wellingtondukes.com http://www.wellingtondukes.com News feed - Wellington Dukes Junior 'A' Hockey Club en Fri, 18 May 2012 23:50:02 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/315/richardson-accepts-offer-from-windsor http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/315/richardson-accepts-offer-from-windsor Elliott Richardson has confirmed his commitment to join the University of Windsor Lancers beginning with the 2012-13 OUA season. The 6'1", 189 lbs. native of Hanmer, Ontario joined the OJHL as a 16-year old in 2007-08 after being a 5th round selection of the OHL's Sudbury Wolves.  The... Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/314/former-duke-signs-with-nhl-st-louis-blues http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/314/former-duke-signs-with-nhl-st-louis-blues Former Wellingyon Dukes goaltender Paul Karpowich has signed a two year contract with the NHL St. Louis Blues.  His one season with the Dukes (2007-08) saw him finish with the second lowest GAA in the OJHL (2.15) and earned him a selection by the Blues in the 2008 NHL draft. The... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/313/former-duke-named-to-ahl-allrookie-team http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/313/former-duke-named-to-ahl-allrookie-team The American Hockey League announced today that St. John's IceCaps goaltender Eddie Pasquale has been named to the AHL All-Rookie Team for the 2011-12 season. Pasquale played one season (2006-07) as a Duke and the 16 year old native of Toronto, Ontario led the entire OJHL with the lowest... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/312/pratt-yuill-off-to-university http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/312/pratt-yuill-off-to-university The Wellington Dukes of the OJHL are pleased to announce two of their players have joined the CIS univertsity ranks starting in September: David Pratt will be attending Queens University in Kingston. The 20 year old spent four seasons with the Dukes and while called upon to be a... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/309/alumni-watch-anderson-ayotte-brown http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/309/alumni-watch-anderson-ayotte-brown Three former Wellington Dukes are heading to Lake Placid for the NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Semifinal between the Oswego State Lakers and Amherst on Friday. This will be the third straight year that the Lakers have made it this far as former Dukes Jared Anderson, Chris Ayotte and... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/308/ojhl-names-murphy-most-improved-player http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/308/ojhl-names-murphy-most-improved-player Details to follow. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/307/alumni-watch-brodie-beard http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/307/alumni-watch-brodie-beard Former Wellington Duke Brodie Beard has been named to the second All-Star Team by the Ontario University Athletics while playing for Nipissing University.  Brodie played one season for  the Dukes as a 16 year old in 2002-03 helping the team win their first OJHL Championship and... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/306/alumni-watch-corey-bureau http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/306/alumni-watch-corey-bureau Former Wellington Duke Corey Bureau has been named the Ontario University Athletics Top Rookie as well as being named to the OUA Rookie Team as a member of Queen's University.  Corey played for the Dukes as a 16 year old in the 2006-07 season helping the team reach the OJHL Finals and then... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/305/richardson-murphy-named-to-first-all-star-team http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/305/richardson-murphy-named-to-first-all-star-team The Ontario Junior Hockey League today announced the OJHL First and Second All-Star Teams for the 2011-12 regular season and two Dukes have been selected: Defence-Elliott Richardson:  The fifth year defenceman was one of the Wellington Dukes leaders from start to finish this season,... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/304/dukes-announce-february-player-of-the-month http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/304/dukes-announce-february-player-of-the-month The Wellington Dukes are pleased to announce Darcy Murphy as their Player of the Month for... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/303/dukes-2012-annual-hockey-school-info http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/303/dukes-2012-annual-hockey-school-info The Wellington Dukes 2012 Annual Hockey School will be held from August 13 to August 17.  Full days of activities are involved.  For further information please contact Marty Abrams at 613-399-2292 or e-mail mabrams10@sympatico.ca Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/302/darcy-murphy-ncaa-bound http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/302/darcy-murphy-ncaa-bound Wellington Duke forward Darcy Murphy has confirmed his commitment to the Colgate University Raiders... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/296/where-are-they-now-chris-brown http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/296/where-are-they-now-chris-brown The Centreville, Ontario native has had to battle his way through the different levels of hockey as his small stature required him to find other ways of succeeding and surviving. In 2004 the 16-year-old forward managed to make the Napanee Raiders team which plays in the Junior... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/295/former-duke-named-ahl-player-of-the-week http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/295/former-duke-named-ahl-player-of-the-week The American Hockey League announced today that St. John's IceCaps goaltender Eddie Pasquale has been selected as the Reeboc/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 12, 2012. Pasquale made three starts last week and stopped 83 of 87 shots, earning three wins and helping the... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/294/where-are-they-now-derek-smith http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/294/where-are-they-now-derek-smith Derek first attended a Wellington Dukes training camp when he was just 15 years old. He was sent back to the Quinte Midgets AAA team but was called up as an affiliate for a few games and scored his first Junior A goal. For the next three years he was one of the Dukes’ top four defencemen... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/292/alumni-watch-darcy-greenaway http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/292/alumni-watch-darcy-greenaway Kingston Frontenac forward Darcy Greenaway notched his 20th goal of the season tonight and now leads his team in goals and points with 15 games left in the season.  The Odessa, Ontario native played just one year with the Dukes, 2010-11, but left quite a mark in the team record... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/290/dukes-website-reaches-over-4-million-hits-for-2011 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/290/dukes-website-reaches-over-4-million-hits-for-2011 The popularity and interest in the Wellington Dukes has never been greater.  In addition to the largest and most loyal fan base in the OJHL, the Dukes have had an increase in attendance this season.  Further, we have had a record breaking 4,000,000 plus hits on our website during... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/289/where-are-they-now-chris-auger http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/289/where-are-they-now-chris-auger   Chris appeared at the Dukes training camp in 2003 after a successful season playing minor midget with the Quinte Red Devils AAA hockey system. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/288/alumni-watch-derek-smith-resigns-with-calgary-flames http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/288/alumni-watch-derek-smith-resigns-with-calgary-flames Former Wellington Duke Derek Smith has re-signed with the NHL Calgary Flames to a US$1.55-million, two-year contract. Currently sidelined with a high ankle sprain the defenseman signed as a free agent with the Flames on July 13, 2011 after playing with the Ottawa Senators. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/284/anthony-taylor-january-player-of-the-month http://www.wellingtondukes.com/story/284/anthony-taylor-january-player-of-the-month   Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500