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Boston College Hockey: Eight Things We Learned From The Opening Weekend

1. The Eagles are feisty this year:

Friday night's game at Army was an extremely physical affair, with the game even descending into the collegiate version of a line scuffle late in the third period after an Army player tackled a BC player during a scrum around the net. Throughout the night, BC was not afraid to both take and receive heavy hits, nor were they shy about confrontations after the whistle, or stepping up to defend Thatcher Demko when opposing players got in his face.

BC's fiery nature also came through in other ways.