There害羞草研究所檚 no such thing as a Christmas break for hockey super fan Steven Guinther-Plank.

As usual, the Surrey man害羞草研究所檚 calendar is filled with plans to watch a number of minor games at local arenas, as December comes to a close and a new year begins.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e been invited to two tournaments that weekend (after Christmas) and a showcase, so it害羞草研究所檚 going to be a busy,害羞草研究所� Guinther-Plank explained with a wide smile.

He watches games 害羞草研究所渇ive to seven times害羞草研究所� a week, from peewee to junior league, Kamloops to Gibsons, but 害羞草研究所減robably double that害羞草研究所� during tournaments.

A fixture on the local hockey scene, Guinther-Plank is known for his jet engine-loud voice and sheer enthusiasm for cheering on everyone.

Seriously, ev-er-y-one.

害羞草研究所淕ood job all three officials 害羞草研究所� and scorekeeper and DJ, too!害羞草研究所� he yelled Monday night at Sungod Arena during a game between Bantam rep teams from North Delta and Langley visitors.

害羞草研究所淕ood job whoever got that goal!害羞草研究所� he hollered, moments after a reporter害羞草研究所檚 question distracted him from watching the home team score one, in a thrilling 4-3 win settled later, in the dying seconds.

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Guinther-Plank害羞草研究所檚 green Jr. Steelers jersey, with 害羞草研究所淏roncos #1 Super Fan害羞草研究所� printed on the back, offers a clue about some of his motivation to watch so many hockey games in recent years.

害羞草研究所淚 watched the Beaver Valley Nitehawks (of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League) in my hometown, Fruitvale 害羞草研究所� near Trail, up there,害羞草研究所� he explained. 害羞草研究所淥ne of the players for that team, he was playing so good that he got called up by the Surrey Eagles, and then he got traded later, to the Humboldt Broncos, and he was one of the 16 (who died in a bus crash last spring).害羞草研究所� Jaxon Joseph, yeah. I got to know him just a little bit, just watching him play, just cheering him on in Beaver Valley. He played so good that he was only there until January (of 2016), when Surrey called him up.

害羞草研究所淭hat helps me motivate everybody out there,害羞草研究所� Guinther-Plank continued, 害羞草研究所渂ecause you never know when something like that can happen to anyone, right. And if you don害羞草研究所檛 cheer for that team before that, you kind of feel bad for it, so I just kind of, like, try to motivate everybody on the ice, including the officials.害羞草研究所�

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Guinther-Plank, 28, drives from game to game in his yellow Nissan Frontier, a truck he named 害羞草研究所淏umblebee.害羞草研究所�

When not out watching hockey, he害羞草研究所檚 studying to become an appliance repairman.

An impressively loud voice is something else he害羞草研究所檚 worked on.

害羞草研究所淲hen I was younger I went to this native powwow, and they taught me how to tighten up your diaphragm and not yell out of your talking voice. It害羞草研究所檚 down deeper I guess, so I do that.害羞草研究所�

With hand-written rosters, he keeps track of all the players on the ice, by jersey number.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 just a longtime hockey fan and it害羞草研究所檚 fun seeing how much my yelling actually motivates them,害羞草研究所� Guinther-Plank said. 害羞草研究所淚 think it does. You can totally tell, and sometimes it distracts them a bit 害羞草研究所� like, they look up here but then they go score a goal after that, right.害羞草研究所�

You heard his voice, now hear his story. Meet the Super Fan.

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Over the years, players and parents have gotten to know Steven, the hockey super fan, and have given him gifts, including that green Jr. Steelers jersey.

害羞草研究所淚 watch rep games but I still cheer on house (teams), too,害羞草研究所� he said, 害羞草研究所渂ecause that was the tournament over in Gibsons, a peewee house tournament I saw.害羞草研究所� One of the parents invited me, a kid who used to play on the Jr. Steelers out of Coquitlam, a spring team, and then they knew I was in the area and invited to the games.害羞草研究所�

So, what害羞草研究所檚 his favourite team?

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檇 say all the younger teams, but the Vancouver Canucks are my favourite NHL team, but I can害羞草研究所檛 choose a younger team because it害羞草研究所檚 too hard to choose, because I just cheer all of them on.害羞草研究所�

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