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 […]
Hard way to lose
Dukes drop two games by a single goal The Dukes saw two games slip out of their hands on the weekend—losing each by just a single goal. These were painful points to let go. It is becoming a pattern. Eight of the Dukes’ last 12 games have been decided by one goal. In all but two […]
Right track
A pair of wins put Dukes back in the playoff picture The Wellington Dukes began the second half of the season with a convincing 7-2 win over the Burlington Cougars on Sunday. It was the team’s second win three days, after they edged past the Milton Icehawks 2-1 in a game that was closer than it […]
One step forward
At just one game away from the midway point in the season, the Wellington Dukes remain stuck in last place in the East, and two points out of playoff contention. The Dukes record is a perfectly flat .500—12 wins, 12 losses and two overtime losses. There is no joy in the arithmetical symmetry. If the […]
Out of the blue
Lineup-depleted, Dukes rise to the challenge Few of those who have watched the Wellington Dukes this season should be surprised when the team puts together a long winning streak. It may not happen—but it could. The ingredients are there. Strong netminding makes the Dukes a contender in every game. A sturdy and highly mobile defence corps […]