The Utah Mammoth have gotten off to a sharp start this season and they appear to be on their way to a season that could end up with an appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The oft-quoted benchmark in the NHL is that if teams are in a playoff position by Thanksgiving, they will be a playoff team at season's end. That usually occurs shortly after the 20 game mark and the season reaches the 25 percent mark. The Mammoth have gotten off to a 9-5-0 start and the team finds itself in third place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

If they can maintain that position, the Mammoth will be a playoff team in its second season in Salt Lake City. This is not a fluke, as the Mammoth have the personnel to play winning hockey throughout the year and light up the scoreboard on occa

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