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.

TMQ: College hockey playoffs in full swing, so what can we expect going forward during this fun time of the season?

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Oh, Dan, this is absolutely my favorite time of the hockey season – conference playoffs. When I first started covering college hockey decades ago, Bob Daniels told me that the … Read more

Looking at odds for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, and ECAC Hockey playoffs this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 18

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at available money lines and over/under for playoff games in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, and ECAC Hockey this weekend.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Regular season complete, conference playoffs starting this weekend with Whitelaw Cup, NCAA tournament berth at stake

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The wild ECAC Hockey season that featured more parity than any recent memory ended this past weekend, which means the road to Lake Placid, the Whitelaw Cup and the NCAA tournament kicks off for real this week with single-elimination first round games. After a week in which virtually every spot aside from first-place Quinnipiac remained … Read more

Looking at Atlantic Hockey’s first round, some big late-season games: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 17

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With no money lines available but Atlantic Hockey playoffs starting, USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger come up with what they think money lines should be for:
  • #11 Robert Morris @ #6 Bentley
  • #10 Army West Point @ #7 Niagara
  • #9 Mercyhurst @ #8 Canisius
They also analyze odds on three interesting games this week:
  • Clarkson +325 @ Quinnipiac -475; over/under 6
  • Michigan State +120 @ Wisconsin -150; o/u 6
  • Denver -140 @ St. Cloud State +110; o/u 7

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Harvard keeping positive attitude as team has ‘continued to battle for each other and tried to continually develop’

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The run-up to ECAC Hockey’s final weekend largely felt formulaic compared to the parity of other leagues. The thrilling drama associated with an unsure championship hunt didn’t exist, and the top tier of teams seeking byes long differentiated itself before the final points decided which players received a weekend away from competitive hockey. A race … Read more

TMQ: Discussing fighting in college hockey, where certain teams stand in conference standings with regular season wrapping soon

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Good morning and happy Tuesday, where temperatures are looking a lot like springtime in the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I had sunny skies and a 50-degree day on Monday, and … Read more

Monday 10: Quinnipiac takes Cleary Cup again, No. 1 Boston College keeps winning, Atlantic Hockey wraps regular season with playoffs on tap

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) I’m gonna fight ‘em off. A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back. – The White Stripes It’s rare to make the biggest story of the college hockey weekend about a game that didn’t include teams … Read more

A late-season look at futures, a key matchup in each region: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 16

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at where things stand in team futures – odds for teams to win the national championship – plus two key college hockey games this weekend.

Games this week:

  • Western Michigan +105 @ St. Cloud State -135; over/under 6
  • Northeastern +140 @ Maine -180; over/under 6

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Gearing up to defend its national championship, Quinnipiac ‘big on focusing on the controllables’

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The majority of ECAC Hockey teams have spent the second half of the season trying to catch Quinnipiac. As recently as last week, as the last of the regular-season weekends crested on the horizon of college hockey’s last month, six-point weekends sent teams flying towards the top of a league hoping to catch its three-time … Read more

Home underdogs, semifinalist goalies each highlight four of our five games this week: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 15

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Boston College -166 @ UMass +130; over/under 6
  • Maine -160 @ New Hampshire +124; o/u 5.5
  • Air Force +190 @ RIT -250; o/u 6
  • Wisconsin -220 @ Ohio State +170; o/u 5.5
  • North Dakota -238 @ Colorado College +180; o/u 5.5

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Cornell making late-season push for Cleary Cup as Big Red taking strides to ‘become a better hockey team’

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There was a time around Christmas when the thought of moving the Cleary Cup away from Quinnipiac felt like a fool’s bet. The Bobcats’ near-perfect 9-0-1 record placed them 11 points clear of their next-closest competitor thanks in no small part to a 5:1 scoring margin against ECAC opponents. They equally dominated the national rankings … Read more

TMQ: Delving into discussion over PairWise Rankings, predicting how college hockey conference playoffs may play out this season

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: A good Tuesday to all of you out there, and an especially Happy Tuesday to those of us on the East Coast preparing for a battering ram nor’easter. We’re getting … Read more

Looking at games from Hockey East, NCHC, Big Ten with a variety of lines: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 14

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • New Hampshire +230 @ Boston College -315; over/under 6
  • Providence +120 @ Maine -150; o/u 5.5
  • Omaha +175 @ Western Michigan -230; o/u 5
  • Michigan State +105 @ Michigan -135; o/u 7.5
  • Notre Dame +175 @ Wisconsin -230; o/u 5

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: By reflecting on youth hockey days, Colgate turning corner, starting to win ‘the game within the game’

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First-year Colgate coach Mike Harder knew something was amiss with his team when he sent the players home for the Christmas holiday. The Raiders that started the year by raising a 2023 postseason championship banner hadn’t won a game at home in the Class of 1965 Arena before Thanksgiving, and while they’d beaten Cornell to … Read more

Two tight Big Ten tilts, two with high over/under highlight this week’s games: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 13

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Boston College -270 @ UMass Lowell +200; over/under 6
  • Western Michigan +150 @ Denver -195; o/u 7.5
  • Michigan -238 @ Ohio State+180; o/u 7
  • Michigan State -130 @ Notre Dame +100; o/u 6
  • Minnesota +100 @ Wisconsin -130; o/u 5.5

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Brown women’s player Norehad scores ‘the Michigan’ against Quinnipiac, calls goal ‘just a surreal moment’

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Just under 11 minutes remained in the third period of Saturday’s women’s hockey game between Brown and eighth-ranked Quinnipiac when Bears freshman forward Margot Norehad made a move destined to break the Internet. Her line was on the back end of a stingy forecheck against a Bobcats defense that couldn’t break through center ice, and … Read more

Just one clear favorite in five key games this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 12

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Boston University -105 @ Boston College -125; over/under 7
  • Cornell -190 @ Harvard +145; o/u 5.5
  • Minnesota -100 @ Michigan State -120; o/u 6.5
  • Wisconsin -105 @ Michigan -125; o/u 6.5
  • Denver -105 @ North Dakota -125; o/u 7

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Might conference move to on-campus postseason tournament? ‘It’s something that we’ll continue to look at,’ says commish

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The conversation about on-campus regionals and conference championships is nothing new to college hockey. It’s a near-annual exercise, much like the Pairwise Rankings, that enables fans and analysts to debate and coalesce around how to improve a postseason known for its ability to generate organic thrills at a moment’s notice. Much like realignment, NIL, and … Read more

TMQ: Getting primed for this weekend’s Boston University-Boston College series, discussing future NCAA regional locations

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Dan, I think you’ll agree that while college hockey itself is great – and perhaps in a golden age – what makes it even better is when longtime rivals meet. … Read more

Michigan at Michigan State, North Dakota at St. Cloud State are close matchups this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 11

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Michigan +114 @ Michigan State -145; over/under 7
  • Boston College -190 @ Merrimack +145; o/u 6
  • New Hampshire +124 @ Connecticut -160; o/u 5
  • Denver -200 @ Omaha +154; o/u 7
  • North Dakota -125 @ St. Cloud State -105; o/u 6

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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