General manager Bill Armstrong said his players' performance will decide what Utah Hockey Club does at the trade deadline.

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Don’t count the Utah Hockey Club out of the playoff race just yet. Although they’re currently just above .500 with a 26-24-9 record, the club has been playing some of its best hockey of the season as of late.

Barrett Hayton earned the first hat trick in Utah Hockey Club history in the team's 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Utah Hockey Club centers Clayton Keller (9) and Nick Schmaltz (8) both celebrate with center Logan Cooley (92), after a goal by Cooley, during an NHL game between the Utah Hockey Club and the Minnesota Wild at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday,