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Hurts is looking forward to Nevada being selected to play in the winter classic game. At this point, the NHL version of the winter classic seems to have run its course a bit, with the novelty wearing off. But Hurts grew up in Finland, skating and playing pickup games on frozen ponds, so he's excited that he can experience the outdoor setting in an official game. The cold air, sounds of the skates and pucks against the open nature, and possible wind and snow should all remind him of playing growing up back home. There are so many good locations in the smjhl to host an outdoor game, from the very winter and cold locations such as Anchorage, Newfoundland, Great Falls, Yukon, Vancouver, Maine, Ottawa, and even some of the less northern cities like St. Louis and Detroit would all be great candidates. Which is why I'm proposing the SHL take after the NHL, and have the next winter classic be between their two warmest teams, Nevada vs. San Diego. Somehow, at the grand canyon. I have no idea how they'll make it work, but they will.