“Change is opportunity.”
This mantra echoed through the Interform Club at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake Owner Dell Loy Hansen introduced Mike Petke as the club’s fourth head coach in its 13-year existence. As he was welcomed into the RSL family, he joined a community that he had long admired from afar throughout his playing and coaching career.
“The passion that I’ve seen from this organization for the last 10-12 years has been something of a benchmark. Looking back on coming to play games here has been a scary thing - the culture that you guys have created and the teams you’ve put on the field,” Petke said before donning an RSL scarf for photos with Hansen and RSL General Manager Craig Waibel.