Gabe Smith, a 2024 fourth-round draft pick of Utah’s and a teammate of Desnoyers’ with the Moncton Wildcats, had nothing but praise for his now double teammate. “It’s a great addition on the ice — but then, as well, everybody is focused here, in this organization, on being great people,” Smith said. “I think we got one.”

The team took seven players across Friday and Saturday's draft in Los Angeles, with one selection in each of the first five rounds and a trade to pick up a second selection in the sixth round.

The Utah Mammoth selected Caleb Desnoyers with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old spent last season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Moncton Wildcats and posted 84 points (35 goals,