The Fitzgerald triplets are difficult to catch on the ice but youngest sibling Gerry says their are ways to tell them apart when standing face to face.
"I have longer hair right now," said Gerry. "If you hang out with us for awhile you'll start knowing."
The natives of Port Alberni are usually the most in-demand players after Prince George Spruce Kings home games when it comes to fans seeking autographs but often the admirers aren't sure which sibling their chatting with.
Gerry said middle brother Myles has a slightly different appearance than he and Leo.
"Myles is a little more narrower in the face and a bit smaller," said Gerry. "Leo is a bit bigger in the face."
Both Leo and Gerry are listed as five-foot-eight, while Myles is five-foot-seven. At 160-pounds, Leo is the heaviest of the brothers while Gerry and Myles weigh in at 155 and 150 respectively.
Among the Kings' scoring leaders the triplets sit sixth, seventh and eighth with Myles and Gerry tied with 33 points but Myles with more goals at 16 to 13, while Leo has 27 points (13 goals).
"We're all mostly the same player - we all use our skill and find each other when we can," said Gerry. "We try and make bigger guys look stupid out there."
The 18-year-olds played with the Nanaimo Clippers in the Coastal Conference before the Kings' acquired them in a trade last summer. Both Leo and Myles played 10 games with the Clippers as affiliated players at 16, while Gerry played one with Nanaimo while playing junior B hockey.
