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Chris Armstrong
Season 2 · Episode 31

Chris Armstrong

President of Hockey Operation, Utah Hockey Club

Frankly Speaking - with Frank Seravalli · The Nation Network

July 17, 202429m 37s

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Show Notes

How does one go from managing a world class golfer from Utah to running the Utah Hockey Club? Frank is join by newly hired president of hockey operations for the Utah Hockey Club, Chris Armstrong, to discuss how he got the job, where along his journey on the sport agency side he met Ryan and Ashley Smith, what's currently being done to make sure the team is ready to go for the start of the season, how they plan to connect to the community, and when conversations started about Utah possibly joining the NHL.


5:50 - How Chris ended up as the first ever President of Hockey Operations for Utah

9:05 - How he met Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the Utah Jazz & Utah Hockey Club

14:00 - His dream job 

16:45 - What’s left to do to get ready for the season?

19:40 - Finding a balance between the business and hockey operations

21:35 - What can we expect in the first season from Utah?

24:00 - How will they connect with the community and the fans in Utah?


Music Credit: Allah-Las - Star


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