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 […]
Glorious run
Dukes bow out to Oakville in a spectacular playoff season Despite losing out to Oakville in the Buckland Cup final, it is impossible to do anything other than celebrate a truly magnificent Wellington Dukes season. Around the village and further afield in Dukesland, there is no remorse, no regrets— only wide smiles for yet another […]
Conference champions
Dukes outlast North York Rangers, head on to Buckland Cup The improbable continues to be revealed as possible by the Wellington Dukes. On Sunday, they came from behind to defeat the North York Rangers in Game 7. In doing so, becoming Conference Champions for the second consecutive season. Now the Dukes will take on the […]
Holy Hanna
Dukes are East Division Champions The Wellington Dukes never had the lead against the Whitby Fury in Game 7 of the East Division final game on Tuesday. That is until Quinn Hanna found himself alone in the slot in front of Fury netminder Luke Pearson with just 46 seconds remaining in regular time. He squared […]
Round 2
Dukes face Whitby in division final It’s Wellington versus Whitby in Round 2 of the OJHL playoffs. On Friday night, the Dukes downed the East Division regular season champions, Cobourg Cougars, in five games earning their place in the Division Final. The Fury defeated the Trenton Golden Hawks on Sunday to advance to face Wellington. […]
Smash mouth hockey
Dukes go toe-to-toe with the Cougars This was always destined to be a bruising series. The Cobourg Cougars fought their way to the top of the East Division, playing a heavy game. Structured and disciplined, yet physical, sprinkled with some offensive talent. And the Wellington Dukes understood that to compete in this series they would […]
Ready
Playoffs begin this week The Wellington Dukes and Cobourg Cougars will be familiar with each other when they face off in the first round of the playoffs, beginning this week (dates were not set at press time). These teams met on Monday night for the second time in eight days. With little at stake in […]