John Marino was on a friend’s bachelor’s trip in Charleston, South Carolina, when he got the call. The defenseman had been traded to Utah Hockey Club. “It’s a business. It’s part of the job and everything,

The Utah Hockey Club (27-24-9) carries a three-game win streak into tonight’s affair with the New Jersey Devils (32-22-6) at Delta Center. Utah has also won four straight at home and is now just two points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth and final playoff position in the Western Conference.

The Utah Hockey Club continue to hang around the playoff picture in the Western Conference, and the front office is not looking to sell.

General manager Bill Armstrong said his players' performance will decide what Utah Hockey Club does at the trade deadline.

"When we rolled into Utah, we kind of said, 'We want to be in a position down the stretch where we're playing meaningful games," Utah general manager Bill Armstrong said prior to a 5-3 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. "We're in the build right now, as we call it. We're four years in and we're making a lot of progress."

Don’t count the Utah Hockey Club out of the playoff race just yet. Although they’re currently just above .500 with a 26-24-9 record, the club has been playing some of its best hockey of the season as of late.

Utah Hockey Club centers Clayton Keller (9) and Nick Schmaltz (8) both celebrate with center Logan Cooley (92), after a goal by Cooley, during an NHL game between the Utah Hockey Club and the Minnesota Wild at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday,