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MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF
Rich Nairn
Sr. Director of Communications
On behalf of the Phoenix Coyotes, welcome to the 2012-13 National Hockey League
season. Since 1996-97, the Coyotes have produced some of the Valley’s top sports stories
and we expect the excitement to continue this year. As we enter our 16th year (15th
season) in the Valley of the Sun, we hope to make your job covering the Coyotes as easy
and as pleasant as possible. In order to help our operation run smoothly and make your jobs
easier, we ask that you follow the guidelines:
MEDIA CREDENTIALS:
Media credentials are issued to working media only. The media entrance at Jobing.
com Arena is Gate 1, located in the southwest corner of the arena. The media entrance
and media will-call window will be open three hours prior to the start of each game. All
credentials are non-transferable, and any unauthorized use will subject the bearer to
ejection from Jobing.com Arena and confiscation of the credential. All media are required
to display credentials when entering the media lounge, press box and dressing room areas
and must wear their credentials throughout the game. Season media passes will be issued
to established newspapers, television and radio stations, websites and magazines. Please
contact Chris Wojcik at chris.wojcik@phoenixcoyotes.com for credential requests.
INDIVIDUAL GAME PASSES:
Individual game credentials should be requested through the media relations department
at least 24 hours prior to game time. Please email greg.dillard@phoenixcoyotes.com.
Pre-arranged passes must be picked up at the media entrance at Gate 1, located in the
southwest corner of Jobing.com Arena. Credentials will be issued on an availability only
basis.
PRE-GAME ACCESS:
NHL dressing rooms are not open prior to game time. Requests for interviews prior to
the game will be accommodated upon the approval of the players and coach involved.
However, NHL regulations allow for a maximum of three players per team to be made
available upon request up to 90 minutes before the game. Coyotes players will be made
available from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. start and from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. for a 6:00 p.m. start. The ideal time for game day interviews is at the morning skate,
held each game-day morning (10:30 a.m.) at Jobing.com Arena or the Ice Den in Scottsdale
(practice times are subject to change).
POST-GAME ACCESS:
Both the Coyotes and the visitor’s dressing rooms will be open no later than five minutes
after each game. 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, the Coyotes head coach will be available for
post-game comments in the interview room, located between the Coyotes’ dressing room
and the visiting dressing room. The NHL officials’ locker room is off limits to the media. If
a comment or interpretation from the game’s referee or NHL supervisor is required, a pool
reporter may be assigned. NO AUTOGRAPHS ALLOWED DURING MEDIA ACCESS PERIODS.
DAILY PRACTICES:
Coyotes practices will be held at Jobing.com Arena or the Ice Den in Scottsdale. All practices
are open to the media. For up-to-date information on practice times and locations, please
email Chris Wojcik at chris.wojcik@phoenixcoyotes.com.
PRESS BOX ACCESS:
The Keilback Press Box at Jobing.com Arena is located on the west side of the building on
level 7. A designated press elevator is located next to the press lounge and provides access
to the press box. Please see seating chart for assigned seats.
BROADCAST BOOTH POSITIONS:
All broadcast positions are located in the main press box of Jobing.com Arena. Please see
seating chart for assigned booths.
GAME NOTES/ONLINE PRESS BOX:
Complete sets of game notes, NHL statistics and news releases will be made available in the
media lounge as well as in the press box at Jobing.com Arena. In addition, the Coyotes Online
Press Box can be accessed at: http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/media. There you will find game
notes and news releases as well as audio and video interviews. The Online Press Box also
includes the team media guide, roster, season statistics, regular season schedule, and more.
Media members may use the following username and password to enter the online press box:
LOGIN: media@phoenixcoyotes.com
PASSWORD: media
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Photo credentials will also be issued in the same manner as other passes. Weekly papers
and magazines on assignment may obtain passes by having the photo editor request a
single game credential. The Coyotes team photographer, Norm Hall, will assign photo
positions. Photographers should check in with Mr. Hall or a member of his staff in the
media lounge prior to game time. All photographers must comply with space assignments
and shooting regulations. Photographers must shoot from designated areas only. Should
photographers require any additional information regarding equipment (i.e. strobes), please
contact Norm Hall at: (602) 620-1532 or NHall7@cox.net.
PHONES/STATISTICIANS:
Media are provided with working phones, high speed internet lines and wireless internet
access in the press box and media work room. Should you require an additional phone
line at Jobing.com Arena, please contact a member of the Coyotes’ media relations staff.
Statisticians are available to assist television broadcasters by contacting Coyotes Director
of Broadcasting Doug Cannon at (623) 772-3217 or doug.cannon@phoenixcoyotes.com.
These services should be arranged at least 24 hours prior to the game.
MEDIA PARKING:
Chris Wojcik
Sr. Manager of Media Relations
Media parking for Coyotes games at Jobing.com Arena is available in the Renaissance
Parking Garage (levels 2 & 3) directly across from Gate 1 or in Lot E located near the
southwest corner of the arena. Show your media credential or station/newspaper
identification for access.
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