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all-star season has suffered a setback Colts Then & Now -
Continued from page 1 according to Cox, the intermediate
a nice bridge between the U12 thanks to the recent storm that left
division - where the mound is 46’
thousands without power in the Tanner Spink
from the plate and the bases are 60’ Ottawa area, causing the cancellation
apart - and the U14 division, which
of some early season exhibition
features a 60’ separation between the games. By David Murphy
mound and home, and 90’ between In the meantime, the Cornwall
bases: the same as the majors. In the he Spink brothers’ legacy with
River Rats are gearing up for their
intermediate division, the mound is tournament on the weekend of June Tthe Cornwall Colts spans 9
50’ from the plate and the bases are seasons with five of them belonging
11 and 12, eagerly awaiting the
70’ apart. arrival of East Nepean, Ottawa West, to the youngest brother, Tanner.
While the Cornwall house league Orleans, and possibly a team from Tanner’s favourite memory is
season is off to a roaring start, thanks being able to play on a line with his
Montreal. Fans are welcome to come
in large part to player dedication and watch the games at the Legion Ball older brothers. He was called up
a winter camp at the Benson Centre, for four games during the 2011-12
Park.
season and Head Coach Ian MacInnis
gave the then 15-year-old that
chance. “Having the Complex nearly
full and playing with my two older
brothers was one of the most nerve
wracking but exciting moments in Photo IceLevel
my life,” said Tanner. “That, along
with winning a championship in my said Tanner. His advice to young
rookie year, are two memories that players looking to advance their
really stand out.” careers is to take it all in one day at
Tanner amassed 72 goals and a time. “Enjoy the friendships you
123 assists totaling 195 points with make along the way.”
the Colts. He parlayed success with Tanner is using his business
his hometown team into a stint degree from SUNY Oswego and has
with Oswego for three seasons of partnered with his longtime friend,
university hockey. Will Lecky to run a business that
cuts down unwanted trees, milling
Tanner keeps in touch with
the logs, dying them in a dry kiln,
several of his former teammates, “I
and selling finished wooden furniture
made so, so many friends playing
in Cornwall,” said Spink. Keegan online. Aurra Wood & Co has a
storefront on Brookdale Avenue.
Mulhearn, Jeremy McFarlane, and
Grant Cooper are among the names Tanner is planning for a wedding
he lists but basically, it’s most of the next July to his fiancé Mckenzie
players that threw on a Colts jersey Hendrie.
in his five seasons. The youngest Spink brother,
“I can’t explain enough how fast Tanner definitely leaving a lasting
junior and college hockey goes by,” imprint on his family legacy.
