Hard back
Dukes overwhelm Aurora to end losing skid The Wellington Dukes snapped a four-game losing streak in resounding fashion on Friday night in Wellington. It was a solid win against an Aurora team that played most of this game above their heads—keen to topple the mighty Dukes. Indeed, the victory was more profound that the score—6-1—indicated […]
Skid
Dukes look to end slide on Friday December is turning into a forgettable month for the Wellington Dukes. After compiling an unbeaten streak through November, the Dukes have dropped four in a row. Since losing 3-1 to Cobourg in Wellington on November 29, the Dukes have lost three road games, dropping Wellington into second place […]
Subdued
Dukes let one slip away Cobourg had all the fire. The Dukes had fumes. This state of affairs was upside down for Dukes fans in Wellington. On most nights, it is the Dukes who are faster. More intense. Unrelenting. Not on Friday. Released from the grip of Jerome Dupont’s demanding coaching style—the new-look Cougars found […]
Powering through
Dukes currently ranked 7th in the nation It is unseemly to criticize refereeing. In any sport. At any level. Referees are human arbiters, doing their best. Yet it is precisely their human frailty that allows some to get caught up in the emotion of the game—rather than serving as ruthlessly objective play callers. Now the […]
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 […]