Media Information

UTAH MAMMOTH MEDIA INFORMATION

On behalf of the Utah Mammoth’s Media Relations Department, we hope to make your job covering the team as easy and as pleasant as possible. In order to help our operation run smoothly and make your jobs easier, we ask that you please review and adhere to the following guidelines:

DAILY PRACTICES

Practices will be held at the Utah Mammoth practice and facility in Sandy unless stated otherwise. All practices are open to the media. For up-to-date information on practice times and locations, please contact Jeffrey Sanders ([email protected]) to be included on the team’s practice reminder email distribution list. A member of the PR staff will escort the media into the locker room following practice for player/coach availability.

POSTGAME ACCESS

Both teams’ dressing rooms will be open approximately five minutes after each game. Media attending locker room availabilities should use stairwell 4 across from section 9 on the main concourse to access the locker room hallway, where they will be held until PR representatives have opened the dressing rooms. Media will have access to the players for 30 minutes after the rooms are opened. Only working media with official credentials will be allowed into the dressing rooms. Following the player media access, Head Coach André Tourigny will be available for postgame comments in the interview room.

The Utah Mammoth media relations department is happy to help make special accommodations for any media who are unable to use the stairs for postgame access. Please reach out to David Piper ([email protected]) or Rachel Boorse ([email protected]) in advance to plan an alternative route.

GAME NOTES & STATS

Printed game notes and league stats will be made available for broadcasters. Additional materials (intermission stats, in-game notes, etc.) will be distributed to all working media throughout the game.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Still photography credentials will be issued in the same manner as media credentials. Newspapers, websites, and magazines on assignment may obtain passes by having their photo editor request single-game credentials from David Piper ([email protected]). Photo positions will be assigned by the Mammoth’s team photographer, Hunter Dyke ([email protected]), on a game-by-game basis and in accordance with league protocols and hierarchies. All photographers must comply with space assignments and shooting regulations and shoot from designated areas only. Should photographers have any questions or require any additional information regarding equipment (i.e. strobes), they are asked to please contact Hunter Dyke.

INTERVIEW VIDEOS

The Utah Mammoth media relations department will provide video and/or audio recordings of interviews with coaches and players following practices, morning skates, and games. To receive the link to those videos, please contact David Piper ([email protected]).

MEDIA WORKROOM

Throughout the game, still photographers may find workspace available in room 107 on ice level. For print media, the primary media workroom will be located in Skyboxes 6312-6314 on the sixth floor. Once postgame availabilities have concluded, print media working on deadline will be permitted to use the ice-level workroom to finalize their stories. Both spaces can be accessed via the main concourse elevator across from section T. The Utah Mammoth rely on media members to maintain a courteous and professional atmosphere in the press rooms at all times. Children and non-working media are not allowed in the press rooms.

PREGAME ACCESS

Requests for interviews prior to the game will be accommodated only upon the approval of the players and coach involved. Ahead of a 7 P.M. puck drop, Utah players can be made available from 4:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. However, the ideal time for interviews on game day is after morning skate, which is traditionally held at 10:30 A.M. (practice times and location are subject to change). Please contact Jeffrey Sanders with all player requests.

PRESS BOX ACCESS

Seating has been assigned to media in the lower bowl at Delta Center in section 9. Seating charts displaying seating assignments will be posted at media check-in.

BROADCAST BOOTH POSITIONS

The home TV booth can be found in section 18, and visiting TV will have space on the inside of the press row at the top of section 16. Both teams’ radio broadcast positions are located in section 7. In the event that a third TV broadcast position is required, one will be added on the inside of the press row at the top of section 20.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

Media credentials are issued to working media only. The media entrance at Delta Center is on the south side of the building (100 South), to the left of public entrance Door 9. No media access will be allowed through public doors, and all credentials are non-transferable. Any unauthorized use will subject the bearer to removal from Delta Center and confiscation of their credential. All media are required to display their credentials at all times. Please contact David Piper (david. [email protected]) and Rachel Boorse ([email protected]) with single-game credential requests.

VIDEO FOOTAGE

Media are not permitted under any circumstances to publicize video footage of any game action, from the start of warmups to the final horn. This includes gameplay as well as fights, celebrations, and any other on-ice action between whistles. League policies mandate that broadcast rightsholders are granted exclusivity during this time, and repeated violation of this rule could result in credential revocation.

MEDIA PARKING

The Utah Mammoth does not provide parking for the media. It is recommended that you walk to Delta Center, use TRAX or park in one of the paid lots near the arena.

NHL MEDIA SITE

Media.NHL.com is a comprehensive resource for all media members covering the Utah Mammoth and the NHL. From media contacts to player statistics to league news, the site provides countless useful resources for media. You can quickly request an account from the main login page, and we highly recommend that you create one. You will then begin to receive NHL and Mammoth-specific announcements straight to your email inbox.

We hope this outline of procedures and guidelines will assist you in your coverage of the Utah Mammoth and the National Hockey League. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any assistance.