Utah Mammoth. That is the permanent brand identity of Utah’s NHL franchise after a 13-month process that included four rounds of surveys and more than 850,000 votes, the team announced Wednesday.

At long last, Utah’s NHL team has a name. Smith Entertainment Group revealed the new name and permanent identity of the franchise as the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday. The name, chosen after fans made 850,000 votes over 13 months, is inspired by the extinct, elephant-like animal that roamed Utah more than 10,00 years ago.

After a mammoth undertaking of buying an NHL team, moving players, coaches and a full staff more than 600 miles and getting it all together in a manner of months before the puck dropped on a new season,