Wellington Dukes

The Wellington Dukes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. Originally a Junior C team in the 1970s and 1980s, the Dukes merged with the neighbouring Jr. B Belleville Bobcats and took their place in the Metro League. The Dukes have won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Junior A Champions three times (2003, 2011, and 2018).
==History==
In the 1970s and early 1980s, the Wellington Dukes were members of the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League. The league folded in 1986. The Dukes joined the Central Junior C Hockey League in 1986. They moved up to Metro "B" in 1989 when they took over the Belleville Bobcats franchise, and moved up to Junior "A" in 1991. The Dukes have been in the OPJHL since 1998.
In 2003, the Dukes defeated the Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-2 to win the Frank L. Buckland Trophy. At the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament, the Dukes first beat the Fort Frances Borderland Thunder of the Superior International Junior Hockey League by a score of 7-1. They were defeated 2-1 by the North Bay Skyhawks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. They then defeated the Thunder Bay Bulldogs of the SIJHL 7-4 to finish second in the round robin. In the semi-final, the Dukes defeated Fort Frances 4-2. In the final, they defeated the North Bay Skyhawks by a convincing score of 4-0 to win the Central Canadian Championship.
At the Royal Bank Cup 2003, their National tournament started with a 4-1 loss to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Humboldt Broncos. In the second game, the Dukes were embarrassed by the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Camrose Kodiaks 7-1. In the third game, the Dukes battled for their lives. In a hard battle with the Charlottetown Abbies of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League the Dukes prevailed 1-0 in overtime. Their final round robin game, the Dukes defeated the Lennoxville Cougars of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League 5-2 to finish third in the round robin. In the semi-finals, the Dukes squared off against Humboldt again and were defeated 3-2. Humboldt moved on to win the Royal Bank Cup as National Champions.
In 2008, the Dukes joined the semi-autonomous Central Division, that formed the Central Canadian Hockey League in 2009 when the OJHL was dissolved.
The Wellington Dukes defeated the hosts Huntsville Otters 5-3 to win the 2011 Dudley-Hewitt Cup. The Dukes travelled west to participate in the Royal Bank Cup in Camrose, Alberta. Wellington returned to the Quinte after a 4-1 loss to the Vernon Vipers.
Wellington was chosen to host the 2014 Dudley-Hewitt Cup at their new arena. The Dukes finished no higher than 5th in the North-East conference losing to the Cobourg Cougars in the first round 4 games to 1. The Dukes endured nearly 2 months of a playoff layoff. The Dukes entered the tournament. The Dukes finished the round robin with a 3-0 record, but lost the final to the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots 2-1.
The Dukes would win the OJHL championship, the Dudley-Hewitt Cup and make it to the final of the 2018 Royal Bank Cup before losing to the Chilliwack Chiefs 4-2 in the championship game
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Year 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1977-78	32 	21 	10 	1 	- 	194 	146 	43 	1st QSLJHL 	 	
1978-79	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available
1979-80	32 	13 	16 	3 	- 	169 	179 	29 	4th QSLJHL 	 	
1980-81	34 	15 	13 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	36 	3rd QSLJHL 	 	
1981-82	34 	11 	17 	6 	- 	-- 	-- 	28 	5th QSLJHL 	 	
1982-83	34 	23 	6 	5 	- 	246 	116 	51 	1st QSLJHL 	Won League 	
1983-84	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available
1984-85	30 	11 	14 	5 	- 	165 	174 	27 	4th QSLJHL 	 	
1985-86	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available 	Standings Not Available
1986-87	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available 	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available 	Central Jr. C Standings Not Available
1987-88	32 	22 	7 	3 	- 	222 	142 	47 	3rd COJCHL 	 	
1988-89	40 	23 	12 	5 	- 	275 	172 	51 	2nd COJCHL 	Lost Final (Lakefield) 	
1989-90	44 	25 	15 	4 	- 	235 	178 	54 	5th Metro B 	Lost Quarter-final (Kingston) 	
1990-91	44 	24 	14 	6 	- 	209 	180 	54 	4th Metro B 	Lost Quarter-final (Oshawa) 	
1991-92	44 	19 	22 	3 	- 	180 	195 	41 	7th Metro A 	Lost Preliminary (Pickering) 	
1992-93	48 	28 	17 	3 	- 	248 	188 	59 	2nd Metro A 	Lost Semi-final (Wexford) 	
1993-94	50 	28 	20 	2 	- 	263 	225 	58 	5th Metro A 	Lost Quarter-final (Thornhill) 	
