For the first time since the Ice Age, mammoths are roaming around Utah.Thanks to a $525 million investment in the Delta Center, fans can watch the team they named ahead of the 2025 season take the ice in style.GettyJohn Stockton greets fans to the Delta Center[/caption]GettyThe Utah Hockey Club has rebranded[/caption]The Utah Mammoth joined an NHL expansion team in 2024 as the Hockey Club before a supporter-driven rebrand was announced.A 10-7-3 record is good enough for 10th in the Western Conference and by the time the arena renovations are complete, 17,000 people will be able to watch them with a full view of the ice.Delta Center was built in 1991 to NBA standards and was in desperate need of work, especially as the NHL requires a much bigger playing surface.Salt Lake City approved a tax increase expected to raise around $900 million, with $375 million invested in a wider entertainment district.In return, the Mammoth and Jazz agreed to stay downtown for three decades, bringing fans to the area.Smith Entertainment Group wants to develop the block where the stadium sits, as well as two adjacent sites to the east.Total investment is being tipped to exceed $3 billion.“We are the home of sports, entertainment, convention and culture and this deal secures our position as such in the state of Utah. We know also that urban centers across this country suffer without intentional investment,” said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. “And the lure of cheaper property can pull investments, first pulling people, and then jobs and commerce and amenities that ends up hollowing out and gutting urban centers.”The 30-year agreement includes a non-relocation provision.“If either team ceases to play its home games at Delta Center, the city has a variety of remedies, including specific performance or payment of damages,” read a draft submitted before a vote.GettyUtah has a strong tradition of packing out sports venues[/caption]GettyThe Jazz were keen to make sure their new neighbours were comfortable[/caption]GettyFacilities were in need of an upgrade at the arena[/caption]The work has already extended the end zones by a total of 24 feet, raised the playing floor 2 feet, and added an adjustable riser system behind the nets.Banks of incredibly steep seating were added behind the nets, increasing the lower bowl capacity by 1,100 with unobstructed views throughout.Fans of the Jazz are not expected to see many changes during basketball configurations.The upper bowl is next on the to-do list, with work taking places over the next two summers.“It’s really steep,” said head coach André Tourignyahead of the season. “There’s not a lot of rinks — I can recall this one and Montreal — (that are) really steep, and that has an effect when you’re on the ice and you feel the crowd is over you. It has a huge impact.”Jazz president Jim Olson believes he already had the best NBA arena and was keen to do as much as possible to make the Mammoth feel at home.NBA's GreatestGreatest NBA players in the world right now – from Luka Doncic to Spurs phenom Victor WembanyamaBest players in NBA history to never win a championship – James Harden and Carmelo Anthony to Allen Iverson and Karl Malone10 richest owners in the NBA – family empires, media moguls and investment gurusMichael Jordan’s top 10 scoring games – counting down MJ’s most extraordinary totals“I think it’s the best basketball venue in the NBA,” Olson said. “It was built for basketball with sightlines that created just an incredible fan experience for basketball. “And when you come and plop the size of an ice sheet in that venue with those sightlines, the geometry just doesn’t work.”Jazz fans, who haven’t had much to cheer having gone 5-9 to open the season thanks to a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, are also set to benefit.Concourses and the existing plaza will be improved, with a new entrance and public square added.“Our ultimate goal in this transformation is that both sports can have an incredible fan experience, that one or the other is not sacrificed based on the different size of the playing field, meaning the court and the ice sheet,” Olson said. “Both will have incredible viewing experiences and great sightlines.”Per the agreement, a fee will be placed on ticket sales for events at Delta Center, raising funds for a public benefit account focused on providing affordable housing and other initiatives.Stay up to date with the latest from the NBA across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.