. Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) announced [https://www.nhl.com/utah/news/smith-entertainment-group-announces-2-and-3-concession-offerings-during-all-utah-jazz-and-utah-hockey-club-games-at-delta-center] reduced pricing for popular concession items available at every Utah HC and Utah Jazz home game at Delta Center. The move on Monday comes after receiving fan feedback over the last year. With that, a box of popcorn, nachos, a hot dog and an ice cream bowl now cost $3 each, while a bottle of water costs $2. (For curious Canadians, that converts to $2.71 Cdn for water and $4.06 Cdn for the other items.) The announcement gained traction on social media, with users praising the team for the prices and others tagging other clubs to do the same. "Such a little thing every single venue should be doing," CHEK producer Ryan Henderson [https://x.com/RJHenderson7/status/1840802253361573972] posted on X (formerly Twitter). "Taking your kids to a game looks a lot less daunting with these prices," added [https://x.com/jmarshfof/status/1840804249933926903] freelance hockey writer Jesse Marshall. SEG, which also owns the NBA's Jazz, reportedly paid about $1.2 billion in total to acquire all hockey operations assets from the Arizona Coyotes and relocate them to Utah. In 2023-24, a study by actionnetwork.com [https://www.actionnetwork.com/nhl/the-best-and-worst-nhl-stadiums-for-families] calculated the cost of four tickets, four hot dogs, beers, soft drinks and more to find out the costliest and cheapest NHL game experiences for families. The Coyotes at Mullett Arena and Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena had the cheapest costs, with $285.36 and $298.91, respectively. But for four hot dogs, the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre and Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome had the lowest costs, at $19.24 – $4.81 per hot dog. Get the latest news and trending stories right to your inbox by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [https://info.thehockeynews.com/mail/microsites/951/1/gTeQVf?_gl=1*ustlbj*_ga*NjkyMzUxMy4xNjYzNjIwMzQ3*_ga_PK63FB1PME*MTcxMzUwOTExNi40NDguMS4xNzEzNTA5MjA5LjU5LjAuMA..]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or by visiting our forum [https://thehockeynews.rtb.io/THNHOME/posts].
