Slip
The Dukes look to reboot with games against Newmarket and Pickering The East is a tough division. Its lowest ranked team, the Kingston Voyageurs, would occupy the middle of the pack or better in any other OJHL division. All five teams in the East own a winning record so far in the 2016/17 season. It’s not the […]
On top
Dukes share OJHL lead after ten games Ten games into the 2016/17 regular season and the Wellington Dukes share the OJHL points lead with Trenton. Meanwhile, Dukes forwards Brayden Stortz and Nic Mucci lead the league with 29 and 22 points respectively, and netminder Connor Ryckman has stopped 308 shots and sits third among all OJHL […]
Emergence
Lesser-known Dukes begin to shine The Wellington Dukes are in Buffalo this week participating in the Governors’ Showcase tournament—an opportunity for scouts and recruiters to examine the current crop of OJHL talent in one rink. It is a chance, too, for unheralded players to shine and perhaps catch the attention of a school or hockey […]
Winning ways
Dukes unbeaten in four games The Wellington Dukes had no business in Friday’s game against Cobourg. The Cougars will host the RBC Cup in the spring and as such the team is older, bigger and packed with talent. And through the first period, it looked as though the Dukes might not make it out of […]
Self-adjusting
Dukes begin to gel on the fly over the weekend It wasn’t the smoothest of starts to a new season. A little wobbly at first. But over two games against the Aurora Tigers on the weekend, the Dukes grew. And became steadier. More sure of their capabilities. The Dukes won both games—at home and on the […]
New beginnings
Dukes season opener this Friday in Wellington Wellington has long been regarded as a prolific developer of young hockey players with big ambitions, never more so than today. Of the two dozen active players who finished the season with the Dukes last year, more than half have graduated to play at a higher level this fall. […]
Loosening up
Dukes roll out welcome mat to County minor hockey players It is difficult to distill significance from early exhibition games. The play is ragged. The skaters mostly unfamiliar. Everyone is learning new roles. Some are just trying to stick with the team. Certainly the Kingston Voyageurs presented little resistance to the Wellington Dukes in a pair […]
Scrapping
Working into the Dukes roster Acooler bite to the morning air in recent days signals the return of hockey season in Wellington. Though one doesn’t directly cause the other, it is another reminder that summer days are fading and another season is around the corner. In preparation, about 73 players skated in the Dukes’ training […]
Busy off-season
Dukes fundraising, community relations and developing hockey talent Despite a months-long off-season, running a hockey club requires attention all year round. It affords few breaks even during the sunny days of July. The Wellington Dukes are no exception. In recent weeks, the team has signed eight new players, is getting ready to lead a development team at […]
The future
Dukes prospects showcase their talent this weekend in Wellington Junior hockey returns to Wellington this weekend as the Dukes host the team’s annual spring tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The team is welcoming a larger roster of prospects this weekend than in past spring camps. Action gets underway at 9 a.m. on Saturday and extends all […]