Alexander Robertson "Duke" Wellington (August 4, 1891 – September 20, 1967)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player. Wellington played senior ice hockey and one game in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Bulldogs during the 1919–20 NHL season.

Alex Wellington
Born (1891-08-04)August 4, 1891
Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Died September 20, 1967(1967-09-20) (aged 76)
Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Bulldogs
Playing career 1910–1921

Wellington played junior hockey with the Port Arthur YMCA, moving up to senior hockey with the Port Arthur Stingrays in 1911. He continued in the Thunder Bay Senior League until 1915 when he played for St. Paul of the USAHA and seven games for Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden. Wellington moved to New York City in 1916 but was ruled ineligible to play there as a non-resident. The following season he played for the New York Wanderers of the USNHL. He played one game as a free agent for Quebec of the NHL in 1919–20, playing against the Ottawa Senators on January 10, 1920, but returned to New Larochelle-New York of the USAHA for the rest of the season. In 1920–21, he split his final season between the Port Arthur Bearcats and New Larochelle.

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1910–11 Port Arthur Thunder Bays NOHL 5 9 0 9 6 2 1 0 1 0
1911–12 Port Arthur YMCA TBJHL 7 3 0 3
1912–13 Port Arthur Thunder Bays TBSHL 6 3 6 0 6
1913–14 Port Arthur Thunder Bays TBSHL 9 29 0 29 2 2 0 2
1914–15 Thunder Bay Shuniahs TBSHL 8
1915–16 Thunder Bay Shuniahs TBSHL 2 2 0 2 6
1915–16 Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden Exhib 6 2 2 4 0
1915–16 St. Paul Saints NMHL 20 17 0 17 4 1 1 2
1917–18 New York Wanderers USNHL 8 1 0 1
1919–20 New Larochelle-New York USAHA
1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1920–21 Port Arthur Bear Cats TBSHL 5 8 1 9
1920–21 New Larochelle-New York USAHA 4 11 4 15 9
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

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