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. […]
Constructive
The Dukes are adding pieces to an already strong team It was a building week for the Wellington Dukes. A pair of wins. A pair of defencemen to stiffen the Dukes’ blueline. A constructive week. DUKES 11 – PATRIOTS 3 The Toronto Patriots put up little opposition on their visit to Wellington on Friday. They […]
Fair to middling
A pair of losses drops the Dukes to the middle of the pack Eight games into the regular season, the Wellington Dukes have four wins and four losses. They sit smack dab in the middle of the eleventeam South East conference. Not bad. But not good either. Average. But average is hardly what athletes strive […]
Doppelganger
Dukes tangle with a St. Mike’s team that looks much like themselves Contrary to our errant reporting last week, the Dukes played just a single game on the weekend. But as predicted, they faced a stiff opponent in the St. Michael’s Buzzers. St. Mikes had started slowly this season, but in the Governor’s Showcase last […]
Streaks of brilliance
Dappled by splashes of ordinary Consistency is a fleeting commodity early in the OJHL season. Moments of brilliance are overtaken by seeming indifference. A penalty, intermission or a great check or save can swing the direction of the game in a heartbeat. On the ice, players are still working out timing. Still getting to know […]