The Utah Mammoth kick off the 2025-26 preseason today in a split squad game against the Colorado Avalanche. Game 2 gets underway at 7:30 p.m. MT at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Game #2 was delayed due to travel issues that also delayed Game #1 to 5:00 p.m.
Here are the projected lineups for Game 1 for the Mammoth, please note these are subject to change.
Forwards:
#19 Danil But
#22 Jack McBain
#25 Sammy Walker
#45 Noel Nordh
#49 Miko Matikka
#56 Kailer Yamamoto
#58 Ty Tullio
#67 Lawson Crouse
#77 J.J. Peterka
#92 Logan Cooley
#93 Gabe Smith
Defense:
#26 Dmitri Simashev
#28 Ian Cole
#47 Max Pšenička
#50 Sean Durzi
#55 Maksymilian Szuber
#57 Nick DeSimone
#75 Tomas Lavoie
Goalies:
#33 Jaxson Stauber
#41 Vitek Vanecek
As it stands right now, this game will see the puck drop at 7:30. The Avalanche haven't the full lineup, but have named a few star forwards in each game. In this game, they will dress Artturi Lehkonen, Brock Nelson, Martin Necas and John Manson.
