It’s 1991. The scene is the courtyard of a little elementary school in a little tiny town of barely 200 people somewhere in the backwoods of rural British Columbia. A group of pre-teens are farting around with plastic sticks, playing hockey with no boards or even nets. From that little gang of 9, 10, 11 and 12 year-olds would spawn a love for the game and a movement that in adulthood would bring forth a movement called Burton Hockey. Yet, even though these kids shared a close bond growing up in this little school in this wee village of Burton, one of the kids at the forefront was an outsider, a ‘down-the-laker’ even to the other ‘down-the-lakers’. You see, Stefan Vincent Quintin Klopp is the only Burton Hockey mainstay that can claim the almost-as-small burg of Fauquier, BC as his home. Growing up having to travel out-of-town anytime he wanted to do anything instilled in him from birth a love of travel. Growing up in a bucolic setting filled with green trees, fresh air and homemade pastries instilled in him a love of the Canadian landscapes he grew up in. And the close-knit bond he formed with his Burton friends gave him a love of camaraderie through hockey, the ultimate Canadian game. It was Stefan’s love for travelling and exploring the world that nearly removed him from the Burton Hockey scene before it even got going, as he relocated to Vancouver early in the first season. The dot-com bust sent him back home to the Arrow Lakes in 2001, and it was there that Kloppmagic truly reclaimed his rightful place as one of Burton’s main driving forces. It was Stefan that helped keep Burton alive through the dark ages of 2001-02. It was Stefan that purchased ‘burtonhockey.com’, and got statistician Kyle Kusch to move his site there, giving the league a professional edge many formal leagues would kill for. But just as he got it going again in Burton, the travel bug once again bit. This time, Uganda called, and when he returned, it was not to Fauquier and the Arrow Lakes, but to Vancouver. Horrified by the thought of having to abandon the game he helped found and was dying to be a part of, he decided enough was enough. He had saved the game once; he could do it again. Getting together with fellow Burton legends Bernie Koth-Kappus and Joern Hornhardt in August 2005, he started a revolution. A revolution called VRH: Vancouver Roller Hockey, the second league of Burton Hockey. Once VRH took off, Stefan was finally able to begin playing full seasons on a regular basis and develop the athletic skill he had inside of him that we were waiting to emerge. And emerge it did. Stefan’s performances in VRH (and his yearly one-and-two-offs back in BUSH) have helped him rise from being another steady hand and dependable body to one of Burton Hockey’s elite figures. He is long, lean, and lanky, with big-time reach and speed to match. He is VRH’s all-time leading scorer for good reason. He’s gone from a hockey enthusiast that never got to play anything organised because he lived too far away to a true hockey player, culminating in his epic 2008 season where he pulled off an improbable triple crown (Most Improved Player, Most Outstanding Player and Most Valuable Player). He’s probably Burton’s prime example of a late bloomer. Even when he hasn’t been able to play (he missed most of 2011 with a horrific leg snap suffered in a Sportsplex BC game), his dedication is unmatched; if he’s deliriously sick, he’s still at the rink to organise sessions, take photos and keep stats. I am just the writer and stat guy; the look and feel of the excellent website you are looking at is Stefan’s and Stefan’s alone with hundreds of hours of his own free time put into it. He is one of the cornerstones of the game, one of its all-time leading scorers and one of its most dedicated figures. Awards: Scoring Champion - 2001, 2008, 2012 (VRH); Most Valuable Player - 2008, 2012; Most Outstanding Player - 2008 (tie), 2012 (VRH); Most Improved Player - 2008; Most Sportsmanlike Player - 2002; Comeback Player of the Year - 2012 (VRH); Ironman of the Year - 2008; 1st All-Star - 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 (VRH), 2012 (VRH), 2013 (VRH); 2nd All-Star - 2003, 2005, 2011 (VRH); 3rd All-Star - 2009; Most Dedicated Team - 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012. Burton Championship Weekend All-Star - 2013.

Year	GP	GS	G	A	PTS	GPG	APG	PPG	SPG	SOG	SPCT
2000	32	30	25	28	53	0.83	0.93	1.77	5.23	157	15.92
2001	33	33	43	34	77	1.30	1.03	2.33	6.79	224	19.20
2002	29	29	33	21	54	1.14	0.72	1.86	8.24	239	13.81
2003	56	56	64	56	120	1.14	1.00	2.14	5.71	320	20.00
2004	16	16	14	20	34	0.88	1.25	2.12	3.25	52	26.92
2005	17	17	22	21	43	1.29	1.24	2.53	6.88	117	18.80
2006	81	70	128	85	213	1.83	1.16	2.99	7.16	501	25.55
2007	34	34	49	42	91	1.44	1.24	2.68	8.71	296	16.55
2008	46	46	82	46	128	1.78	1.00	2.78	7.83	360	22.78
2009	139	139	151	144	295	1.09	1.04	2.12	5.81	807	18.71
2010	208	202	235	216	451	1.16	1.07	2.23	5.91	1194	19.68
2011	52	52	44	65	109	0.85	1.25	2.10	5.67	295	14.92
2012	85	85	108	96	204	1.27	1.13	2.40	5.75	489	22.09
2013	38	38	49	41	90	1.29	1.08	2.37	5.92	225	21.78
2014	24	24	26	30	56	1.08	1.25	2.33	7.17	172	15.12
2015	37	37	36	56	92	0.97	1.51	2.49	6.30	233	15.45
2017	9	9	10	7	17	1.11	0.78	1.89	5.33	48	20.83
Totals	936	917	1119	1008	2127	1.22	1.09	2.32	6.25	5729	19.53

Year	GG	SA	SV	GA	SVPG	SPCT	SO	G	A	S
2000	2	29	19	10	9.50	0.655	0	0	0	0
2006	11	162	109	53	9.91	0.673	0	0	4	0
2010	6	80	50	30	8.33	0.625	0	0	0	0
Totals	19	271	178	93	9.37	0.657	0	0	4	0

Year	Total	1st (15)	2nd (10)	3rd (5)
2000	35	30	0	5
2001	40	15	20	5
2002	20	0	10	10
2003	35	15	10	10
2005	45	15	20	10
2006	100	90	10	0
2007	55	30	20	5
2008	80	60	10	10
2009	115	60	40	15
2010	175	90	60	25
2011	35	15	10	10
2012	70	30	20	20
2013	45	30	10	5
2014	30	0	20	10
2015	45	15	30	0
Totals	925	495	290	140