The Utah Mammoth have their next prospect.

With the fourth overall selection, Utah selected forward Caleb Desnoyers from the Moncton Wildcats. Desnoyers won the 2025 QMJHL Championship with the Wildcats this season. He had nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points through 19 games. His 21 assists led the playoffs and he received the Guy Lafleur Trophy, which is given to QMJHL postseason MVP. He also was a member of Canada’s gold-medal team at the 2024 Ivan Hlinka Cup and the 2024 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship.

Desnoyers played 56 regular season games and 19 playoff games for the Wildcats this season. Through the regular season, he contributed 35 goals and 49 assists for 84 total points. Desnoyers has a familiar face to turn to within the organization as he was teammates with 2024 4th Round pick, Gabe Smith in Moncton.

Surrounded by family members and friends in Los Angeles, Caleb Desnoyers heard PGA golfer Tony Finau say his name as the Utah Mammoth’s fourth-overall draft pick. Desnoyers had multiple meetings and interactions with the Mammoth heading into draft night, including a dinner at General Manager Bill Armstrong’s house.

“I didn’t know much before four days ago, but I had the chance to come in and visit, meet more people on the staff,” Desnoyers shared of his experience. “Honestly, I’ve never seen a city as beautiful. It was gorgeous with all the mountains and just the streets, it’s so clean and I can’t wait to bring my family over.”

“I like sometimes to sit with the player, and get a feel a little bit of their presence in who they are and he’s a great kid,” Armstrong explained. “We got to spend time with him out here on his way out to L.A. and he came to see us and have a little bit of dinner and get to know him even better. I think it’s when you spend time with him you realize there’s two things – the player, he’s a great player but the person is also a great person and we’re fortunate.”

Armstrong and the Mammoth were ‘fortunate’ that Desnoyers was still available when Utah was on the clock. Members of the Mammoth’s scouting staff liked Desnoyers for months and wanted him to be the next player wearing Utah’s sweater.

“When you sit in that room and you listen to the scouts, and you listen to their passion about players, he was a pretty consistent passion for the scouts from the midterms all the way through,” Armstrong shared. “He was a big deal in that room the whole time. We’d just never thought we’d get to him, and we were blessed or got lucky I guess, to get the fourth overall pick, and then you wonder if he’s going to be there.”

By adding Desnoyers, Utah has another winner in their prospect pool. He’s a player that elevates those around him and Desnoyers is excited to bring his abilities to the Mammoth.

“I think they loved the fact that I’m a winner and also the fact that I make the players around me better, so I’m looking forward to bringing that to Utah,” Desnoyers explained about what drew Utah to him. “A competitive centerman that takes a lot of pride in all the small details, all these intangibles from my faceoff to creating some plays to making the players around me better in the o-zone and also a good leader, pretty vocal guy.”

To help announce the Utah Mammoth’s fourth-overall selection, the organization turned to PGA golfer and Salt Lake City native Tony Finau.

As a Mammoth fan and Utahn, Finau was excited for the opportunity to be a part of the night.

“Utah is a great state of sport,” Finau shared. “We have great sports teams, and we have a great fan base. I think we saw that in the inaugural season last year. I went to a handful of games and was fortunate enough to see it first-hand. I think it’s only going to grow and get better from here, so it’s been a great impact on our community and our state. I think it’s going to continue to be that way.”