{"id":1130,"date":"2010-04-07T15:33:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T21:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/blogs\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2010-04-07T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T21:33:52","slug":"home-field-advantage-for-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2010\/04\/07\/home-field-advantage-for-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Field Advantage for Eagles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT \u2013 No team has ever played a hockey game on Ford Field. But that doesn\u2019t mean Boston College doesn\u2019t have a bit of a home ice advantage heading into Thursday\u2019s national semifinal game at the Frozen Four in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles may not have played on Ford Field, but that have played on the ice that is now sitting on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Boston College faced Boston University at Fenway Park in January on a special game played after the National Hockey League hosted the annual Winter Classic at the historic ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>The exact same ice system that was used in that game is being used at Ford Field this weekend, according to Dan Craig, the ice guru for the NHL who engineered the temporary ice rink.<\/p>\n<p>Boston College lost the Fenway game, 3-2, but hopes to maybe take the little bit of experience on the temporary ice into Thursday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been following the construction throughout the week,\u201d said BC alternate captain Ben Smith. \u201cThere was a lot of anticipation getting out there today. It\u2019s pretty cool out there. A unique experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels a little bit different,\u201d said BC captain Matt Price, when asked to compare the ice to Fenway\u2019s. \u201cThe stars aren\u2019t there when you look up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But is there any sort of advantage to having played on the actual ice before?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a sense for the board a little bit,\u201d said Price.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DETROIT \u2013 No team has ever played a hockey game on Ford Field. But that doesn\u2019t mean Boston College doesn\u2019t have a bit of a home ice advantage heading into Thursday\u2019s national semifinal game at the Frozen Four in Detroit. 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