Who we are:
The Utah Outliers are an elite U-20 Junior Hockey Club. Junior hockey is the highest level of amateur hockey in North America. Players at this level range from 17-20 years old and compete for opportunities to advance to college and professional hockey. We recruit and select talented players from all over the world (United States, Canada, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Latvia, Finland, Switzerland, Germany etc.) who are serious about their hockey careers, committed to their personal development, and in search of a winning program.
Our Story:
The Utah Outliers were founded in 2016 by Head Coach Paul Taylor and Rich Wolper. The team's name was inspired by the book “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. The book focuses on 'Outliers,' which is a term used to describe people who are markedly different in value and stand out from the norm to become great at their craft. Through his research, Gladwell shows that behind every successful person are specific environments, training methods, accumulative advantages and opportunities that created the success for these elite performers. That is why our team often uses the tagline, 'Advantages Matter.' The Utah Outliers was born out of a vision to build a high performance hockey team and has adopted many of the principles and theories from the book to create an 'outlier effect' with our players and team so we can stand out and be successful. .
Our Mission:The Utah Outliers mission is to build elite hockey players and men of character. Our program works diligently to equip our athletes with the proper tools to become successful in their hockey career as well as prepare them for success in life. We strive to create a winning culture and build highly competitive teams that can compete for a league championship and advance our players to higher levels of the sport. Our team is committed to making a positive impact in the community by presenting exciting, affordable, family entertainment and helping our sponsors and partners grow their brand and businesses.
