2nd Generation Players

[Purple Phart]

More than a few teams have had, or currently have players who's dads have played at the NHL level. These are the players said to have a good pedigree, or "hockey genes". The initial wave of such players who distinguished themselves were probably the Howes, Mark & Marty, and then of course, Brett Hull. Perhaps there were earlier ones, but those 3 particularly, stand out.
Some of those 2nd generation players have played as well as their dads, while others haven't. Then, there's that situation that develops where dad becomes the coach, and the possibility of nepotism
becomes a factor. That raises the question: Is it better for a young player to have a coach who isn't directly related ? Or, from the player's perspective: Would they feel more comfortable with their development, if their coach wasn't related to them ? There has been instances where dad was never directly involved, and the son played for a coach unrelated.
Fans too, have their opinions regarding these players. Is it better for the team, or perhaps more detrimental for team chemistry to have coach's son on that team ? There's been enough sample sizes
of this occurrance for fans to make their observations

Your thoughts ?

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[StormWatcher]

Guelph has a couple of these players in Bertuzzi and Primeau this year.

In terms of parents coaching kids at the OHL level I am not a fan. It makes sense in terms of getting to live at home, but with regard to hockey it becomes a conflict of interest and hasn't worked out well if you look at Flint/Sudbury.
At lower/younger levels of hockey it makes sense because the kids play in the same community where they are from - it's good logistics, sometimes there aren't other options, and the stakes are not as high.