For the first time since they were very young, the Moores will skate on the same squad.

" Being very close, it's a lot of fun to be able to do and share so much together," Steve said. "It is very special. We always play together, but have never played for real together, on the same team, in competition. I'm very excited."

The three brothers are the only children of Jack and Anna. They grew up together outside Toronto in Thornhill, Ontario. While their parents encouraged them to play many sports--hockey quickly became their favorite.

While the children have always made their own choices about athletics, as the oldest child, Mark's preferences influenced his brothers as his love of hockey grew.

"Hockey literally is life, in Canada," Mark said. "Nothing in the United States resembles the primacy of hockey in Canada."

"It is like being a soldier in ancient Rome," he added. "If you're a boy, that's just what you do, it's that simple--and if you're good at it, your

ambition is to become a famous hockey player rather than a famous general. That's why I play hockey."