Despite adding Olli Maatta back in October, Utah still feels the effects of the injuries to defenseman Sean Durzi and John Marino.

The Utah Hockey Club have been putting together a presentable inaugural season since leaving the Arizona Coyotes in the dust, but they’ve dealt with some injuries, especially on defense. To help fill the void,

The New Jersey Devils lost one of their depth defenseman on Sunday afternoon. After placing Nick DeSimone on waivers on Monday, Jan. 4, the 30-year-old was claimed by the Utah Hockey Club. New Jersey acquired DeSimone on Jan.

The Utah Hockey Club has claimed defenseman Nick DeSimone from waivers by the New Jersey Devils. DeSimone, 30, had two goals and seven points in 34 games last season, split between the Devils and Calgary Flames.