The St. George Dukes were a Junior ice hockey team based in St. George, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

St. George Dukes
CitySt. George, Ontario
LeagueNiagara & District Junior C Hockey League
DivisionEastern
Founded1994
Folded2013
Home arenaSouth Dumfries Community Centre
ColoursBlue, Yellow, and White
     
General managerBrian Shouldice
Head coachRick Wrobel

History

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The Dukes were founded in 1994 as members of the OHA Junior Development League.

In 2006, the OHAJDL was dissolved and the Dukes joined the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

The Dukes have been working with the Cambridge Winter Hawks Jr.B club for many years. And for that, have brought in such former Winter Hawk players as Chris Vasile, Shawn Little, and Andrew Swaniga.

In the summer of 2012, the Dukes, as members of the SOJHL, were promoted to Junior C official by the OHA. Instead of staying with their long time league, the Dukes switched from the SOJHL to the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League to replace the departed Caledonia Corvairs.

On September 27, 2012, the Dukes played their first official regular season Junior C game, losing 10-3 on the road against the Chippawa Riverhawks. On September 28, 2012, the Dukes picked up their first ever Junior C victory, a 6-2 road win against the Woodstock Navy-Vets. On September 29, 2012, the Dukes hosted their first ever home Junior C game, dropping a 6-1 decision to the Grimsby Peach Kings, two-time defending Clarence Schmalz Cup provincial champions, three-time defending Niagara District champions, and ten-time defending Niagara East champions.

The Dukes have elected to sit out the 2013-14 season.[1] They were also unable to put a team together for the 2014-15 season.

Season-by-season standings

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1994-95 40 9 29 0 2 157 241 20 17th OHAJDL
1995-96 40 9 28 1 2 133 238 21 18th OHAJDL
1996-97 40 5 32 2 1 128 276 13 18th OHAJDL
1997-98 37 20 15 1 1 147 130 42 9th OHAJDL
1998-99 37 16 17 2 2 129 153 36 11th OHAJDL
1999-00 38 12 22 1 3 117 161 28 14th OHAJDL
2000-01 40 6 30 1 3 -- -- 16 18th OHAJDL
2001-02 40 11 25 1 3 148 211 26 17th OHAJDL
2002-03 40 21 11 5 3 177 150 50 4th OHAJDL
2003-04 40 17 15 4 4 161 146 42 10th OHAJDL
2004-05 38 13 21 1 3 134 172 30 13th OHAJDL
2005-06 38 23 12 3 0 154 123 49 5th OHAJDL
2006-07 42 27 14 0 1 180 142 55 4th SOJHL
2007-08 42 27 11 - 4 203 130 58 3rd SOJHL
2008-09 40 26 13 - 1 187 157 53 5th SOJHL
2009-10 36 11 23 - 2 137 200 24 12th SOJHL
2010-11 35 18 14 - 3 154 143 39 9th SOJHL
2011-12 35 17 15 - 3 150 136 37 10th SOJHL
2012-13 38 5 32 - 1 86 193 11 6th NJC-E

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