ing and helpful.Life for the Imoo family mostly returned to normal after that AHL game. Jonah returned to practice, while Dustin flew to Vancouver the next morning to spend a few days with the rest of the

MANCHESTER, England -- Hull started the season as the English Premier Leagues crisis club, regarded by some as the worst-prepared team ever to begin a top-flight campaign.No manager. Owners that want out. Only 13 fit senior players. Not a penny spent in the offseason. One of their best players sold to a lower-league club on the eve of the season.With two wins from two games, including one over reigning champion Leicester, the side from the northeast of England is confounding the grim preseason predictions and is mixing with Premier League royalty atop the fledgling standings.Hull sits alongside Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea on a maximum six points so far. One of them -- United -- visits the KCOM Stadium on Saturday.Im not sure we could have imagined or hoped for the start weve had, Hull midfielder Shaun Maloney said. But when the games come along, all the stuff off the field gets pushed to the back of your mind.The build-up to the season couldnt have been more different for United and Hull.At United, Jose Mourinho arrived as coach, around $200 million was spent on a quartet of signings that includes world-record transfer Paul Pogba and star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, while the teams best players were retained despite its failure to qualify for the Champions League.Over at Hull, Steve Bruce resigned as manager three weeks before the season started, reportedly unhappy at not being able to sign players while the clubs owners -- the Allam family -- look to sell up. Long-term injuries have robbed them of Michael Dawson, Moses Odubajo and Allan McGregor, while Mohamed Diame -- the player whose winning goal in the League Championship playoff secured Hulls return to the Premier League -- was sold to Newcastle in early August.Meanwhile, Hull fans disillusioned with the owners continue to protest against the way the club is being run, and will likely do so again on Saturday.No communication, no manager, no engagement, no signings, no identity, no concessions, no honesty, the Hull City Supporters Trust said in a statement.Its against this backdrop that caretaker manager Mike Phelan is working, but the former Manchester United assistant coach has come up with a winning formula.Hard work, good preparation and making the most of limited goalscoring chances are reasons behind Hulls flying start -- a 2-1 win over Leicester followed by a 2-0 victory at Swansea. Midfielder David Meyler gave an insight into Phelans methods after the Swansea game on Saturday.We could tell you everything about them -- how long they sleep, how many times they go to the toilet every day, Meyler said. Thats just the type of person he is. Hes a winner and hes trying to embed that into us.Meyler wants Phelan to be hired as full-time manager and that possibility could materialize now that Hulls No. 1 target, Wales coach Chris Coleman, has pledged his future to the national team. Phelan has spent almost all his coaching career as a No. 2, most significantly to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.When youre Sir Alexs assistant for long enough, I presume you go through everything, Meyler said, and hes not taking any short-cuts now.Phelan said he is enjoying the moment and that the next step in his career is to become a manager. Beat United this weekend, and the job is surely his.Here are some things to watch out for in the third round of games:---IBRAS TARGETZlatan Ibrahimovic is already setting about making history at Manchester United.The Swedish striker scored the winner in the Community Shield and has also found the net in Uniteds opening league wins, against Bournemouth and Southampton. 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Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status.Dusty Imoo figured that Saturday would be a long day.The Los Angeles Kings goaltending development coach had already been called on to replace goaltending coach Bill Ranford, who was in Winnipeg participating in the alumni game that preceded the Heritage Classic between the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers. With Kings franchise goaltender Jonathan Quick out with a groin injury, Imoo was also scrambling to help the team stabilize its situation in net.And that was all before Los Angeles expected starting goaltender, Jeff Zatkoff, left practice that day with a groin injury. Zatkoffs absence left the Kings with Peter Budaj as the lone goalie for their game that night against the Vancouver Canucks, and forced L.A. to call up Jack Campbell from its American Hockey League affiliate in nearby Ontario.Campbells recall had further repercussions. It left Imoos son, Jonah, as the Ontario Reigns only goalie. What ensued was a unique evening that the hockey world, not to mention the Imoo family, is still talking about.I knew it was an original situation and I could tell as the game approached that it was developing a life of its own, with the cameras and fans, Dusty Imoo said. Its been kind of crazy. I had no idea it would get this much traction.Traction from sports media is exactly what you get when a 46-year-old coach is forced to rush back to Ontario so he can serve as a backup in his 22-year-old sons first major pro start. When word started spreading on social media that Dusty would serve as Jonahs backup, the story took off. It happened so fast that the elder Imoo wasnt even able to make travel arrangements to Southern California for his wife, who lives with their three other children in Vancouver.Even several days later, Dusty and Jonah Imoo were still processing on the unique moment they shared on the ice.When I went into the dressing room and saw our stalls and gear and name tags next to each other, it was an unreal thing, said Dusty. Sitting next to him and getting our gear on together for a real professional hockey game, and his first one. That I could be there and do that with him was more than a dream come true. I was a teammate and I got a stool, but I didnt sit on it very much. I worked the gate and got right into the game. I was yelling at refs and having fun.The younger Imoo stopped 26 of 31 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to the San Jose Barricudas. And while the press onslaught that followed kept asking him to discuss his one night as his fathers teammate, Jonah Imoo is mostly preoccupied with developing -- on his own merits -- as a goaltender.The more I play, the more comfortable I will feel, said Jonah. For my first game, I did feel pretty comfortable. Obviously it was a lot of fun. You want to play a little more just to build up more trustt.ddddddddddddAt least hell have someone other than his father backing him up. The Reign called up goaltender Jack Flinn from Manchester of the ECHL following Saturdays game and the Kings signed former NHL goaltender Anders Lindback to a professional tryout on Tuesday. Lindback must wait for his work visa to be processed before he can play.As memorable as their shared game was, Dusty Imoo has been fortunate to have his family around for many of his finest moments in the sport. When he earned his Japanese citizenship and backstopped the Japanese national team at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, his kids, including then-4-year-old Jonah, were there in full face paint, cheering on his overmatched squad. When he won a 2000 league title in Japan, where he played professionally for more than a decade, Dusty brought his youngest son, Makito, onto the ice. Just months old at the time, Makito Imoo even appeared in the Seibu Prince Rabbits celebratory team photo.But when it comes to indelible moments that combine Dusty Imoos love for his family and his sport, there might be a new standout.I was emotional at times. During the game not so much because it was so intense, said Dusty. But before the game, for sure. And then after, when I started reading stuff and seeing Jonahs interviews, that meant a lot.That sentiment is shared by his son.Its tough to explain how it felt. Something like that never happens, said Jonah. It was really cool having him there on the bench because he is my goalie coach and my dad. Hes given me tips my whole life. During the TV timeouts, he always had something good to say. Something reassuring and helpful.Life for the Imoo family mostly returned to normal after that AHL game. Jonah returned to practice, while Dustin flew to Vancouver the next morning to spend a few days with the rest of the family. But theyll be reunited during a weekend road trip that will see Ontario play three games in three nights.With Lindback and Flinn in the fray, Jonah will focus on retaining the starting job with Ontario. Meanwhile, his father will continue to find a way to stabilize the franchises goaltending situation. At least he wont be called on to serve as a backup again anytime soon.Im off the hook, he said, joking.Just days removed from this once-in-a-lifetime confluence of events, Dusty Imoo cant help but feel a little emotional about that wild night he shared with his son.I will always ... he said before pausing to correct himself. We will always have this moment. I know Jonahs going to go on and do other things, whether it be with the Kings or someone else. Hes going to have other memories. But well always have this. ' ' '