Among all of the players who are down south playing hockey this year are a couple with the Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

The difference between these two and the rest is they are brothers.

Brady and Austin Daniels are playing alongside each other this season in B.C. For Brady, who's the older brother, it's the second season for him in Kimberley while Austin is a rookie on the team.

Austin said his older brother played a big role in getting him to B.C.

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Austin had a tryout with the Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League earlier this season but he was cut before the campaign began.

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Brady never played junior A himself although he was affiliated with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the BC Hockey League for last season.

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Brady has played in the KIJHL for three seasons. He started with the Castlegar Rebels before being traded to Kimberley last season. Austin, meanwhile, spent the last three seasons with the Maple Leaf Athletic Club in Edmonton before making the jump to B.C.

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As of press time, the brothers had played in two games each with Brady notching four assists while Austin has a goal and an assist. They also got a chance to play on the same line for the first time this season during this past Saturday's game against the Osoyoos Coyotes.

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Brady suspects it won't be the last time they end up on the same line.

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Living together in Kimberley means older brother can look after younger brother, something Brady said probably eases his parents' minds somewhat.

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Austin agreed with that sentiment.

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