JP Hurlbert

Of course, thank you for having me.

Super excited to be here.

Doing great.

Just kind of back home in Texas enjoying some heat while I can.

Yeah, it's pretty unique, honestly, being a Dallas kid.

My dad was a big Detroit Red Wings fan and

kind of 08 when they were winning Stanley cups.

And so kind of got me into it here in Dallas and just grew up playing, playing hockey, you know, not, not really your traditional hockey market and stuck here really my whole life.

And, you know, going to the U S national program was, was just so amazing and getting to represent your country.

And then obviously making the move to the Western hockey league and being a part of the Kamloops Blazers was just super amazing.

And it's, you know, kind of a unique path and I enjoyed every step of the way.

Yeah, it's, you know, it's basically the high school football capital of the world, kind of where I live.

And there's, you know, a lot of interest.

Every Friday night, kids are always at the football games and, you know, watching the Cowboys on Sunday.

So it's kind of unique.

You're the, you know,

the Dallas Stars fan going to all the games and playing at the rinks on Friday night when nobody's really there and watching football.

So you kind of get your own way of growing up and enjoying it.

And, you know, it's amazing to see how quick the game's growing down here and just super cool to be a part of it.

Yeah, it's super cool.