1994-95	50 	27 	18 	5 	- 	231 	191 	59 	3rd Metro A 	Lost Quarter-final (Wexford) 	
1995-96	52 	26 	23 	3 	- 	219 	222 	55 	7th Metro A 	Lost Quarter-final (Wexford) 	
1996-97	50 	21 	26 	3 	- 	212 	224 	45 	8th Metro A 	Lost Division Semi-final (Quinte) 	
1997-98	50 	23 	22 	5 	- 	223 	213 	51 	7th Metro A 	Lost Quarter-final (Oshawa) 	
1998-99	51 	23 	23 	3 	2 	205 	223 	51 	7th OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Quarter-final (Trenton) 	
1999-00	49 	33 	9 	6 	1 	257 	144 	73 	2nd OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Final (Lindsay) 	
2000-01	49 	30 	9 	6 	4 	226 	142 	70 	2nd OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Semi-final (Trenton) 	
2001-02	49 	37 	5 	7 	0 	238 	116 	81 	1st OPJHL-E 	Lost Final (Brampton) 	
2002-03	49 	47 	1 	1 	0 	298 	87 	95 	1st OPJHL-E 	Won League (Aurora)Won DHC (North Bay)Lost RBC Semi-final (Humboldt) 	
2003-04	49 	37 	5 	3 	4 	253 	134 	81 	1st OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Final (Bowmanville) 	
2004-05	49 	35 	11 	2 	1 	222 	148 	73 	2nd OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Final (Port Hope) 	
2005-06	49 	33 	8 	6 	2 	261 	120 	74 	3rd OPJHL-E 	Lost Division Semi-final (Port Hope) 	
2006-07	49 	38 	5 	4 	2 	219 	92 	82 	2nd OPJHL-E 	Lost Final (Aurora) 	
2007-08	49 	34 	11 	- 	4 	202 	113 	72 	1st OPJHL-E 	Lost Conference Final (Markham) 	
2008-09	53 	35 	13 	- 	5 	252 	181 	75 	1st OJHL-C 	Lost Semi-final (Oakville) 	
2009-10	50 	31 	12 	- 	7 	172 	128 	69 	2nd CCHL-E 	Lost Division Final (Bowmanville) 	
2010-11	50 	38 	7 	- 	5 	197 	128 	81 	1st OJHL-E 	Won League (Oakville)Won DHC (Huntsville)Lost RBC Semi-final (Vernon) 	
2011-12	49 	33 	12 	- 	4 	208 	124 	70 	3rd OJHL-E 	Lost Division Quarter-final (Kingston) 	
2012-13	55 	29 	22 	- 	4 	162 	148 	62 	4th OJHL-E 	Lost Conference Quarter-final (Kingston) 	
2013-14	53 	33 	14 	- 	6 	199 	143 	72 	4th OJHL-E 	Lost Conference Quarter-final (Cobourg) 	
2014-15	54 	27 	24 	0 	3 	187 	172 	57 	5th OJHL-E 	Lost Conference Quarter-final (Trenton Golden Hawks) 	
2015-16	54 	32 	19 	2 	1 	202 	154 	67 	3rd of 5 East Div 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-2 (Aurora)Lost Conf. Semifinals 1-4 (Golden Hawks) 	
2016-17	54 	31 	19 	1 	3 	190 	140 	66 	5th of 5 East Div, 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-2 (Fury),Lost Conf. Semifinals 1-4 (Cougars) 	
2017-18	54 	33 	13 	3 	5 	207 	153 	74 	1st of 5 East Div, 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-3 (Panthers),Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Hurricanes)Won Conf. Final 4-1 (Tigers),Won Final 4-2 (Cougars)OJHL Champions2018 Dudley Hewitt Cup ChampionsLost 2018 Royal Bank Cup Final	
2018-19	54 	19 	19 	1 	5 	193 	167 	64 	4th of 6 East Div, 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Cougars),Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Fury)Won Conf. Final 4-3 (Rangers),Lost Final 0-4 (Blades) 	
2019-20	54 	43 	9 	2 	0 	246 	134 	88 	1st of 5 East Div 	Won Conf QF 4-0 then playoffs cancelled 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 	
2021-22	55 	34 	13 	1 	7 	204 	145 	76 	1st of 5 East3rd of 11 SE Conf8th of 21 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 0-2 (Cougars) 	
2022-23	54 	37 	11 	4 	2 	252 	134 	80 	2nd of 11 SE Conf4th of 21 OJHL 	Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Buzzers)Won Conf. Semifinals 4-0 (Huskies)Lost Conf. Finals 1-4 (GoldenHawks) 	
2023-24	56 	35 	18 	0 	3 	213 	159 	73 	3rd of 12 East Conf6th of 24 OJHL 	Lost Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Jr. Canadiens) 	
===Playoffs===
MetJHL Years
*1990 Lost Quarter-final
:Kingston Voyageurs defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-3
*1991 Lost Quarter-final
:Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
*1992 Lost Preliminary
:Pickering Panthers defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-none
*1993 Lost Semi-final
:Wellington Dukes defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-none
:Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-none
*1994 Lost Quarter-final
:Thornhill Islanders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
*1995 Lost Quarter-final
:Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
*1996 Lost Quarter-final
:Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
*1997 Lost Preliminary
:Quinte Hawks defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
*1998 Lost Quarter-final
:Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-2
OJHL Years
==Notable alumni==
*Sean Brown
*Matt Cooke
*Bryan Pitton
*Andrew Raycroft
*Liam Reddox
*Derek Smith
==External links==
*Dukes Webpage
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Category:Ontario Hockey Association
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