2-year-old's intensity at Penguins game goes viral
Sidney Crosby goal causes Tyler Avolia to react with enthusiasm.
A 2-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins fan is taking the sports world by storm.
Tyler Avolia, known as "Ty," has attended four hockey games and his parents admit his life revolves around the sport.
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"For Easter, we got him baseball stuff, but he's still just interested in hockey. Everything goes back to hockey," said Hilary Avolia, Ty's mom.
The family's living room is Ty's arena, a toy lawnmower is his Zamboni and the carpet is his ice rink.
"I want to be Sidney, mom," he said.
Avolia took her son to a game at Consol Energy Center, and Pens TV zoomed in on Ty after a Sidney Crosby goal. His priceless reaction has since circulated on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and more.
Ty is most commonly linked to the Twitter hashtag, #BuckleUpBaby.
Former Penguins player and current radio broadcaster Phil Bourque had a spontaneous call of "Buckle up, baby" during a game. The team has since used that saying as motivation for the season, so many social media users have coined Ty as "the" #BuckleUpBaby.
Bourque told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 he thinks Ty's video is "tremendous."
"It's great to see a kid that young, not really prodded, who naturally embraces the game," Bourque said.
The Pens have reached out to Ty's family with tickets to Saturday's playoff game against the Blue Jackets at Consol Energy Center.