Thuuz Launches Excitement Alerts for 2010-11 NHL Season

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- NHL fans now have access to an innovative new service this season to help them determine which games and teams to watch and follow. Today, Thuuz, a free online service that helps sports enthusiasts track excitement in sports, announced that it will begin alerting users to exciting games during the 2010-2011 NHL season. Thuuz alerts will make sure Thuuz users don't miss out on the action of the most exciting games of the year.

Thuuz was recently profiled in the November 1st issue of Sports Illustrated where the author, Daniel Greene, had this to say about Thuuz, "The trick is that it (Thuuz) doesn't reveal the outcome, allowing users to experience the drama (or skip a DVR'd dud) themselves. Saving even more time, it tells them the best point in the game at which to tune in."

Thuuz's set of proprietary algorithms looks at a multitude of discrete events that can occur within each hockey game, from the typical to the unusual. Each of these events has an impact on the overall excitement rating of the game and takes into account the specific situation (period, score, and players on the ice) at the time the event occurred. Thuuz uses this to determine an excitement score for the game on a scale of 0-100, and then notifies users if the game is exciting, telling them the exact point they should watch the game from to catch all the excitement.

In preparation for launching hockey coverage, Thuuz looked at the excitement levels of all 30 NHL teams throughout the 2009-2010 season and found that the Montreal Canadiens were involved in the most exciting games of the season, followed by the Washington Capitals and the Atlanta Thrashers.  

"Hockey fans love the game for its level of excitement, and Thuuz is all about helping them find the best games with the most exciting action," said Thuuz co-founder and CEO Warren Packard. "Hockey is a fast and physical game where fans are consistently on the edge of their seats.  With Thuuz now covering the NHL, fans can expand their viewing habits and discover the great games they may be missing."

Thuuz is already covering the NFL and NCAA football, MLB, NCAA basketball and the NBA, and will soon be launching its service for soccer, rugby and many other sports. Thuuz not only knows which games to watch but also knows the best time to start watching. Individuals who create a free account at www.thuuz.com can sign up for customizable real time e-mail and text alerts that inform users of the most exciting games of each day and at which point the action heats up. No other information about the games is communicated, so each individual can experience all the excitement of the games for themselves, not just the highlights.

Note for journalists and bloggers: Throughout the season, Thuuz will be releasing data measuring the excitement levels of particular games and teams, as well as the individual excitement impact of certain players. Additionally, Thuuz can pull specified statistics that may be of interest to your readers, for statistical inquiries, or to be included in Thuuz's updates, send an email to [email protected].

About Thuuz

Thuuz is a free online service which helps sports fans track the excitement levels of games in real-time to make sure they never miss out on the best action of the day. Thuuz creates excitement scores on a scale of 1-100 based on a sophisticated set of algorithms that continuously process play-by-play data and alert users by text, e-mail and on Thuuz's website when games get exciting. Thuuz is based in Palo Alto, Calif.

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