Park City native and hockey goalie Colten McIntyre suited up for his first-ever National Hockey League game Tuesday, Dec. 23.
The 21-year-old is the first Utah-born player to put on a Mammoth uniform and just the second NHL goalie from the Beehive State.
The only other goaltender to hail from Utah was Richard Bachman who was drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2006. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers from 2013 to 2015 and Vancouver Canucks until 2019.
McIntyre, who signed to the team as an emergency backup goalie this year, traveled with the Mammoth to Denver for their Tuesday-night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.
Before signing with the team, McIntyre played in the Eastern Hockey League with the Connecticut RoughRiders.
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