Theresa国际传媒檚 no such thing as a Christmas break for hockey super fan Steven Guinther-Plank.

As usual, the Surrey mansa国际传媒檚 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.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e been invited to two tournaments that weekend (after Christmas) and a showcase, so itsa国际传媒檚 going to be a busy,sa国际传媒� Guinther-Plank explained with a wide smile.

He watches games sa国际传媒渇ive to seven timessa国际传媒� a week, from peewee to junior league, Kamloops to Gibsons, but sa国际传媒減robably double thatsa国际传媒� 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.

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Guinther-Planksa国际传媒檚 green Jr. Steelers jersey, with sa国际传媒淏roncos #1 Super Fansa国际传媒� printed on the back, offers a clue about some of his motivation to watch so many hockey games in recent years.

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sa国际传媒淭hat helps me motivate everybody out there,sa国际传媒� Guinther-Plank continued, sa国际传媒渂ecause you never know when something like that can happen to anyone, right. And if you donsa国际传媒檛 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.sa国际传媒�

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Guinther-Plank, 28, drives from game to game in his yellow Nissan Frontier, a truck he named sa国际传媒淏umblebee.sa国际传媒�

When not out watching hockey, hesa国际传媒檚 studying to become an appliance repairman.

An impressively loud voice is something else hesa国际传媒檚 worked on.

sa国际传媒淲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. Itsa国际传媒檚 down deeper I guess, so I do that.sa国际传媒�

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

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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.

sa国际传媒淚 watch rep games but I still cheer on house (teams), too,sa国际传媒� he said, sa国际传媒渂ecause that was the tournament over in Gibsons, a peewee house tournament I saw.sa国际传媒� 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.sa国际传媒�

So, whatsa国际传媒檚 his favourite team?

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