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: Collecting our thoughts after recent weekend of intense college hockey action – and it’s only early November

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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: Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had an opportunity to catch your breath after a wild weekend throughout the college hockey ranks. It was easily one of those times … Read more

Looking at team futures: who has the best chances to win the title in April? USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 4

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger take a week off from looking at individual games to look at team futures: what the oddsmakers think are teams’ chances to win the national championship.

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: After lifting Harvard to shootout win over Dartmouth in 18th round, Bar helping Crimson continue on improvement path

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Jack Bar assumed his night was over. The junior defenseman was seated on the Harvard bench next to Kyle Aucoin, and the duo had every reason to believe their night was over. For the past three hours, they’d skated their season opener in a conference game against Dartmouth, and a third period goal by the … Read more

The lines on this week’s top 20 matchups are not particularly enticing: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 3

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under as well as providing further analysis of five weekend college hockey matchups. They find it tough to pick any compelling money lines among these five, and are especially reluctant when it comes to over/under.

This week’s games:

  • Michigan State (+150) at Boston College (-195); over/under 6
  • Massachusetts (+145) at Boston University (-190); o/u 6
  • Wisconsin (+220) at Minnesota (-298); o/u 6
  • Maine (+220) at Quinnipiac (-298); o/u 5.5
  • Minnesota State (+140) at North Dakota (-180); o/u 5.5

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Cornell ‘ready to go’ with 2023-24 season as Minnesota Duluth invades Lynah Rink this coming weekend

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College hockey spent the last three weeks raging its way through a number of different storylines. Top-ranked teams came and went as early season wins and losses piled up. A couple surprising outcomes raised eyebrows and drew eyeballs to potential risers and fallers. Hotshot prospects and seasoned veterans battled into corners and along the walls … Read more

TMQ: What college hockey teams have been surprises in early part of 2023-24 season? Which teams should we keep an eye on?

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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: Greetings once more to everyone enjoying their week with us. I hope you’re not like me and on the run to figure out your Halloween costume with one week left … Read more

Some oddly distorted lines provide great value for a couple of underdogs this week: USCHO Edge podcast Season 2 Episode 2

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under as well as providing further analysis of five weekend matchups. And we do a little remedial geography.

This week’s games:

  • Boston University (+165) at Notre Dame (-215); over/under 5.5
  • UMass (-166) at Minnesota State (+130); o/u 5.5
  • Ohio State (+140) at Michigan (-180); o/u 6.5
  • Denver (-200) at Providence (+154); o/u 6
  • Minnesota (-145) at North Dakota (+114); o/u 6

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Back for fifth season with Clarkson, Romano giving Golden Knights ‘chance to be really successful’

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Anthony Romano never realized how loud Cheel Arena’s goal horn really got. The Clarkson senior heard the steam whistle’s piercing blast for three-plus years, but it felt different in the stands. He appreciated how the crowd contributed to the overall volume and vibration rattling his bones after the Golden Knights scored, and he felt how … Read more

BU, Penn State, Minnesota Duluth are big favorites in first Friday of play: USCHO Edge podcast Season 2 Episode 1

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under as well as providing further analysis of five weekend matchups.

This week’s games:

  • No. 1 Boston University (-350) at New Hampshire (+280); over/under 5.5
  • Wisconsin (-115) at Bemidji State (-115); o/u 5.5
  • No. 18 Penn State (-210) at Clarkson (+160); o/u 5.5
  • No. 10 St. Cloud (-110) at Minnesota State (-120); o/u 5.5
  • Northern Michigan (+170) at No. 17 Minnesota Duluth (-220); o/u 5.5

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2023-24 ECAC Hockey Season Preview: Coming off national championship, Quinnipiac returning firepower to contend once again

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Last year was a perfect capstone for the ECAC Hockey’s previous era. The league, once taunted, for its inability to win a national championship since 1989, dominated the national headlines and tied the Big Ten for most teams sent to the NCAA tournament. Four teams in total qualified, of which two won their first-round matchups, … Read more

College Hockey Realignment, Part 2: With men’s CHA, WCHA long gone, NCAA D-I hockey moving full-steam ahead with ‘opportunity for growth’

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College hockey’s tides are changing. The emergence of new programs and their alignment into new conferences are inserting new conversation pieces into the overall landscape, and the rising profiles of Arizona State and Augustana are two examples in a world that looks nothing like its historical decades. The transformation is sometimes hard to swallow, but … Read more

College Hockey Realignment, Part 1: With recent additions of several schools to men’s NCAA D-I hockey ranks, what will be future impact?

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Realignment is on everyone’s mind in college sports these days. Things are changing, and the majority of sports won’t resemble anything like their present state by this time next year. The ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12, the SEC – they’re all going to be different, and the dominant news in the sports cycle … Read more

As new ECAC Hockey commissioner, passionate Christiansen wants ‘student-athletes to have that connection to all of our schools’

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This past season reinforced the two different ways of looking at ECAC Hockey. In a positive sense, its top team won the national championship as part of a four-bid postseason in the NCAA tournament, and ECAC matched a more heralded conference when it equaled the Big Ten with a quarter of the national tournament’s teams. … Read more

Previewing the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament, Allentown Regional: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan Tech, Colgate

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ALLENTOWN REGIONAL When: Friday, March 24 & Sunday, March 26 Where: PPL Center, Allentown, Penn. Matchups (all times Eastern): Penn State vs. Michigan Tech, March 24, 5 p.m., ESPNU; Michigan vs. Colgate, March 24, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU; championship, March 26, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 1. MICHIGAN How they got here: Won the Big Ten tournament Overall … Read more

Previewing the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament, Bridgeport Regional: Quinnipiac, Harvard, Ohio State, Merrimack

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BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL When: Friday, March 24 & Sunday, March 26 Where: Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. Matchups (all times Eastern): Harvard vs. Ohio State, March 24, 2 p.m., ESPNU; Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack, March 24, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews; championship, March 26, 4 p.m., ESPN2 1. QUINNIPIAC How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 30-4-3 … Read more

Handicapping the 2023 NCAA men’s D-I ice hockey regional semifinals: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 20

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In our final episode of the season, USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze the betting lines on this week’s 2023 NCAA men’s D-I ice hockey regional semifinals, including a look at the futures for the eventual college hockey national champion.

Games and lines:

Manchester
Boston University (-135) vs. Western Michigan (+105); over/under 6.5
Denver (-220) vs. Cornell (+180); o/u 5.5

Fargo
Minnesota State (+110) vs. St. Cloud State (-140); o/u 5.5
Minnesota (-825) vs. Canisius (+550); o/u 6

Bridgeport
Harvard (-120) vs. Ohio State (-110); o/u 5.5
Quinnipiac (-220) vs. Merrimack (+180); o/u 5

Allentown
Penn State (-150) vs. Michigan Tech (+120); o/u 5
Michigan (-375) vs. Colgate (+285); o/u 6.5

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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Previewing the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament, Manchester Regional: Denver, Boston University, Western Michigan, Cornell

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MANCHESTER REGIONAL When: Thursday, March 23 & Saturday, March 25 Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. Matchups (all times Eastern): Boston University vs. Western Michigan, March 23, 2 p.m., ESPN2; Denver vs. Cornell, March 23, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews; championship, March 25, 4 p.m., ESPNU 1. DENVER How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 30-9-0 … Read more