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 […]
Cruel fate
Two vastly different games, same disappointing result It was the best of games. It was the worst of games. Yet the result was the same. Two disappointing losses on home ice, both in overtime. Both opposing teams celebrating in Wellington as the home team heads for the showers. The Dukes played their best hockey of the […]
Building blocks
Winners of four in a row, the Dukes get ready to face two East division rivals Don’t look now, but the Dukes have quietly assembled a tidy four-game winning streak—with decisive wins over North York and Orangeville during the weekend. This week, however, will present an important test of the Dukes’ rediscovered swagger as they face-off against […]
On a roll
Dukes putting pieces together It has been a roller coaster ride for both players and fans of the Wellington Dukes so far in the 2014-15 season. So a pair of wins on the weekend are a welcome swing in the Dukes’ fortunes. Less certain is whether this weekend marks a break in the pattern or […]
Speed demons
Dukes look fast in training camp scrimmages The Wellington Dukes were on the ice on a weekend that felt more like October than August. Sixty players—a mix of veterans, newly signed and recruits— skated through four scrimmages on Saturday and Sunday at the Essroc Centre in the Wellington and District Community Centre. Veterans including Joe McKeown […]
On the ice
Dukes open training camp on Saturday The ice making plant has been churning for more than week now. And come this weekend, the Wellington Dukes return—just a few short months since the village hosted the Dudley Hewitt Cup and watched its team narrowly ousted from an RBC Cup berth in the final game. Despite the loss […]
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