His season concluded at the U18 World Championship in Finland, and he left his stamp on the tourney too, scoring nine times in seven games to help the U.S.A. reach the gold-medal game.
This year, Eiserman and co. were forced to settle for silver, falling in the final match to Canada.
A tough way to end the year, he admitted, but for Eiserman, the experience of representing his country on the international stage is all about perspective.
“It’s awesome, being able to put the U.S.A. jersey on is pretty cool,” he said. “There’s nothing really like it, because you’re playing for more than just hockey, you’re playing for people in the military and (people) who do the things that let us wear that jersey.
“That’s what you’re thinking of, and you’re trying to represent them in the best way you can.”
Eiserman comes from a big family.
He has four brothers – all hockey players – each of whom helped shape him as a player and a person.
To go along with a healthy dose of sibling rivalry, of course.
“It was pretty fun, I grew up watching them all play,” said Eiserman. “I was at a rink every weekend either for me, then I’d go watch them play. It was a lot of fun, I got to go to a lot of places, learn a lot of stuff too from them and their experiences, it definitely helped me out a lot.”
