Before the puck drops
Pregame coverage sets up the matchup, the opponent and the night ahead. Specific pregame start times are posted with the game.
Photo: Griz HockeyThe Grizzlies bring the speed, rivalry and noise of college hockey to Glacier Ice Rink. ESPN MT follows Montana at home and on the road, with Geoff Safford on play-by-play, live game video and planned radio coverage on 102.9 FM. Kraken and World Series priorities can move a hockey game to app/YouTube coverage while its FM window is preempted. Pregame coverage sets up the matchup; intermission conversations and game features keep fans close to the team.
Geoff Safford brings you the call, with ESPN MT’s production and the University of Montana Broadcasting Club partnership adding local voices to the game-day experience.
Hear from the teamThe call, the context and the moments that make a hockey night.
Pregame coverage sets up the matchup, the opponent and the night ahead. Specific pregame start times are posted with the game.
Intermission coverage keeps the broadcast connected while the teams reset.
Power-play and penalty-kill coverage follows the situations that can swing a game.
Save of the Game and other game-night features give the performances their own place in the story.
Start times shown in Mountain Time when the source confirms a time. A team schedule is separate from the specific start of ESPN MT’s pregame coverage.
Start with these conversations from our local shows. A full show-hour episode can contain other features as well.
Geoff Safford and Hayden Smith discuss Griz hockey before the Billings weekend.
Montana club sports and Griz hockey with Geoff Safford and Hayden Smith.
A hockey update and tickets conversation ahead of the Bobcat–Griz game.

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