A look back on Brett Hextall's two-goal game.

His hometown is almost ubiquitously listed as Manhattan Beach, but he did not train on the rinks of Southern California. After growing up in Philadelphia, where Ron spent his playing and post-playing career in the front office, Brett left to play hockey at Northwood Prep -- coincidentally coached by current Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris. Morris coached the Kings' prospects against the Coyotes' prospects Wednesday and Thursday.

"I know everybody," Brett joked. "I might as well walk in their locker room and say 'hi' to everybody."

If familiarity were not a factor, maybe the Kings prospects wouldn't have been too happy to see Brett. He was mostly playing the role of agitator Wednesday, and both goals were "kind of greasy," in his own words.

"Probably where I'm going to fit in at the NHL level, is just to be a little bit of a pest and hit guys and stay relentless, kind of be in their face," he said. "That's more my strength."

The Coyotes drafted Brett in the sixth round out of the University of North Dakota in June. There's no guarantee he'll give the Hextalls four generations of NHL blood, but he certainly held his own in his debut. With Ron Hextall watching with many of the Kings' front-office staff from behind a plexiglass window above the rink, Brett achieved his goal of doing his dad proud.