The National Hockey League announced today that Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther has been named the NHL’s First Star for the week ending Oct. 13. Guenther, 21, has opened the season with a career-long,

The Utah Hockey Club are off and rolling in their inaugural season in the NHL. The team is 3-0-0 to begin the year, knocking off the likes of the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, and New York Rangers to earn their victories.

It’s probably still too early to form opinions, but Guenther scored twice again in Utah HC’s 5-4 overtime win over the New York Islanders on Thursday evening. It was his second two-goal game in as many games.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman TJ Brodie (78) follows Dylan Guenther (11), Utah Hockey Club, in the inaugural game between the Utah Hockey Club and the Chicago Blackhawks, at the Delta Center, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

The Utah Hockey Club has a star in the making. Right winger Dylan Guenther is off to a great start for his team and is a major reason why Utah has started 3-0 through the first week.

The NHL announced Monday morning that Utah forward Dylan Guenther was named First Star of the Week. In a press release by the Utah Hockey Club, Guenther, who signed an eight-year extension on September 20, is off to a historic start this season.

It's hard to ask for better start in the NHL than the one the Utah Hockey Club is having. In its first season since relocating from Arizona (technically a different franchise but essentially the same),