There91裸聊视频檚 no such thing as a Christmas break for hockey super fan Steven Guinther-Plank.
As usual, the Surrey man91裸聊视频檚 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.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been invited to two tournaments that weekend (after Christmas) and a showcase, so it91裸聊视频檚 going to be a busy,91裸聊视频 Guinther-Plank explained with a wide smile.
He watches games 91裸聊视频渇ive to seven times91裸聊视频 a week, from peewee to junior league, Kamloops to Gibsons, but 91裸聊视频減robably double that91裸聊视频 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.
91裸聊视频淕ood job all three officials 91裸聊视频 and scorekeeper and DJ, too!91裸聊视频 he yelled Monday night at Sungod Arena during a game between Bantam rep teams from North Delta and Langley visitors.
91裸聊视频淕ood job whoever got that goal!91裸聊视频 he hollered, moments after a reporter91裸聊视频檚 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-Plank91裸聊视频檚 green Jr. Steelers jersey, with 91裸聊视频淏roncos #1 Super Fan91裸聊视频 printed on the back, offers a clue about some of his motivation to watch so many hockey games in recent years.
91裸聊视频淚 watched the Beaver Valley Nitehawks (of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League) in my hometown, Fruitvale 91裸聊视频 near Trail, up there,91裸聊视频 he explained. 91裸聊视频淥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).91裸聊视频 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.
91裸聊视频淭hat helps me motivate everybody out there,91裸聊视频 Guinther-Plank continued, 91裸聊视频渂ecause you never know when something like that can happen to anyone, right. And if you don91裸聊视频檛 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.91裸聊视频
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Guinther-Plank, 28, drives from game to game in his yellow Nissan Frontier, a truck he named 91裸聊视频淏umblebee.91裸聊视频
When not out watching hockey, he91裸聊视频檚 studying to become an appliance repairman.
An impressively loud voice is something else he91裸聊视频檚 worked on.
91裸聊视频淲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. It91裸聊视频檚 down deeper I guess, so I do that.91裸聊视频
With hand-written rosters, he keeps track of all the players on the ice, by jersey number.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just a longtime hockey fan and it91裸聊视频檚 fun seeing how much my yelling actually motivates them,91裸聊视频 Guinther-Plank said. 91裸聊视频淚 think it does. You can totally tell, and sometimes it distracts them a bit 91裸聊视频 like, they look up here but then they go score a goal after that, right.91裸聊视频
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.
91裸聊视频淚 watch rep games but I still cheer on house (teams), too,91裸聊视频 he said, 91裸聊视频渂ecause that was the tournament over in Gibsons, a peewee house tournament I saw.91裸聊视频 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.91裸聊视频
So, what91裸聊视频檚 his favourite team?
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 say all the younger teams, but the Vancouver Canucks are my favourite NHL team, but I can91裸聊视频檛 choose a younger team because it91裸聊视频檚 too hard to choose, because I just cheer all of them on.91裸聊视频
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