Option 1

My advice to this youngster is to always play hard. Give it your all and you will have success, my mentor won to international medals and had success in the J while I won a Cup in my time in the J. We did that by giving everything we had, and this one kinda seems like a given but always train really hard and improve on what makes you special. If that's offense, defense a two way player or a agitator doesn't matter keep trying to be the best version of yourself. Also if your defenseman bulk up because those battles along the boards can get rough. Otherwise just keep doing what your doing and keep pn improving. Also it's just my personal experience but going a little heavy towards the offensive side is also a pretty good idea. Maybe some day they will be visited by the hockey ghosts and get even better teaching.