Past Articles from Alex Rubin

Alex Rubin

Alex Rubin started writing for Ultiworld in 2018. He is a graduate of Northwestern University where he played for four years. After a stint in Los Angeles coaching high school and college teams, they moved to Chicago to experience real seasons and eat deep dish pizza. You can reach Alex through e-mail ([email protected]) or Twitter (@arubes14).

  1. Goals Don’t Win Games

    shame.'s approach to the 2021 season is goalless and fun-focused.

  2. Club Championships 2021: Pool D Preview (Mixed)

    A two-time defending champion in the second pool seed? They don't call it the Pool of Death for nothing.

  3. Club Championships 2021: Pool A Preview (Mixed)

    Fort Collins shame. look like a clear favorite, but there are three dangerous teams lurking in Pool A.

  4. Southwest Club Regionals 2021: Tournament Recap (Mixed)

    Arizona’s first-year team Lawless takes the regional crown to cap an up-and-down year, while last year’s national finalists San Francisco Mischief suffered a quiet retreat. San Francisco Polar Bears earned their third consecutive trip to Nationals, ousting Los Angeles Lotus in the game to go.

  5. Club Regionals 2021: Mega-Preview (Women’s)

    Breaking down every region and all your contenders.

  6. Club Regionals 2021: Mega-Preview (Men’s)

    Breaking down every region and all your contenders.

  7. Stall Seven: Raleigh Champions at Last, Championship Weekend in Review

    What a finish.

  8. AUDL Playoffs 2021: Raleigh Flyers Win First AUDL Title with Sparkling Offense

    On the back of an offense that refused to turn over the disc, and a defense that maximized the strengths of all twenty players on the roster, the Raleigh Flyers claimed the 2021 AUDL Championship with a dominant victory over the New York Empire to cap off a celebratory Championship Weekend.

  9. AUDL Playoffs 2021: Raleigh Flying in to AUDL Final with Win Over Chicago

    Raleigh battled in a very narrow contest that could have gone either way.

  10. AUDL Playoffs 2021: Empire Tame Growlers, Earn Place in AUDL Final

    The league’s annual final four showcase comes to DC for the first time. New York comes to town looking for a repeat of its 2019 title while Chicago, San Diego, and Raleigh are ready to earn their first titles.

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