Dan Rubin

Dan Rubin joined USCHO in 2013. Originally a columnist for Atlantic Hockey, he now covers ECAC while providing podcast host duties. He is also the play-by-play broadcaster for Bentley and a podcast host at Boston College.

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: American International off to fast start, handling adversity well, on and off ice

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Eric Lang woke up last Friday morning with butterflies singing a familiar tune on his nerves. It felt distant from the last time he heard them, but the traditional rite played music he instantly recognized. The anxiety cranked up the volume as he got closer to the MassMutual Center, and they peaked right before the … Read more

Atlantic Hockey 2020-21 Season Preview: AIC, Bentley, Sacred Heart the early favorites

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Do you remember where we left off? It’s painful to think about where things stood on March 12, when Atlantic Hockey players, coaches and fans were looking forward to the league’s quarterfinal round. The 2019-20 season had already ended for Mercyhurst, Holy Cross and Canisius, all falling in the preliminary round of The Atlantic Hockey … Read more

Looking at the Long Island University hockey logistics: Arrival of new program can mean growth in athletic department

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Looking at the Long Island University hockey logistics: Arrival of hockey program can mean growth in athletic department

For Long Island University, men’s hockey was always part of a plan.

The merger of the school’s Brooklyn and Post campus athletics departments created a whole host of opportunities at the Division I level, and the university had already been adding athletics programs to its stable of teams.

USCHO’s Dan Rubin: With recent events forcing college hockey to abruptly end, I believe there is light hatching from the darkness

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If you’re like me, you probably sat by your computer to watch the last week unfold in real time. You watched the world continually change, minute after minute, through social media and news alerts. Sports adapted to atmospheres without crowds before shutting down for the interim (photo: Bentley Athletics).

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Top two seeds AIC, Sacred Heart start conference playoffs with confidence, but both have ‘more to accomplish’

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Sacred Heart is 15-4-2 since Thanksgiving, and AIC is 12-1 in its last 13 games with its only loss coming to the Pioneers. Three years after finishing next to each other in the standings, AIC and SHU did it again but this time as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds (photo: Omar Phillips).

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Last weekend of regular season has all teams looking ‘to be playing as long as you can’ with playoffs looming

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The 2019-20 regular season began five months ago with the preseason coaches call, but it feels like it happened this morning. I still remember how quickly that meeting felt, how everyone brimmed with confidence and excitement and how coaches oozed the same feelings for Atlantic Hockey (photo: Omar Phillips).

Fortress Invitational wrap up, UMass-Denver, Western Michigan-Notre Dame, PairWise update: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 13

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A terrific Fortress Invitational in Las Vegas saw Providence gain the title after a shootout win which followed a 2-2 tie with Cornell, while Ohio State needed overtime to beat Army West Point in the consolation.

Host Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin look at that tournament as well as Notre Dame and Western Michigan’s home-and-home series, Denver’s sweep of UMass in two comeback wins, Arizona State and Michigan Tech’s split, Quinnipiac’s explosive weekend, and more.

Plus, we have our weekly look at the PairWise.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Frozen Four, April 9-11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour to get your tickets today.

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Talking No. 1 North Dakota, NCHC with writer Brad Schlossman: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 13

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Brad Schlossman has covered the North Dakota hockey beat for the last decade and a half for the Grand Forks Herald, and joins host Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin to talk about this year’s Fighting Hawks, their conference, the NCHC, and the current college hockey landscape.

This episode of USCHO Spotlight is sponsored by the 2020 NCAA Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour for tickets.

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Hosts prevail in holiday tournaments, plus a look at conference standings, PairWise: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 12

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The host teams prevailed in three holiday tournaments: Minnesota in the Mariucci Classic, Dartmouth in the Ledyard Bank Classic, and Vermont in the Catamount Cup. Host Ed Trefzger and guest host Dan Rubin look at the results of those three tournaments, as well as Harvard’s win over and tie with Arizona State in the SoCal Clash and Army West Point’s entry into the top 20 with a win over New Hampshire.

We also review the race for the regular season in each of the six conferences, and take an early look at the PairWise Rankings: Who’s likely in and who’s in trouble?

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Frozen Four, April 9-11 in Detroit. Visit ncaa.com/frozenfour to get your tickets today.

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