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The Hockey Card Report Busy Winter Season at the

Summerstown Trails
By Bennett Harty

By Jean Pierre Tibi destination. Nobody goes to the trails
in the summer, as the bugs and flies are
UMMERSTOWN, ON – If just too overwhelming. New events
SMother Nature is good to us, were offered for the first time this fall,
when you read this, many of the with an equipment swap day, and a
winter activities at the trails will combined Fat Bike Day/Food Drive
have started. After a two-year hiatus which gathered nonperishable food
due to Covid, our popular school items that were taken to a local food
hosting program was successfully bank. This last event was organized by
restarted last year. This is where the the FOTST fat bike community, aka
Photo Submitted on field trips, and to the tune of one HS cross-country meet was held for a
Summerstown Trails hosts students
the Summerstown Flow Riders. The
busload of students nearly every day,
second year, with a record number of
the volunteers accompany around
his month’s featured card is of 1,000 students every winter on cross- schools (thirteen) participating. The
Nordic walking program was offered
TKanata’s own Jack Quinn, a country ski and snowshoe outings on
sophomore forward for the Buffalo the trails. for a sixth year.
Sabers. Quinn’s first year saw him Looking ahead to the events
hockey every night.
collect 14 goals and 23 assists for a 37 Of course, there are also our regular occurring in February, the annual
point total on an up and coming young The card shown is a Tim Horton’s “In programs such as our weekend rental Summerstown Dion snowshoe race
team. Although never really in the hunt Motion Phenoms” from 2022. This card of equipment (skis, snowshoes, and will be held on Saturday, February
for the Rookie of the Year honour in has a current value of approximately fat bikes), our monthly moonlight 10, with participants coming from
the show, he did collect that hardware $4 in today’s market. In contrast, his outings when there is a full moon, the Ottawa, Montreal, and Kingston
a year earlier in the AHL. In forty-five Young Guns card is currently valued at and the Tuesday and Sunday fat bike areas. And of course, families are
AHL games, Quinn recorded 26 goals $15 and is a great example of the type group outings. The Learn to XC Ski looking forward to the trails’ annual
on his way to a 61 point total, which of card that experienced collectors program for adults and students will Family Day Festivities where
undoubtably paved his way onto the may stockpile in anticipation of great have started as will the Jackrabbit equipment rental is free, as are the hot

Sabers roster for the ‘22-‘23 campaign. things to come from Jack. Quinn’s program where kids from four to
One of the reasons for featuring Quinn POE card (Team Canada Program thirteen learn and develop their XC dogs and maple taffy for all to enjoy;
is not only the fact that he is somewhat of Excellence – and one my personal skills. Both of these programs are this year, Family Day is on Monday,
local, but he also played Jr. A in the faves) is currently valued at $7. If under the technical leadership of February 19.
CCHL for the Kanata Lasers, now Quinn reaches his potential in the next Ronina (Ronnie) Wolack. Come and enjoy the Summerstown
known as the Renfrew Wolves, a couple seasons, if he can remain injury Trails any day to enjoy an outing on
pathway we have seen more and more free, any of the mentioned cards would The fall season was also busy with our 30 km of trails. The trails are
of in recent years. be sound investments. programs and events as the trails located on Summerstown Road, 1.6
are now a three-season recreational
Quinn is an important part of a Starting off the New Year here at km north of the 401 at exit 804.
stockpile of young talent in Buffalo HCR, we’ll check in quickly on the
that has fans excited about what is to Ovi watch! Although it hasn’t been
come. Coming off an injury, the Sabers a media headline as of late, Ovi is
hope he can reignite production and get still producing, although his pace has
back into the top six sooner than later. slowed as of late. He now sits at 830
Although many would say the Sabers total, with only 8 goals on the season
are underachieving at the moment, they so far which would project to a very
are in the toughest division in the NHL, subpar season total for the Great Eight.
and a short win streak could bump them After a slow Caps start, and with
up the standings quickly. A playoff #8 always deadly on the PP, I would
berth would be a minimal qualifier for certainly expect that production rate
them to call this a successful season. to pick up substantially heading into
With the likes of Quinn, along with the new year. Before I go, just want to
Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, and wish all of our readers, and all players, A few of the fat bike riders standing behind “Santa’s sleigh” full of
Zach Benson, the Sabers can be relied a healthy, happy, and injury free year donated food at the combined Fat Bike Day / Food Drive at the
upon to provide fast paced, exciting ahead! Go Bruins! Summerstown trails. Photo Submitted