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.
Preston is the artificial intelligence that powers the Intelligent Relations PR platform. Meet Preston
Chicago, United States (Local)
Not enough data
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.
This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .
By: Dave Melton
The upcoming 2026-27 NHL season will be highlighted by Patrick Kane’s return to the Blackhawks, and our partners over at BreakingT are highlighting the moment with a line of new products dedicated to “Showtime” making his way back to The Windy City.
By: Dave Melton, David Banks-Imagn
The Blackhawks have a preseason hockey game in 35 days, but there’s one more item on the SCH summer agenda before we can turn our attention to the 2026-27 season.
Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25: The 2026 offseason rankings ( SCH )
The 2026-27 season is going to be here faster than any of us will realize, but there’s still time for an annual tradition like so many others: Second City Hockey’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings!
By: Dave Melton, Matthew Huang
The 2026 offseason edition of Second City Hockey’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings moves into the next group of prospects in the top 25 who were ranked on individual ballots submitted by SCH staffers and community voters.
By: Dave Melton, Melissa Tamez
One of the lingering items from the Blackhawks offseason agenda was completed on Saturday afternoon, with the team announcing a contract extension for defenseman Kevin Korchinski.
By: Dave Melton
The 2026 version of Second City Hockey’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings moves on to our Top 10, which will contain a lengthier breakdown of each individual who made it into that group.
Daily MBS posts return next week. The hockey: it approaches.
By: Dave Melton
We’re back! Welcome to Episode 215 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. After the offseason break, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy returned to discuss some sad news in the hockey world that broke Wednesday night, delayed reactions to Patrick Kane’s upcoming return to the Blackhawks’ lineup and their reflections on this year’s rankings of the Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25.
The 2026 version of Second City Hockey’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings moves on to our Top 10, which will contain a lengthier breakdown of each individual who made it into that group.
