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A Spink-less Roster — New Beginnings

By Micaela Wylie-Arbic Come September, Spink will be following in
the footsteps of his brothers, heading south of the
fter the Cornwall Colts’ season was cut short border. His plans include attending SUNY Oswego
Aby an upset loss earlier this month, five University to play for the men’s varsity hockey
players from the roster have graduated and are team. At Oswego, Spink will be competing in the
moving on to new endeavours; one of them being State University of New York Athletic Conference
six-year veteran, Tanner Spink.
at the NCAA Division 3 level.
This marks the end of the Spink family era in During his time with the Colts, Spink won the
Cornwall Junior hockey. Tanner Spink first laced Bogart Cup (Central Canadian Hockey League
up with the Colts, fresh and starry-eyed when
championship) at 16; was one of the youngest
he was a freshman in high-school. The Spink selections to compete in the World Junior A
name was a force to be reckoned with on the ice,
Challenge in 2013, where he was named to Team
where older-twin brother duo, Tyson and Tylor
also started with the Colts before moving onto East for the Canadian Junior Hockey League
collegiate hockey in the States playing for Colgate Prospects Games; and qualified for league playoffs
four of the six years he played.
University.
Now at twenty years old, the youngest Spink is Spink says he’s especially excited to see where
no longer eligible to play in the league. On the his university career will lead, “I’m definitely
brighter side of things, it’s looking though his excited to move on to another chapter in my life,” Tanner Spink will be wearing a new jersey next
hockey career is far from over. he said. season. Photo Credit: Icelevel
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