With pandemic restrictions loosening, local hockey is starting to ramp back up in the Quinte area as players take to the ice at the Quinte Wellness Center with its recent reopening.
Wellington Dukes
The 2021/22 season ticket sales campaign for the Wellington Dukes is now underway and it comes with a sportsmanlike request: to help Back the Build for the new County hospital.
A 54-game 2021-2022 regular season for Ontario Junior Hockey League teams, starting Oct. 1, has been approved by the Board of Governors. The OJHL Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in Mississauga…
The Wellington Dukes recently announced the signing of 18-year-old defenceman Jonah Cochrane.
Crosby had given his stick to his defenceman while the pair were defending a Philadelphia surge in the Penguins defensive zone
Opportunities for young women are endless in sports now as it relates to university and college. As the sport evolves and develops we are all hopeful that a viable and sustainable pro model is developed in the near future.
Wellington Dukes head coach Derek Smith knows he’s losing “a lot of character and a lot of leadership” from his departing overage players.
In September of 2020 when most local boys’ team were grounded from any games, the ingenuity and creativity displayed by the coaching staff allowed the girls to play modified games against other teams until December.
For professional women’s team sports it has been even more dire, however there are signs of improvement.
An unusual season came to an end with an unusual game-winning goal for the Wellington Dukes in the final match-up of their development series against the Trenton Golden Hawks.