Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

Baseball isn’t over just yet at Smith’s Ballpark, either. The University of Utah’s baseball team will remain at the stadium this season before its new ballpark that is closer to campus opens next year. The university’s contract with the city expires after June.

During her State of the City address on Tuesday night, Jan. 28, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city will move ahead with refurbishing the existing ballpark to create something new

“Imagine being in Moab in 40 minutes,” said Aaron Starks, president of 47G. “Imagine living in Huntsville, Utah, or Logan, where I grew up, and being able to fly to Salt Lake in 16 minutes. … That’s the reality, and it’s here.”

Also in this week's notebook, Lane Hutson's self-evaluation, the second line's emergence and an update on an under-the-radar prospect.

The air taxis, which garnered support from the Utah Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, are expected to run statewide in time for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

Over 50 business owners and other professionals express opposition to the proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola. Concerns raised include costs, environmental fragility, benefitting primarily private businesses and risks to the watershed.

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to decide between paying a premium on high-quality win-now assets right now or standing pat for yet another early Playoff exit in the LeBron James and Anthony Davis era.

Cox said the effort harkens back to a time decades ago when U.S. companies were the best in the world at building new things. He noted that the Federal Aviation Administration last fall licensed a new category of aircraft — electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing craft — for the first time in 80 years.

The developers say they're committed to creating for-sale housing. But the project would start as 22 rental townhome units.

Dach scored a goal on one shot and logged an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. He added two hits and two PIM. Dach's wraparound backhander in the second period cut the Red Wings lead to 3-1.

Dach scored a goal on one shot in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Detroit. He added two hits and two PIM. Dach's wraparound backhander in the second period cut the Red Wings lead to 3-1. The tally ...