Sideways
Dukes face a tough test to begin the new year The Wellington Dukes stumbled into the new year with a disappointing loss to a lower-ranked team on Friday. It was the Toronto Patriots who set the pace in the Dukes’ return to action in Wellington. The Dukes were game in this high-speed test, but it […]
Break
Morrow impresses on a big stage while the Dukes set the stage for a race to the top The Wellington Dukes head home for the holiday break today with some lingering question marks, but are surely pleased with their performance through 34 games. The team ends the calendar year in the top half of the […]
Prelude
Dukes and Junior Canadiens serve up a thrilling performance, but Dukes fall just short First, we must talk about Tyler Fukakusa. The remarkable hockey player leads the league in points—by a wide margin. His closest contender is 13 points back of the centreman. Lightning quick on the face-off dot and lethal when given space to […]
Bump in the road
Dukes’ first loss in three weeks doesn’t diminish a strong run The Wellington Dukes have become a scoring powerhouse in recent weeks. In five games prior to Monday’s loss in Cobourg, the Dukes decimated their opponents by scoring 41 times—an average of eight goals a game— while allowing just six goals over the halfdozen matches. […]
Power players
Dukes own the best power play in the league Just one game for the Dukes on the weekend, and they made it count. The Dukes braved the snowstorm Friday to visit the Golden Hawks in Trenton. Despite a sizeable crowd of Hawks fans loudly cheering on their team, the Dukes took hold of this game. […]
Flying high
An overtime loss doesn’t diminish the Dukes’ achievements last week The Wellington Dukes have served up some thrilling entertainment this season, from an early nail-biter against Aurora in the first week of the season to an electrifying 4-4 draw with Haliburton in mid-October. I’ll include, too, the 2-1 loss to Trenton on October 21—a game […]
On fire
Dukes notch three shutouts on a six-game win streak The Dukes rolled over a pair of SouthEast Conference rivals on the weekend the way bees protect their hive. Waves and waves of attackers swarming their enemy, near constant bombardment, forcing them into retreat, then exhaustion, then defeat. It was unrelenting. It wasn’t particularly good hockey. […]
Additions
Dukes welcome new and old teammates. Respond with three wins—two shutouts Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. It was a week when the state of the Wellington Dukes shifted profoundly. Something old: Ryan Smith returned to the Dukes lineup last week. Smith scored nine points in eight games to start the season, but […]
Hard slog
Dukes defeat the highest-ranked team in Canada The Wellington Dukes travelled to Milton on Sunday on the heels of a hardfought but ultimately losing battle against the Trenton Golden Hawks on Friday. Earlier in the week, the Milton Menace were ranked Canada’s top team in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. And Sunday games are weird. […]
Unsettled
Dukes skate to a pair of draws. That is where the similarity between these games ended It was easily the most thrilling game in Wellington this season. And an excellent Pumpkinfest weekend crowd was on hand to enjoy it. DUKES 4 – HALIBURTON 4 The Haliburton County Huskies are a big skilled, and dynamic team. […]