from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of the NHL's website,
The players had been introduced to Utah. They’d been greeted by hundreds of youth hockey players at the airport; toured Delta Center and Utah Jazz headquarters; and come back to the arena to find about 12,400 people packed inside for a welcome event.
Now they introduced themselves as Utah’s new NHL team. On stage before a raucous crowd Wednesday, they were supposed to state their names, positions and hometowns one by one. But they were so emotional, so inspired, they couldn’t help but fire up the fans further.
Clayton Keller grabbed the mic and yelled, “Utah! How we doin’?” Lawson Crouse took it and yelled, “Let’s make some more noise!” Nick Bjugstad yelled, “Let’s go!” Liam O'Brien told the fans they could call him “Spicy Tuna,” and Jack McBain led a “Spicy Tuna” chant.
“This is honestly one of the coolest experiences we’ve all had as hockey players,” Alex Kerfoot told the crowd.
Below watch the team receiving a huge welcome at the Delta Center.
That had to be somethin else for the players, to have that many people show up for their intro after playing their home games in a college arena.
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