2011-12: Served as team captain in his third full season with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League…Recorded 28 points (6g/22a) with 91 penalty minutes in 57 games…Ranked fourth on the club in plus/minus (+12) and fifth in penalty minutes…Missed a month of action due to a head injury suffered on Feb. 4 vs. Medicine Hat…Appeared in four playoff games for the Blades, recording two points (1g/1a)…Joined the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) after Saskatoon was eliminated and made his professional debut on March 31 at Texas…Appeared in three game for Lake Erie.
2010-11: Appeared in all 72 games for the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League as a 17-year-old...Tallied 43 points (5g/38a) with a +40 plus/minus rating and 121 penalty minutes...Only Avalanche prospect Stefan Elliott (81) had more points among Blades defensemen...Ranked fourth on the team in PIM and was fifth in plus/minus...Went on to collect four points (1g/3a) in 10 playoff games...Participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 19 in Toronto...Was rated by NHL Central Scouting as the fourth-best North American defenseman in its final rankings for the 2011 Entry Draft...Was tabbed as the 10th best North American skater overall.
2009-10: Appeared in 57 regular season games for Saskatoon as a 16-year-old, recording 20 points (3g/17a) and 87 PIM...Helped Canada to the gold medal at the 2010 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial with a goal and two assists in five games.
Personal: Duncan’s father, Errol, played football in the Edmonton Eskimos system in the Canadian Football League.
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