Wellington Dukes
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| Wellington Dukes | |
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| Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League | |
| City | Wellington, Ontario |
| Founded | Prior to 1977 |
| Division | East |
| Alternate history | 1972-1982: Belleville Bobcats 1982-1987: Trenton Bobcats 1987-1989: Belleville Bobcats merged w/ Dukes |
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| Head Coach | Marty Abrams |
| General Manager | Marty Abrams |
| Arena | Wellington & District Community Centre |
| Team Colors | Red, Yellow, and Blue |
| Affiliate Team(s) | Belleville Bulls Picton Pirates |
| Royal Bank Cups | none |
| Dudley Hewitt Cups | 2003 |
| Buckland Trophies | 2003 |
The Wellington Dukes are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.
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[edit] 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 franchse, 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.
[edit] Season-by-Season Record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs | |
| 1977-78 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | - | 194 | 146 | 43 | 1st QSLJHL | ||
| 1978-79 | Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C 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 | ||
| 1983-84 | Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1984-85 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | - | 165 | 174 | 27 | 4th QSLJHL | ||
| 1985-86 | Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C Standings Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 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 | ||
| 1989-90 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 4 | - | 235 | 178 | 54 | 5th Metro B | -- | |
| 1990-91 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | - | 209 | 180 | 54 | 4th Metro B | -- | |
| 1991-92 | 44 | 19 | 22 | 3 | - | 180 | 195 | 41 | 7th Metro A | -- | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 3 | - | 248 | 188 | 59 | 2nd Metro A | -- | |
| 1993-94 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 2 | - | 263 | 225 | 58 | 5th Metro A | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1994-95 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 5 | - | 231 | 191 | 59 | 3rd Metro A | -- | |
| 1995-96 | 52 | 26 | 23 | 3 | - | 219 | 222 | 55 | 7th Metro A | Lost Quarter-final | |
| 1996-97 | 50 | 21 | 26 | 3 | - | 212 | 224 | 45 | 8th Metro A | -- | |
| 1997-98 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 5 | - | 223 | 213 | 51 | 7th Metro A | -- | |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 205 | 223 | 51 | 20th OPJHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 257 | 144 | 73 | 5th OPJHL | ||
| 2000-01 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 226 | 142 | 70 | 7th OPJHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 49 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 116 | 81 | 1st OPJHL | Lost Final | |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 87 | 95 | 1st OPJHL | Won League, Won DHC | |
| 2003-04 | 49 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 253 | 134 | 81 | 3rd OPJHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 49 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 148 | 73 | 6th OPJHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 49 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 261 | 120 | 74 | 5th OPJHL | Lost Conf. SF | |
| 2006-07 | 49 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 219 | 92 | 82 | 3rd OPJHL | Lost Final | |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 34 | 11 | - | 4 | 202 | 113 | 72 | 4th OPJHL | Lost Conf. SF | |
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