Five Dukes named to OJHL Zach Hyman Prospects Series

Story by Brock Ormond  Five Wellington Dukes up-and-comers are ready to compete at the OJHL Zach Hyman Prospects Series. This week, the OJHL named defencemen Gavin Godick and Presley Kelly, forwards Maclean Chisholm and Austin Ottenhof and goaltender Mason Raycroft to East Conference teams for the event. Raycroft will suit up for Team White, while […]

Raycroft’s first OJHL shutout lifts Dukes back into win column

Story by Brock Ormond It was a milestone Monday night for Mason Raycroft. The 17-year-old goaltender, the son of former Duke and NHLer Andrew Raycroft made 23 saves for his first OJHL shutout in a 6-0 blitzing of the Toronto Warriors. Former Warrior Zach Anderson opened the scoring with his fifth of the season and […]

Dukes battle back for hard-fought point in overtime loss in Markham

Story by Brock Ormond Five days after the Wellington Dukes and Markham Royals engaged in a thriller at the Duke Dome, they put up another gem against each other on Friday at Honey and Barry Memorial Arena. This time, the Dukes needed to claw their way out of a four-goal hole to earn a single […]

Cougars rumble over Dukes Monday night

Story by Brock Ormond The resurgence of the Cobourg Cougars was on full display Monday night. A powerful offence overseen by former Wellington Dukes captain and coach Derek Smith poured a bucketful of pucks into the Wellington net for a 9-4 trouncing in the two teams’ first meeting of the 2026-27 OJHL season. The two […]

Mulder’s first OJHL goal stands as winner in gutsy Dukes victory over #1 Royals

Story by Brock Ormond A battle of wills between the top two teams in the East was waged on Sunday night at the Duke Dome and it was the upstarts from Wellington that emerged victorious. Cole Mulder slid home his own rebound for his first OJHL goal and the game-winner late in the third to […]

GAME DAY PREVIEW- OCT 18

TEE-UP An early clash of top teams in the OJHL’s East Conference is ready to go between the Wellington Dukes and Markham Royals. Both teams are coming off road wins Friday night, with the Dukes rattling off four unanswered goals to break away from the Lindsay Muskies 6-2 and Markham producing a workmanlike 4-0 victory […]