With the OJHL having returned this fall after a cancelled season, Smith wants the 2021-22 Dukes players to be ready to battle for their roster spot every night as the players return to traditional hockey.
Wellington Dukes
After winning 8-0 Saturday in Toronto against the Patriots, the Dukes tallied the first six goals of the contest in an eventual 7-4 victory over the visiting Lindsay Muskies in Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at Lehigh Arena.
A four-goal first period led to an 8-0 drubbing Saturday evening for the Wellington Dukes over the host Toronto Patriots in Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Westwood Arena.
Sunday’s win for the Wellington Dukes was one head coach Derek Smith considers to be a big building block as the season progresses.
The host Lindsay Muskies withstood a late push from the Wellington Dukes to win their second straight Ontario Junior Hockey League game 4-3 Friday night.
A hat trick by captain Emmet Pierce paced the Wellington Dukes to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Lindsay Muskies in Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at Lehigh Arena.
A go-ahead goal by Emmet Pierce late in regulation time followed by an empty-netter from Graham Dickerson lifted the Wellington Dukes to a 4-2 win over the visiting Toronto Patriots in Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday night at Lehigh Arena.
For the second straight game, the Wellington Dukes had to claw back from a substantial deficit after the first period against the Cobourg Cougars.
After spotting the visiting Cobourg Cougars a five-goal lead in the first period, the Wellington Dukes fell just shy of a successful comeback in Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon at Lehigh Arena.
A stretch of five straight goals across all three periods paced the visiting Wellington Dukes to a 6-3 victory over the Trenton Golden Hawks in Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday evening at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens.