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Concluded · August 28–29, 2026

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Utah Brain Game
August 28–29, 2026

  • Conference: Friday, August 28, 2026
  • Davis Conference Center · Layton, Utah
  • Free admission · 300 seats

Free

Cost to attend

300

Seats available

2 days

Conference + memorial game

Event Archive

This Event Has Concluded

Utah Brain Game took place August 28–29, 2026. Registration is closed. The conference agenda remains available as an archive document, and photo highlights from both days are online.

  • Friday, August 28, 2026
  • Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah
  • Free admission · 300 seats

Looking ahead? The Jackson Brain Game and Conference is July 30–31, 2027.

Photo Highlights

How the weekend looked

Research on Friday, hockey on Saturday, and a community that filled both days.

Fans and family members in Sweden and USA jerseys gather rinkside before the gameA vocalist in a stars-and-stripes jersey performs the national anthem at center iceCeremonial puck drop between the Sweden and USA team captainsA USA skater in stars-and-stripes gear pressures a Sweden forward along the boards

What to Expect

A day built for everyone in the room

Researchers presenting their own work in plain language, clinicians answering real questions, and athletes and families at the center of the conversation.

01

Morning

Opening & the Brain Game story

02

Morning

Research presentations: concussion and repeated impacts

03

Midday

Clinician panel: recognition, recovery, return to play

04

Afternoon

Athlete and family voices

05

Afternoon

Open Q&A with researchers and physicians

06

Aug 29

Nils Erik Söderlund Memorial Ice Hockey Game, Ogden

August 29

Nils Erik Söderlund Memorial Ice Hockey Game

Weber County Ice Sheet, Ogden, Utah. The day after the science, the community returned to the ice — players, families, and supporters together in Nils' memory.

Support the Next Brain Game

Free admission is only possible because donors and partners cover the cost of the venue, travel for researchers, and educational materials for every attendee. Jackson, Wyoming is next — July 30–31, 2027.