Dave Melton is a Senior Analyst at BVM Sports. He specializes in various aspects of sports, including competitive and professional sports, sports business, and sports marketing, with a particular focus on major league and team sports. His insights and analyses have been featured in BVM Sports, Second City Hockey, Chicago Tribune, and NewsBreak.
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Dave Melton's coverage is heavily focused on local sports, particularly hockey and the Chicago Blackhawks. Given his focus on event coverage, he would likely be most responsive to pitches related to previews or analyses of upcoming games, as well as breaking news regarding player injuries or team acquisitions.
Pitching stories about emerging talent within the Chicago sports scene, especially in hockey, could also resonate with Dave given his interest in covering local events and athletes.
Given his geographic focus on Illinois and specifically Chicago, localized story angles that tie into broader trends within the city's hockey community could be particularly effective for reaching out to him.
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This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
By: Dave Melton, Melissa Tamez
Welcome to Episode 213 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered for a lengthy discussion on the big Bowen Byram trade from a week ago and then also offered a recap of Chicago’s selections in the 2026 NHL Draft.
This will be Cole’s 10th NHL team.
(Editor’s note: Last one of these for the week. Enjoy the holiday weekend!)
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
By: Dave Melton, Henry Rodenburg
Welcome to Episode 214 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In what’s likely the final episode before the 2026-27 season draws closer, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered to discuss the Connor Bedard injury update and what it means for both the short and long-term pictures in Chicago.
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
A little background on these MBS posts: the original point behind them was a way to rig the system a bit and allow site managers to their quota of posts to satisfy the corporate overlords who formerly owned this space. Since we no longer have that ownership, the quotas don’t exist anymore, and we’re now entering the part of the calendar when daily MBS posts will be lucky to have an extra link or two to add. So, between now and roughly Labor Day, we’ll be posting one MBS post on Monday morning that’ll serve as your place to talk about the hockey world happenings until the following Monday. We’ll get back to daily MBS posts when training camp approaches.
By: Dave Melton, Melissa Tamez
The Chicago Blackhawks’ path through the upcoming hockey season was revealed on Thursday afternoon with the full release of the 2026-27 NHL regular season schedule.
