NHL preseason is underway, meaning the Utah Hockey Club will take to the ice for the first time after their move out of Arizona. Their fans may have to wait a little longer for the first game at the Delta Center,

While the excitement is there for the first preseason game in franchise history, it’s also an opportunity for the players to continue preparing for the upcoming season. The first regular-season game in Utah history is Oct. 8 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Utah Hockey Club fans will be able to represent their new team with inaugural-season jerseys as early as November, the organization has announced. The official uniforms will be sold in the Utah Hockey Club team store as well as uhcteamstore.com.

The Utah Hockey Club plays this weekend. It’s just the preseason, but fans will finally get to see the team play NHL-level hockey starting on Sunday. The team will travel to Des Moines, Iowa to play the St.

The Fanatics Authentic Pro jerseys for all NHL teams are manufactured at the same factory in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, that has made NHL jerseys for almost 50 years. Utah was able to receive jerseys in time for the team to play in a rookie tournament, the preseason and the regular season.

Delta Center now is the home to the Utah Hockey Club. The team opens its first training camp Thursday after 28 seasons in the Phoenix area as the Coyotes.

"With Arizona, a lot of things were up in the air with the arena situation," forward Lawson Crouse said. "It's clear we now have a home. We can move on from all those distractions and just go play hockey. And we're really looking forward to doing that." That starts on Thursday when the team convenes for training camp at the Utah Olympic Oval.

General manager Bill Armstrong has tried to temper expectations, telling media on a number of occasions that teams that are four years into rebuilds rarely make the playoffs. His goal is to play meaningful games toward the end of the season, meaning they’re either fighting to maintain a playoff spot or fighting to get one.

Opening night for the Utah Hockey Club is just weeks away, but even the team admits there's no secret as to what fans are most interested in knowing about the franchise.

Face-off will be at 6 p.m. today and fans in the St. Louis viewing area can watch the game live at stlouisblues.com and on the Blues App and the game can be heard on ESPN 101.1-FM