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Much like a Roughriders home game in late October or November, the Flames and Jets will have to deal with freezing temperatures during this year's HeritageClassic. (ericfrancis)

winger after a rare evening practice at the home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.A red, blue and green crowd of close to 33,000 pil-swillers will brave temperatures no warmer than freezing at Mosaic Stadium Saturday for an 8 p.m. local puck drop featuring the Flames and “host”There’s a 40 per cent chance of snow, which would add deliciously to a majestic setting the NHL has perfected by way of its previous 27 outdoor endeavours.

“It’s like in football when it’s snowing hard or it’s really wet, it turns into a ‘keeping it on the ground’ type of game,” said Tkachuk, well aware the game-time forecast calls for winds of 50 km/h. “We’re worried about the ice because the slower the ice, the harder it is for us,” added Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

“We’re going to start that way, but everything is pretty fluid in our world right now,” said coach Bill Peters, who has Milan Lucic and Michael Frolik flanking Mikael Backlund on the third line.

 

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EricFrancis Ice is cold that’s bad. Brilliant reporting Eric. Amazing Sportsnet couldn’t find a better person to cover the Flames than you.

EricFrancis Much like natural outdoor rinks, there would be no ice without freezing temperatures.

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