With NHL 09 EA hopes to want to make the ice rink the place everyone wants to be. The game features a Be A Pro mdode that allows players to take to the ice as themselves with a dynamic camera. The Skill Stick system is also a fnew feature of the game has been brought back from the last two games and improved to allow more precise control of the defense.You can block passing lanes, perform better poek checks, and, a brand new feature for this game, lift the stick of an opposing player to stop a shot.