The Utah Hockey Club has not been satisfied with its recent stretch of games. The team has lost seven of its last 10 matchups — and while lessons were learned through the growing pains — it wants to win.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Karel Vejmelka made an NHL career-high 49 saves for the Utah Hockey Club in a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Delta Center on Wednesday. Nick Bjugstad scored twice, and Michael Kesselring had two assists for Utah (7-6-3), which had lost three of four.

Utah Hockey Club has added a new member to its roster. Archie, a 13-week-old black Labrador retriever, is now the official team dog. The Hockey Club partnered with America’s VetDogs — a national nonprofit providing service dogs to veterans and first responders — to help co-raise Archie who is named after Arches National Park near Moab.

Next up for the Utah Hockey Club will be one of its toughest tests yet: the fourth-place Carolina Hurricanes, who come to town on Wednesday. The Hurricanes have won the most games of any team since the NHL resumed play after the pandemic.

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Jerseys bought in the team store at Delta Center will feature exclusive inaugural-season patches on both shoulders; jerseys bought online will not include this. Fans will eventually be able to buy individual patches from the team store. Utah also plans on making game-worn jerseys available for purchase in the team store in the future.