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2019-2020 TRAINING CAMP GUIDE OUR STATE. OUR TEAM. OUR ICE. MEDIA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HOCKEY OPERATIONS DIRECTORY General Manager.................................................................................................................................. Bill Guerin MEDIA RESOURCES WILD.COM/PRESSBOX: The Minnesota Wild media website wild.com/pressbox provides media access to the latest team news Assistant General Manager ................................................................................................................Tom Kurvers including press releases, game notes, postgame multimedia and game day statistics. Media can also use the site to request single-game credentials. Senior Advisor to the GM...................................................................................................................Jack Ferreira TWITTER: Follow @mnwildPR on Twitter to get the latest news and notes from the team including practice times, player interviews Director of Hockey Operations .......................................................................................................Chris O’Hearn and other valuable media information from the official Wild Public Relations Twitter account. Director of Player Development ..................................................................................................Brad Bombardir MINNESOTA WILD WIRELESS INFORMATION: Assistant Director of Player Development ...................................................................................Matt Hendricks Wireless access is available throughout Xcel Energy Center by connecting to the WildMedia network. Please enter WildMedia for the password when instructed. Director of Team Operations and Player Relations ........................................................................ Andrew Heydt ACCESS: The Minnesota Wild organization and Communications PHOTOGRAPHERS: Only those photographers on assignment will Director of Hockey Analytics ................................................................................................................. Mat Sells department strives to make its players, coaches, management be allowed access to designated photography locations at rink Hockey Operations Administrator...................................................................................................Cindy Sweiger and other personnel available in a timely and responsible fashion level and in overhead positions. Xcel Energy Center workspaces to all accredited members of the media. are accessible to local dailies and wire service photographers. Two Director of Media Relations .......................................................................................................... Aaron Sickman CREDENTIALS: Press seating at Wild home games at Xcel Energy photography positions are reserved for Wild team photographers. Center is available to accredited media in the Al Shaver Press Additional photography positions are determined on a first-come, Media Relations Specialist............................................................................................................... Megan Kogut Box located on the south side of the Xcel Energy Center’s press first-served basis; however, in cases of increased photographer Publicist .............................................................................................................................................. Emily Yang level. Single-game credentials must be requested by 12 p.m. the attendance, positions will be assigned by team photographer, day before a game and by 12 p.m. on Friday for weekend games. Bruce Kluckhohn. In all cases, photographers should check in Head Coach ..................................................................................................................................Bruce Boudreau Requests should be made by the media outlet’s Sports Director/ with Bruce Kluckhohn in the pressroom before the start of warm- Editor by clicking on the REQUEST CREDENTIALS link located at ups. Because of very limited photography locations, it is not Assistant Coaches .......................................................................... Dean Evason, Darby Hendrickson, Bob Woods wild.com/pressbox. Once approved, single-game credentials possible to accommodate freelance photographers. may be picked up 2.5 hours before game time at the Media Goaltending Coach .............................................................................................................................. Bob Mason Entrance located inside Gate 1, at the southeast entrance of PRESS DINING ROOM: Media possessing season credentials or the Xcel Energy Center on Kellogg Boulevard. The elevator to the those granted single-game credentials are invited to have a Strength and Conditioning Coach .................................................................................................... Sean Skahan pressroom and pressbox is located in the southwest corner of the meal before each game in the press dining room, located on the Video Coach ......................................................................................................................................Jonas Plumb Xcel Energy Center near Section 107. Due to limited press box lower level (Xcel Energy Center’s south side). The Minnesota Wild seating, approved credential requests will be seated on an as- charge media $13 to eat in the press dining room. The room opens Director of Pro Scouting .................................................................................................................Chris Kelleher available basis. Those persons holding full-season Wild or NHL two-and-one-half hours before game time. Dining room usage is Team Management credentials MUST enter through Gate 1. limited to those presenting valid Wild credentials or NHL Team Pro Scouts ..................................................................................................................Richard Park, Mark Mowers DAY-OF-GAME INTERVIEWS: After completion of the morning Management passes. It is impossible to accommodate family Director of European Scouting ..................................................................................................... Ricard Persson skate, which typically begins at approximately 10 a.m. (for a 7 members, friends, guests or others. Any abuse of dining room p.m. start), is the best time to interview players and coaches on privileges may cause forfeiture of a media pass. Refreshments European Scouts ................................................................................ Ladislav Benysek, Max Kolu, Ivan Nepriaev a game day. Following practice, the Wild typically makes players are also available in the press box during the game. available to media first followed by Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. Directors of Amateur Scouting ........................................................................................PJ Fenton, Darren Yopyk TELEVISION COVERAGE: All television stations are prohibited Requests to interview a player upon his arrival to Xcel Energy Center for the game will be accommodated upon the player’s by the National Hockey League from shooting and distributing Amateur Scouts ................................Patrick Baum, David Chiarelli, Joe Cucci, Christopher Hamel, Brian Hunter, game footage of any contest that is being broadcast from Xcel approval and should be requested at the morning skate. If the ...............................................................................................................Guy LaPointe, Dan LeBlanc, Ernie Vargas team is not practicing, the request should be made to the Wild, Energy Center by the Minnesota Wild, the visiting team or network or visiting team public relations department, no later than 10 television. Requests for special features and the like should be Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................................................................John Worley a.m. on the day of game. The Wild Communications department directed to the Wild Communications department. cannot guarantee access to players or coaches if no practice is MEDIA PARKING: The Wild Communications department will Assistant Athletic Trainer / Massage Therapist ................................................................................ Travis Green scheduled. Interviews that need advance preparation or special issue full-season parking cards to media expected to attend accommodation by a Wild player or staff member, such as live Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................................................................................................ Philip E. Watson the majority of home games throughout the 2019-20 season. television and radio interviews should be made by contacting the All other parking requests will be handled on a per-game basis Wild Communications department no later than 10 a.m. on the Head Equipment Manager ................................................................................................................Tony DaCosta day of the game. and are subject to availability. Media parking is available in the RiverCentre Parking Ramp for practices and game day skates Assistant Equipment Managers......................................................................................Rick Bronwell, Matt Benz LOCKER ROOMS: NHL locker rooms close 90 minutes before by showing a parking attendant your Minnesota Wild media Medical Director .......................................................................................................................Dr.

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