Just seems to be a smarter player than the typcial 9 year old. Bump this in 5 years ansd see where he is.
Even in adult hockey leagues, most people can be beaten simply because they overplay me. They never learned to stop playing me, and play the puck. That's all the kid is doing if you pay clsoe attention. Put ball over there, rerive, repeat, etc. 9 year olds don't know how to play the man properly.