A photo of Keanu and Kailer Yamamoto from early days of hockey competition. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Russ Yamamoto, left, wrestles with his son Kailer at the family's house in north Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
LeAnn Yamamoto, left, checks in on her son Kailer's homework at the family's house in north Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Kailer Yamamoto shows where, in their youth, his brother Keanu knocked his front teeth out while playing hockey in the family basement. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
LeAnn Yamamoto, left, checks in on her son Kailer's homework at the family's house. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Yamamoto family’s house is adorned with hockey memorabilia. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Russ Yamamoto, shows the goal his sons Keanu and Kailer destroyed playing hockey in the family basement as kids. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Keanu Yamamoto, kicks back with a video game at the family home in Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Yamamoto family's house is adorned with hockey memorabilia. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Chiefs' Kailer Yamamoto dives for a puck against the Portland Winterhawks on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash. Tyler Tjomsland/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Yamamoto boys grandparents, Don and Sharon Russell, watch the boys during a game in the Spokane Arena on Feb. 25. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Chiefs' Keanu Yamamoto (9) drives the puck against the Portland Winterhawks on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash. Tyler Tjomsland/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
The Yamamoto boys grandparents, Don and Sharon Russell, watch the boys during a game in the Spokane Arena on Feb. 25. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Keanu and Kailer Yamamoto play for the Spdokane Chiefs.
As Kailer and Keanu Yamamoto grew up, it wasn’t uncommon for their parents, LeAnn and Russ Yamamoto, to hear the clatter of hockey sticks against the concrete basement floor from their cozy upstairs.