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Dusty and Jonah Imoo now share a unique piece of hockey history. Ontario Reign

Dusty Imoo, the goaltending coach for Los Angeles Kings' affiliate Ontario Reign, had the best seat in the house as his son Jonah made his American Hockey League debut.

It was all thanks to a series of unfortunate circumstances for the Kings, kicked off by the already injured Jonathan Quick's backup Jeff Zatkoff going down with an injury of his own during the team's morning skate before Saturday night's game. With AHL goalie Peter Budaj already with the Kings to take Quick's spot, the Kings recalled the next AHL goalie in line, Jack Campbell. That left the Reign with third-string goalie Jonah Imoo as their only option to play. They didn't have another backup goalie close by to recall in time for the game.

That meant the team's goaltending coach was going to have to suit up for Saturday night's contest against the San Jose Barracuda. So 46-year-old Dusty strapped on the pads, took the warmup and grabbed a seat on the bench to watch his 22-year-old son play in his first AHL game.

Oddly enough, despite a long pro career of his own, Dusty had never played in an AHL game before. He had appeared in games in the ECHL, IHL and spent the latter half of his career playing in Japan. So it was kind of like his AHL debut, too.

Here's a look at the two Imoos going through the paces during warmup:

The Reign ended up losing the game in overtime, with Jonah making 26 saves on 31 shots.

The younger Imoo is an interesting story on his own. He played four seasons in the BCHL junior ranks in hopes of getting a college scholarship. According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, his NCAA agreement fell through, which left him without a team last season. Jonah signed and played in the low minors for three games before a broken finger ended his season. The Kings had also invited him to their rookie camp and he managed to earn a spot in their NHL training camp as well.

When Quick went down, Imoo was signed to a 25-game pro tryout deal with the Reign to cover for Budaj after he got called up. So he's a bit of a project, but he should be pretty familiar with his goalie coach at least.

Here's how Jonah described the night to Reign insider Lindsay Czarnecki:

"It was a little more relaxing because he's my dad, he knows exactly what to say to me in every situation," Jonah said. "He's been my goalie coach and my mentor my whole life. Every time there was a timeout I knew he was going to have some reassuring things to say to me."

Regardless of how Jonah's pro career turns out, the father and son duo will always have this unique piece of hockey history to share.

Here's a closer look from the Reign at their relationship. You can tell Dusty is one proud dad (and teammate).