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George Scoville

In his day job, George is a political consultant in Washington, DC. He grew up in the south, but has lived all over the country. He bleeds gold and blue for the Nashville Predators.

New NHL/Homeland Security Collaboration Signals Hockey’s Resurgence

George Scoville | December 30, 2011

As part of an ongoing awareness campaign that Washingtonians first experienced on DC Metro rail commutes in 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that the “If You…

Nashville Predators Value Increases 10% in Latest Forbes Estimate

George Scoville | December 1, 2011

On the heels of THW’s recent discussion of the burgeoning financial health of the Nashville Predators comes Forbes’s 2011 NHL Team Values estimates. The Music City’s pro hockey franchise saw a…

Ryan Suter Watch: Nashville’s “Big Three” Update

George Scoville | November 17, 2011

When I first joined The Hockey Writers earlier this year, number six on my Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the Nashville Predators 2011-2012 Season was “That one…

The Problem with Mandatory Visors in the NHL

George Scoville | October 28, 2011

As the controversial debate over mandatory visors in the NHL continues to build steam, a new paper from Alberto Chong (George Washington University, Washington) and Pascal Restrepo (Massachusetts Institute of…

Will New Concussion Detection Technology Improve Treatment and Prevention in the NHL?

George Scoville | October 19, 2011

X2IMPACT, a Seattle-based company focused on the prevention of Real Sports Brain Injury (rSBI), has partnered with Bite Tech, Inc. to develop mouth guards and headbands that measure the impact…

Data Driving Nashville Predators Ticket Sales Strategy

George Scoville | October 6, 2011

The Nashville Predators have CEO Jeff Cogen to thank for new data-driven approaches to building impenetrable balance sheets and legions of new fans with strong ticket sales. Any new American…

Jordin Tootoo’s Season of High Expectations

George Scoville | September 29, 2011

When Nashville Predators winger Jordin Tootoo voluntarily entered the NHL’s substance abuse program last year, missing 23 games of the 2010-2011 season, this writer feared the worst. After spending several…

Well, This Is Weird: Study Says NHLers Wearing Black Sweaters Are More Aggressive

George Scoville | September 27, 2011

A new research paper from the Social Psychological & Personality Science arm of SAGE Publications suggests that hockey players receive more penalties when wearing black sweaters: To examine the color-aggression…

Nashville Predators’ Touching Tribute to Wade Belak

George Scoville | September 18, 2011

Pavel Datsyuk made hockey headlines this week for wearing #24 throughout training camp to honor the untimely passing of his friend Ruslan Salei. But the Nashville Predators are wearing new…

New NHL Social Media Guidance Shouldn’t Be a Problem for Preds

George Scoville | September 15, 2011

The National Hockey League has released a new social media policy for players and teams, effectively putting teams in blackout mode on game day. ESPN.com (!) has the skinny on…

Nashville Predators Ticket News A Mixed Bag

George Scoville | September 12, 2011

I admit: I really, really hate when someone from another NHL city knocks the Nashville Predators for their spotty record on paid attendance. The conclusion is always, “TRASHVILLE ISN’T A HOCKEY…

Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the Nashville Predators 2011-2012 Season

George Scoville | September 12, 2011

Greetings, THW readers! I’m pleased to be joining the slate of contributors here, bringing you insightful and (hopefully) funny takes on one of the NHL’s whipping boys — my boys…

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