Hot in November
Dukes extend unbeaten streak to 13 games The Wellington Dukes feasted on three teams with losing records over the past week to add three more wins to their season—extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games. The Dukes haven’t lost a game since the first week of October. Nine of these games in this stretch were […]
Grit and resilience
Dukes’ winning record earned in the trenches With Ben Evans sidelined for the second game of a two-game suspension, it was left to others to bear the brunt of the grinding work in front of the Chargers’ netminder on Friday. Stepping into that role was, among others, Ben Woodhouse. Woodhouse has many talents, including a […]
Winner! Gagnon!
Winger’s second hat trick this season lifts Dukes’ winning streak to seven games Natural goal scorers seem to see the game differently. They tend to perceive openings, opportunities before they occur. Others have described the phenomenon as the ability to slow down time to enable the senses to put order to the chaos—to make the […]
Forging ahead
Dukes split weekend games, slip out of first place Story and Photos: Kevin Scanlon Asplit of their weekend games cost the Wellington Dukes the lead in the East Division as they slipped into second place, one point behind Trenton. But the Dukes, with their 10-3 record, have a game in hand and could jump back […]
Adrenaline kids
The Dukes win three of four matches last week The Wellington Dukes carried a onegoal lead into the second period on Monday night in Cobourg. A pretty creation that began with Ben Woodhouse handily carrying the puck into the Cougars zone, swinging to the left wing. Drop pass to Jacob Vreugdenhil. Slick move around the […]
Depth
Dukes finding ways to win despite depleted line up The Dukes continue to rack up wins— despite a fifth of the team sidelined with injury or suspension. Missing are Ben Evans, Evan Miller, Tanner Tolliver, Ryan Smith, and Noah Massie. Ben Woodhouse returned to the Dukes lineup on Sunday in Trenton after serving a twogame […]
Wild ride
Dukes wrangle a pair of wins to open the season It was a roller coaster ride for the Wellington Dukes as they opened the regular season over the weekend. On Friday, the Dukes skated to a commanding 4-0 lead, only to watch it slip away in a matter of minutes at the end of the […]
Season’s beginnings
Dukes embark on a new campaign Change is afoot. Youngsters with neatly combed hair and new backpacks stuffed with pencils and snacks are heading back to school. Leaves are still green, but that too will change soon enough. And so it is that the Wellington Dukes embark on a brand new hockey season. It is […]
Amorphous
Dukes take two of three games in pre-season action It’s hard to know what to make of preseason hockey. It’s a lot of talented strangers trying to make an impression in a finite number of shifts. It is hard, too, to know what to make of opposing teams —to know if this is this any […]
Moving on
John Druce steps down, Derek Smith steps in The Wellington Dukes have announced that head coach John Druce is stepping down and assistant coach Derek Smith will step into the role as leader behind the bench. Both Druce and Smith joined the Dukes organization in early 2018 after Scott Mc- Crory was relieved of his […]