Mammoth Welcome New Team Puppy

The Utah Mammoth have a new addition to their organization, an 11-week-old black Labrador Retriever named Bryce. Unlike the team’s hockey players, however, his role will take him off the ice and into service dog training.

Bryce will be introduced to fans Nov. 12 at the Delta Center during the Mammoth’s game against the St. Louis Blues. The game also marks the team’s Military Appreciation Night.

Through a partnership with America’s VetDogs and America First Credit Union, the Mammoth will help raise Bryce until he is old enough to begin formal training. His name was chosen in honor of Bryce Canyon National Park.

America’s VetDogs, a nonprofit based in New York, provides service dogs to veterans…