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Utah Hockey Club Won't Pursue 'Yeti' Nickname; Fans to Vote on 3 Finalists

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It remains to be seen what the Utah Hockey Club's eventual nickname will be, but it reportedly won't be "Yeti" or "Yetis."

ESPN's Greg Wyshynski reported Wednesday the team will not move forward with those two nicknames as possibilities even though there was a time when "Yetis" was "widely assumed to be the franchise's eventual nickname" before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected names and logos submitted by the club.

Instead, the team will have an in-arena fan vote during its next four home games where those in attendance can choose between the three finalists of the Utah Hockey Club, Utah Mammoth and Utah Wasatch.