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 […]
Playoff ready
Dukes send a message to potential first round playoff opponents While the Wellington Dukes fell short of defeating the putative East Division champions on Sunday, they did, however, deliver a clear and unequivocal message to the Cobourg Cougars: Be ready for a battle in the first round of the playoffs. The Dukes have just a […]
Clinched
Dukes bound for the playoffs On Saturday afternoon, the Wellington Dukes clinched a playoff spot for the 30th consecutive season before a national audience on CHCH television. It is the kind of statistical benchmark David Brown loved to track, promote and share. Sadly, Brown passed away late last year missing this important milestone. He would […]
Showcase
Dukes and Kingston to be featured in national broadcast on Saturday afternoon Largely overlooked by folks outside of their hometown, Tier 2 Junior hockey, outside of the championship game, doesn’t often get an opportunity to present itself to a national audience. That changed this season when the OJHL teamed up with broadcaster CHCH in order […]
Thriller
Dukes defeat Oakville in an exciting display of speed and tenacity Some described it simply as the most exciting game they’ve ever witnessed. That’s something. For the Dukes have presented plenty of excitement in Wellington over the decades. But this was exceptional. The Oakville Blades were in town. The best team in the OJHL, third […]