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.

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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This Week in ECAC Hockey: For Brown, ‘the conviction that you win and lose with your best players’ all about trust

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Brown coach Brendan Whittet understood the importance of what he saw at the start of the 2023-2024 season. His Bears were trending younger after turning over their roster, and virtually everyone predicted a last-place finish for a team reliant on newcomers in all three phases. Nearly every metric pointed towards a reboot after the team … Read more

Back into conference play, there are some interesting lines: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 10

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

Games this week:

  • Providence +150 @ Boston College -195; over/under 5.5
  • Michigan State -125 @ Penn State -105; o/u 7
  • Cornell -105 @ Arizona State -125; o/u 5.5
  • Omaha +230 @ North Dakota -315; o/u 5.5
  • St. Cloud State +124 @ Denver -160; o/u 6.5

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: Yale seniors the ‘backbone of the success we had this past weekend and the success we might have moving forward’

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The semester break often sits silent for college hockey teams. The World Junior Championship ramps into gear around the holidays, but aside from the occasional four-team tournament, movement almost never occurs within conferences until players return from their individual and collective layoffs. Standings don’t change, and only the limited game offers the rare opportunity for … Read more

TMQ: Talking parity, growth within NCAA Division I hockey circles, lots to be impressed with in latest United States World Junior title

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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 hearty good morning to you all, and an especially happy Tuesday to my good buddy Ed, to whom we’re sharing TMQ duties this week. It was a wild, incredible … Read more

Looking at money lines for the WJC gold medal game, four college matchups: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 9

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at four college games plus the World Junior Championship 2024 gold medal round.

Games this week:
  • Wisconsin -145 @ Notre Dame +114; o/u 5
  • Harvard +120 @ ASU -150; o/u 5.5
  • Lowell -121 vs. Omaha -106; o/u 5.5
  • Clarkson +116 @ RIT -153; o/u 5.5
  • USA +117 vs. Sweden -141; 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: Rensselaer improving daily as Engineers aiming to ‘strengthen some other links and take steps forward’

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The holiday season is a relatively dead period in the hockey world, but it felt exceptionally low-key this past week when Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato missed a pair of games with an undisclosed illness. It wasn’t contagious per his own admission in the interim period after the team’s loss to Boston, but a … Read more