The Utah HC head coach addressed the media before the club's first-ever regular season game tonight at Delta Center.

Andre Tourigny plans to wear a blue suit -- fittingly -- for tonight's historic game at Delta Center against Chicago.

What he hasn't figured out quite yet is what second-year head coach Luke Richardson will throw at the Utah Hockey Club on the ice.

That said, Tourigny added tonight's game is something he'll never get to experience again, and he and his players want to enjoy every moment of it.

"Before the practice, we had a chat about managing emotions and distractions," he said. "Hockey is sport of emotion; you fuel off your energy. At the same time, you need to control it."

It certainly is easier with captain Clayton Keller in the room, whom Tourigny said embodies the grit and passion that Utah plays with.

Keller was equally complementary of his coach Tuesday, calling him the best at keeping the room even-keeled.

It'll go a long way to helping Utah break down what will be a stingy Chicago team tonight trying to take a step forward in 2024-2025.

"You already start with 60, 70% of the system," Tourigny said of the Blackhawks. "Luke (Richardson) is saying the same thing about us right now; there's a few tweaks in their system (the way they play), but what you don't know is the players."

Utah's Projected Lines vs. Chicago
Tonight's Game Sponsor: Delta Air Lines

Forwards
Nick Schmaltz - Barrett Hayton - Clayton Keller
Jack McBain - Logan Cooley - Dylan Guenther
Matias Maccelli - Lawson Crouse - Josh Doan
Alex Kerfoot - Liam O'Brien - Kevin Stenlund

Defence
Juuso Valimaki - Mikhail Sergachev
Sean Durzi - Michael Kesselring
Vladislav Kolyachanok - Ian Cole

Starting Goalie: Connor Ingram

Scratches: Kailer Yamamoto, Robert Bortuzzo, Michael Carcone