Underdogs
Dukes ready to face Trenton in the first round of OJHL playoffs Few are giving the Wellington Dukes much of a chance against the Trenton Golden Hawks as the teams prepare for a best-of-seven playoff series starting this Friday in Trenton. But then nearly everyone willing to make a prediction is also allowing that, of all […]
Out of gas
Dukes drop three games, but have clinched a playoff spot Words ought to have meaning— even in the world of OJHL officiating. In the warmup before Monday’s game in Stouffville, a stray puck slid into the Dukes end. Forward Luc Brown lobbed it back. This, it turns out is a penalty. Not an ordinary penalty but […]
Powered up
Dukes ride four-game winning streak into the last week of the regular season Dukes fans have been waiting a long time for this team to catch fire. The wait is over—the Dukes are fully ignited. And not a moment too soon. A couple of weeks ago, the playoffs were a question mark. No longer. While they […]
Heart pounding
Dukes rally from loss to win two big games For the fans scattered among the many empty seats of the Essroc Centre on Sunday afternoon, this surely was among the most exciting hockey games seen in the building in a while. Not since the Dudley Hewitt Cup championship game have fans been so intensely behind their […]
Signs of life
Dukes rally to defeat Stouffville The 2015 Dukes have spent the season tripping back and forth over the .500 line. With a big win on Sunday, the Dukes edged closer to a winning record. The team currently has a .488 record—that is, it has won 48.8 per cent of its regular season games. But the […]
Shaking it off
The Dukes must look past a tough weekend The fire has dimmed to barely an ember now. Perhaps it is just the weariness of three road games in three days. Yet rarely have we seen this faraway expression in the eyes of the Dukes players. It’s a look that telegraphs a sense that they’ve exhausted all […]
In the hunt
Dukes in search of an identity The Wellington Dukes cling stubbornly to a playoff spot in the northeast conference after a win and a pair of losses over the last week. The difference this week is that they now share that spot with the Pickering Panthers and the Newmarket Hurricane. Only two will make it. […]
Reset
The Dukes look to launch late season charge The Wellington Dukes start a new year with a fresh slate, a bad bout of the flu and a gaping hole in net. The Dukes head into tonight’s home game against Aurora still clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the northeast conference, with just […]
Christmas gift
Dukes deliver win against Kingston Michael Mulvihill, the principal owner of the Wellington Dukes, addressed the team, their parents and billet families on Sunday. He recalled that, shortly after he aquired the club, Diane Lavender advised him, in no uncertain terms and regardless of any other ambition he might have for the team—the Dukes had […]
Shorthanded
Dukes win two, get picked apart by Cobourg It couldn’t last. It was too tall an order— too many games against tough opponents with just four defencemen and a rarely used call-up. The Dukes kept Oakville close a week ago, but lost by a goal. Then they went to Kingston and shut out the Voyageurs. The […]