Buckland Cup Schedule
Game 1 : Friday, April 13 in Georgetown Game 2: Sunday, April 15 in Wellington Game 3: Tuesday, April 17 in Georgetown Game 4: Thursday, April 19 in Wellington Game 5: Saturday, April 21 in Georgetown Game 6: Sunday, April 22 in Wellington Game 7: Tuesday, April 24 in Georgetown All game times at 7:30 […]
Game to forget
Dukes drop game 3 Some games aren’t worth dissecting. There is too little of value or of potential edification to be gleaned from the exercise. Think Game 2 in Newmarket. Last night’s game in Aurora is best forgotten quickly. While Aurora fans will read into the lopsided score the possibility that their team is “back”, […]
Wow
Dukes win three of four games to force game seven For the third week in a row a decisive game, this time in the North East semifinal series between the Wellington Dukes and the Newmarket Hurricanes, will have been played between this newspaper’s deadline and when it arrives on County streets and corners. So what […]
Back
Dukes simplify their game, play hard nose hockey for the win The Wellington Dukes are back. Playing a flawlessly simply game, the Dukes skated faster, worked harder and battled harder, pushing their way back into the NorthEast semi-final series with the Newmarket Hurricanes. The Dukes proved they are the better team. To themselves. To their […]
Self destruct
Dukes drop game three The lesson of the Dukes 3-1 loss against the Pickering Panthers was clear: Don’t fall behind against this disciplined, defensive team. And if you do, try to stay out of the penalty box. Don’t give games away. Nothing went right for the Dukes in front of the hometown crowd on Tuesday […]
Playoffs
Action begins this Friday night in Wellington It’s playoff time in Wellington. On Friday the Wellington Dukes host the Pickering Panthers in Game 1 of the best of seven series. On paper the matchup appears to favour the East Division Champions. The Dukes won all four games against the Panthers this season. And Wellington had […]
Weak habits
Dukes continue to be hobbled by lazy penalties This should have been a happy story. It could have been the story in which we told you the Wellington Dukes had clinched the East Division Championship. Instead, it’s another story about how penalties cost the Dukes a valuable two points—points they should have won. It had […]
Final stretch
Dukes face Pickering in a potential preview of the playoffs After a layoff of 11 days, the Wellington Dukes get back to competition on Friday—the first of five games to be played in just over a week. The final four games will be on the road. It’s one way to finish the regular season. Not […]
Reflection
Dukes have 11 days to reverse losing skid It’s time for a break. Time to regroup. Time for the Wellington Dukes to ask themselves what they want to achieve this season. How far do they want to go? From the opening weeks in September, the Dukes led the East Division standings, occasionally flirting with a […]
Flailing
Dukes in search of character and discipline It was just one game. Another oddity in a particularly screwy Dukes schedule this season, had Wellington playing a single game last week. Still, they didn’t show up. When the opposition found another gear, the Dukes responded with angry words. Useless words. It is an odd thing. Dukes […]