WORCESTER, Mass. — From a sport that can bring you hat tricks of all descriptions ”“ “the Natural,” “the Gordie Howe,” “the Three-Way,” Brian Dumoulin and his Boston College teammates have registered a “hattie” of a different kind.

One that defies description because in the long history of hockey,  this three spot has never been accomplished before.

Having already played games this year in an NBA/NHL arena (TD Garden), and Major League ballpark (Fenway, of course), the Golden Eagles will now get to skate in an NFL stadium, Detroit’s Ford Field, site of the

2010 NCAA Frozen Four.

The Eagles saw to that Sunday by outlasting Yale, 9-7, in the NCAA Northeast Regional championship game, at the DCU Center.

That’s three king-sized venues for a sport that Dumoulin first learned at humble Biddeford Ice Arena.

That’s also one life-time wish fulfilled for Dumoulin, 18, who was part of two Maine Class-A state title winners at Biddeford High.

“Right now,” he said, “I’m kind of shaken. It’s been a whirlwind of emotions. Playing in all these big games and big events. It’s prepared us for (the Frozen Four). Playing big game after big game. Now we’ll be relaxed and ready to go. It (will) be just another big game.”

Outdoor hockey games have become all the rage in recent years, with the Boston Bruins having hosted the most recent NHL Winter Classic at Fenway on New Year’s Day.

A week later, BC and arch rivals Boston University hooked up in the Frozen Fenway Classic, which BU won 4-3 before nearly 35,000 fans.

Still, this will be the first Frozen Four staged in a football facility, although Ford Field’s retractable roof will be closed for the event.

Even so, playing inside the 65,000 seat venue will take some getting used to.

“It’s going to be so different,” said BC’s veteran coach Jerry York. “I’m not quite sure. At Fenway, we dealt with the cold and the wind factor. We’ll be inside the dome, but still, we’re going to want to get in there and practice a few times. Just to see what it’s going to be like. I’m a little concerned, because we’ve never really done this before.”

Boston College will play last year’s Frozen Four runner up, Miami of Ohio, then hope for a crack at the one of the other two National semifinalists, RIT or Wisconsin.

“This is my dream,” said Dumoulin, “coming up playing hockey. To get to the Frozen Four. To be on a team that has a chance to win it. I feel that if we play the way we can play, we could have a good night.”

— Contact Staff Writer Dan Hickling at dhickling@journaltribune.com.