Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther signed an eight-year contract extension that will take effect with the 2025-26 season.

The future gets a little clearer for Bill Armstrong and company, as the team is reportedly close to extending Dylan Guenther to an eight-year deal worth slightly more than $7 million annually, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Utah HC came back from the self-inflicted two-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 Sunday in a game played in Des Moines, Iowa. A win made the empty net miscue simply a funny footnote in team history, especially since there was plenty to like about in Utah's first array into NHL play.