Big week ahead
With four games in the next eight days the Dukes can make a charge toward first place in the East PHOTOS: KEVIN SCANLON The Trenton Golden Hawks got the better of the Wellington Dukes. It took six attempts, but they finally squeezed out a win against Wellington on Friday night. Fully 40 per cent of […]
Wobble and correct
Duke’s rebound from loss, prepare for big home weekend The Dukes allowed one to get away on Friday night. On the road in Toronto, visiting the St. Michael’s Buzzers, the Dukes battled back from a one-goal deficit coughed up early in the game to take the lead in the second. Goals from Justin Paul and […]
Rested and healthy
Dukes prepare for a prosperous New Year The Wellington Dukes have much to build upon in 2020, much to inspire ambitions. The Dukes kick off the new year on Friday in a virtual tie for first place in the East Division (two points behind the Trenton Golden Hawks, but with a game in hand). They […]
Hard back
Dukes overwhelm Aurora to end losing skid The Wellington Dukes snapped a four-game losing streak in resounding fashion on Friday night in Wellington. It was a solid win against an Aurora team that played most of this game above their heads—keen to topple the mighty Dukes. Indeed, the victory was more profound that the score—6-1—indicated […]
Skid
Dukes look to end slide on Friday December is turning into a forgettable month for the Wellington Dukes. After compiling an unbeaten streak through November, the Dukes have dropped four in a row. Since losing 3-1 to Cobourg in Wellington on November 29, the Dukes have lost three road games, dropping Wellington into second place […]
Subdued
Dukes let one slip away Cobourg had all the fire. The Dukes had fumes. This state of affairs was upside down for Dukes fans in Wellington. On most nights, it is the Dukes who are faster. More intense. Unrelenting. Not on Friday. Released from the grip of Jerome Dupont’s demanding coaching style—the new-look Cougars found […]
Powering through
Dukes currently ranked 7th in the nation It is unseemly to criticize refereeing. In any sport. At any level. Referees are human arbiters, doing their best. Yet it is precisely their human frailty that allows some to get caught up in the emotion of the game—rather than serving as ruthlessly objective play callers. Now the […]
Hot in November
Dukes extend unbeaten streak to 13 games The Wellington Dukes feasted on three teams with losing records over the past week to add three more wins to their season—extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games. The Dukes haven’t lost a game since the first week of October. Nine of these games in this stretch were […]
Grit and resilience
Dukes’ winning record earned in the trenches With Ben Evans sidelined for the second game of a two-game suspension, it was left to others to bear the brunt of the grinding work in front of the Chargers’ netminder on Friday. Stepping into that role was, among others, Ben Woodhouse. Woodhouse has many talents, including a […]
Winner! Gagnon!
Winger’s second hat trick this season lifts Dukes’ winning streak to seven games Natural goal scorers seem to see the game differently. They tend to perceive openings, opportunities before they occur. Others have described the phenomenon as the ability to slow down time to enable the senses to put order to the chaos—to make the […]