Beer leaguers, rejoice.
Utah’s NHL team will soon start welcoming the public into its Sandy practice facility — and they’re planning to offer suds to boot.
The Utah Mammoth announced Monday that its practice facility, which will now be known as the Utah Mammoth Ice Center, will begin allowing the public to watch the pro hockey team’s practices starting on Feb. 21 and offer other public uses, according to a news release from the team.
Located on the south end of The Shops at South Town mall, the Mammoth’s practice facility will host a grand opening weekend from Feb. 20-22. Following the weekend, the team will allow year-round community access to the facilities, offering youth and adult leagues, as well as hockey clinics for the general public.
“This facility was built to be a resource for the community as much as it is for our team,” Chris Barney, president of revenue and commercial strategy at Smith Entertainment Group, said in a news release. “In addition to bringing two new NHL-standard regulation ice rinks into Utah’s hockey landscape, this is a place where fans can engage with the team and the community can learn the game of hockey, grow their skills, and form connections that extend beyond the rink.
What’s not mentioned in Monday’s news release is a detail on the facility’s concessions.
During a meeting late last month, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) awarded the Mammoth a conditional On-Premise Beer Retailer – Recreational Amenity license, meaning the facility could serve beer starting at 10:00 a.m. This type of license allows for beer sales connected with a recreational amenity — think a golf course or a ski resort or a beer league hockey game.
As of Monday, the Mammoth’s facility was only awarded a conditional license, meaning they won’t be able to serve beer until completing additional requirements with the DABS. The next DABS meeting is scheduled for Feb. 26.
However, the conditional approval means the Mammoth are well on their way towards selling beer at events in their practice facility. With a full permit, the facility would be able to sell beer during adult leagues and other events at the facility.
According to the Monday news release, the Utah Mammoth Ice Center will offer open skate sessions Fridays through Sundays for $12, and rental skates will be available on site as well. The facility will also offer a seven-week program in the evenings to teach youth and adults how to ice skate, which the team is calling its Learn to Skate program.
In addition to on-site skate rentals, the facility is retrofitted with locker rooms available to the public, as well as food and beverage offerings in the building. The Mammoth’s mascot is the namesake for its concessions area, dubbed “Tusky’s Cooler,” the news release says.
The Mammoth’s practice facility opened last September, and space for public use has long been included in the plans. In addition to hockey, the Smith Entertainment Group also plans to build a new practice facility for the Utah Jazz next door.
The Utah Mammoth practice and training facility in Sandy, UT on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Image via Utah Mammoth
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