Last season Connor Ingram started the season off well with the new franchise in Utah, posting a .882 save percentage through his 22 games played while being on a tandem with Karel Vejmelka. Ingram would then play his last game on February 22, 2025. Without a lot of explanation, Ingram was then missing from action, with the Utah club calling up Jaxson Stauber to help Vejmelka take care of the net.
A few weeks went by and on March 9, 2025 the NHLPA put out a statement which claimed that Ingram had entered their program. Ingram himself took to social media to clarify why he had been missing and why he would be entering the NHLPA program. It turns out that Connor's mother had passed away earlier in the 2024-2025 season from cancer and that he was entering due to his mental health which hadn't been the same since losing his mother.
The hockey community was very supportive of Ingram while Utah was doing well with Vejmelka in net and things still seemed good between the club and Ingram. On August 20, 2025 the NHLPA put out a follow-up which stated Ingram had been cleared from their program, which means that he would be returning to action this upcoming season, while the newly named Mammoth would start training camp on September 18th. When the Mammoth posted their training camp roster the day before, Ingram was on it as expected after being cleared.
Just later that day, it was discovered that Ingram wouldn't be reporting to their training camp and the club's general manager Bill Armstrong quickly let the media know that they will then be placing Ingram on waivers at some point. Ingram can then be picked up by another team, or if no teams are willing to pick him up, he would be re-assigned to the Mammoth's AHL affiliate team the Tucson Roadrunners.
It seems like things aren't too rocky between Ingram and the Mammoth though, as they want to find him a place to play as well, apparently it just won't be for the Mammoth. Lot's of teams in the league could also use a netminder like Ingram while they struggle with their own goaltender issues. Hopefully Ingram can find a new home that he flourishes in and can return to action this season as expected.