Smith Entertainment Group has expressed interest in building a new arena for the Utah Jazz and an NHL team in Draper. Salt Lake City’s mayor and other SLC stakeholders will try to keep the Jazz in downtown SLC.
A new story on the Jazz's someday desire for a new arena:
- Jazz ownership met with Point of the Mountain in Draper leaders "about a year ago"
- Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall says she's "working hard" to keep Jazz downtown
More details:https://t.co/gi5bdT3wus— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) December 8, 2023The rationale behind moving the team arena south to Draper would be the creation of an entertainment district that would be surrounding the new arena.