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.

Gary Bettman thought it was a crazy idea.The NHL commissioner had not overseen any of the league’s teams conduct as wide-ranging a fan survey as Smith Entertainment Group did to find its franchise’s official name.

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 matter of months before the puck dropped on a new season,