Actually he's going to get his ass kicked for getting it in; in a few years when he enters a contact division, pulling shit like this is an invitation get hit.

It's just a trick shot. It requires a lot of practice, but kids tend to practice flashy stuff in hockey anyway. There was probably a lot of luck involved in it actually hitting the net, but otherwise, this move looks harder than it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn9BT7pkQR8

Also, five because I thought about submitting this earlier but thought it would get hated.

This is what started the relatively recent obsession with this move:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MP-zqkJUi4&feature=related

I am a grumpy hockey grandpa who looks down on the flash over fundamentals movement.

That is exactly the case.

let's see a montage of this kid doing well in every subject, have it end with him getting a handshake from his smiling father