Story by Brock Ormond Another preseason has come and gone, as the Wellington Dukes prepare for the upcoming 2022-23 OJHL season. The defending East Division champions picked up a few wins as they cycled in potential candidates for the roster in a competitive five games, Below are brief breakdowns of each game. Mon, August 22 […]
Photo – Tim Bates/OJHL Images Despite taking a year away from hockey, in addition to losing most of a year to the Covid-19 pandemic, Eli Shiller is continuing his hockey career south of the border after committing the the Plattsburgh State University Cardinals. Shiller joined the Dukes in the pandemic lost 2020-21 season after 2 […]
Though the 2022-23 season is about to get underway, the 2021-22 Dukes team continues to make the news as forward Ethan Quick has committed to the Ottawa 67’s on the Ontario Hockey League for the upcoming season. The 2005 born forward, from Trenton, Ontario joined the Dukes last season after a stand out 2019-20 season with […]
Story by Brock Ormond The first preseason game of the 2022-23 OJHL season had some dramatics in the late stages, but the Wellington Dukes came out on the losing end. After newcomer Zander Latreille tied the game with one second left on the clock in the third period, Parker Hendsbee buried the overtime winner under […]
Since the 2018-19 season, Jacob Vreugdenhil has been a key player for the Wellington Dukes. During the 2021-22 season, Vreugdenhil took on a leadership roll being named an assistant captain. For the 2022-23 season, Vreugdenhil will be the leader for the Dukes as he has been named team Captain by Dukes Head Coach/GM Derek Smith. […]
When Dukes overage goaltender came to the Wellington Dukes in 2019-20, fans got to see one of the top notch goaltenders in the OJHL. He followed a long list of outstanding goaltenders to have excelled in the Dukes program and helped lead the Dukes to a Regular Season title before the season was eventually cancelled […]
The accolades for Dukes defenseman Jonathan Balah are endless, OJHL 2nd Team All-Star, Dukes Player of the Month for February, and many more. The one the Dukes are most proud of is Division 1 College commitment, after the star defenseman committed to Holy Cross University for next season. Balah joined the Dukes in a pre […]
Story by Brock Ormond Photo: OJHL Images/Wellington Dukes The Wellington Dukes will officially have home ice advantage for the first two rounds of the OJHL Playoffs. David Campbell’s tally 5:27 into the third period stood as the game-winner as the Dukes nipped the Haliburton County Huskies 3-2 on Sunday to give them their second […]
A former member of the Wellington Dukes is making big waves south of the border in the NCAA ranks, and now is getting major recognition after being nominated for the Hobey Baker Award; the NCAA most prestigious award. Declan Carlile, now with the Merrimack College Warriors in the NCAA, spent one season with the Dukes […]
The Wellington Dukes travelled to Newmarket today and defeated the Hurricanes by a score of 4 to 1 and in doing so clinched a playoff spot for the 25th time in their 25 years of franchise history. Just 16 seconds into the game Luc Brown opened the scoring for the visitors and before the period […]
