Michael Carcone’s Utah Youth Tournament Adds Fuel To The Mammoth Boom

Michael Carcone is helping put more skates on the ice in Utah at a moment when hockey is starting to look a lot more permanent there. The youth tournament is another sign that the Mammoth are not just trying to win games, but to grow roots in a market that is suddenly paying attention. That matters in a league where buzz is nice, but a pipeline of kids, families, and future players is how a sport stops feeling like a novelty.