OFFICIAL: PRO HOCKEY IS RETURNING TO TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 🚨 Beginning for the 2026-27 season, the ECHL’s Utah Grizzles have confirmed they will be relocating under new ownership to Trenton’s CURE Insurance Arena, confirming a rumor from this past June & signaling the return of professional hockey in Mercer County! They’ll become the second pro hockey team to call New Jersey home - along with of course the Devils in Newark. The Grizzles are currently affiliated with the Colorado Avalanche, but with a move across the country it should be expected a new affiliation with one of the local NHL organizations (Devils, Rangers, Islanders, Flyers, etc) will follow, though yet to be determined who that will be for. Pure speculation, but the Devils agreement with their current ECHL affiliate, Adirondack Thunder, expires following this upcoming season which would open the door for New Jersey to re-affiliate with Trenton if it becomes an option, but that door remains to be seen. Prior to 2013, Tr...