NHL bloodlines run through the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

Luke Recchi of the Chase Heat and Hayden Hirsch of the Kamloops Storm have family that played in the NHL.

Summerland Steam rookie Noah Eisenhut is the newest to join the list.

His father Neil Eisenhut played 16 games with the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames. Noah cracked the Steam91裸聊视频檚 roster at 16, the same age his father played with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in 1983-84.

Neil has fond memories of playing in the KIJHL. Along with the Nitehawks, he played with the Grand Forks Border Bruins.

91裸聊视频淚t was good. It was a different brand of hockey than it is now. Those were the days when it was nicknamed Jungle B,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 watch the games now, it91裸聊视频檚 not.

91裸聊视频淚 think that (Jungle B) stigma has gotta kind of resonate through communities and understand that this is good hockey,91裸聊视频� Neil said. 91裸聊视频淚s there some physical stuff? Yeah, but that is part of the game. When I played there was like three brawls in a season. I was a 16-year-old wet behind the ears. Scared to death out there when some of that happened. You don91裸聊视频檛 see that anymore or very seldom. It91裸聊视频檚 getting over that stigma is really important.91裸聊视频�

Noah netted his first KIJHL goal in his third game when the Steam faced the Grand Forks Border Bruins, winning 6-0.

91裸聊视频淚t was pretty cool,91裸聊视频� said Noah, who works to play similar to NHL superstar Patrick Kane. 91裸聊视频淕ot the puck for the goal. It was fun, the guys were loving it.91裸聊视频�

On Sept. 25 he got his second and third goals in an 8-2 Steam victory over the Coyotes in Osoyoos.

He91裸聊视频檚 making the adjustment, especially to the KIJHL speed, which is forcing him to make quicker decisions.

Noah leans on his dad for advice, which he sees as an advantage. When coaching the South Zone team two years ago, Neil made the tough decision to cut his son, but it helped his growth.

91裸聊视频淚t was the right thing for Noah and his development,91裸聊视频� he said, adding it was also best for the team.

Neil said Noah can improve under Steam coach Ken Karpuk, a coach he describes as hard, but fair.

91裸聊视频淭hat is going to allow Noah to kind of spread his wings. Learn and become a better hockey player,91裸聊视频� he added.

91裸聊视频淓very time I get a chance on the ice, I want to make it count,91裸聊视频� said Noah. 91裸聊视频淗opefully go as far as we can as a team.91裸聊视频�

There are similarities between Noah and his dad.

91裸聊视频淚 just let him kind of go,91裸聊视频� says Neil. 91裸聊视频淚 skated better than Noah. He is working on his skating. He sees the ice like I did. I think he shoots better than I do. I pass better and maybe thought the game a tad better. He91裸聊视频檚 got that skill. It91裸聊视频檚 up to him to figure it out. See how to get it to the next level. You can have all the skill you want, you have to have the passion to be a self starter, to get to the next level.91裸聊视频�

Neil describes his son as an offensive player with good defensive skills.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 got an ability to find the net. Some guys find a way. You can91裸聊视频檛 teach it, it just happens. Is he the most prolific goal scorer? No. He is having fun and trying to help the team.

91裸聊视频淚 think he is going to take a couple months,91裸聊视频� Neil continued. 91裸聊视频淎nd then he will settle right in with the speed of the game. It91裸聊视频檚 a learning process for everybody.91裸聊视频�

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