Powassan Voodoos

The Powassan Voodoos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Powassan, Ontario. They are members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and play their home games at the Powassan Sportsplex.

Powassan Voodoos
CityPowassan, Ontario
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Founded2014
Home arenaPowassan Sportsplex
ColoursDark green, yellow, black, and red
              
Owner(s)Jim & Graeme Bruce, Ray Seguin
General managerChris Dawson
Head coachMax Gavin
Championships
Playoff championships1: 2017

History

The Voodoos were founded in 2014. The arrival of the team marks the return of junior hockey to Powassan for the first time since 1994, when the Powassan Hawks departed for Sturgeon Falls. The team signed an agreement with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League to serve as an official feeder to this squad.[1] Scott Wray, a fifteen-year veteran who skated mainly in the ECHL was chosen as head coach. During the 2014–15 season, the Voodoos' first in the league, the club finished with a 15–29–0–8 record.

In only their second year of operation the Voodoos claimed their first regular season Division Championship. In their third year the team repeated as regular season division champions and added the overall regular season league champions and they swept the Blind River Beavers in four games in the finals to advance to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. They finished the round-robin with a record of 1–2–0 and advanced to the semifinals, which they lost to the Georgetown Raiders with a score of 2–1.

Prior to the 2017–18 season, Scott Wray was promoted to an assistant coach position with the Ontario Hockey League's North Bay Battalion[2] and Beau Moyer was hired as the team's second head coach.[3] However, he would be fired from the team during the season on 29 January following a league imposed suspension after he had violated a league rule involving drinking with a few players.[4] Both Moyer and his father, who was present in the hotel bar, cited that they had not invited the players to the bar, who were of legal drinking age, but that the players came to the bar on their own and then joined the coaches. After Moyer was fired, assistant coach Bruce Cazabon became the interim coach.[5] Max Gavin was hired as the head coach for the 2018–19 season.

Roster 2019-2020
NumberNamePositionDOBHeightWeightShootsHome Town
9Brett ShawanaF2000-09-265'10"168LNorth Bay ON
10Tomas YachmenevF2000-03-095'09"165LNorth Bay ON
11Cade HerdF1999-12-056'00"185LNorth Cobalt ON
16Seiji MartoneF1999-09-236'02"195LBeaconsfield QC
17Sam EllwoodF1999-01-296'02"200ROshawa ON
18Raf PraysnerF2000-06-185'10"175LDallas TX
19Ryan MillsF2001-03-155'09"160LCallander ON
20Gregory Trudeau-PaquetF1999-02-095'11"210RSudbury ON
22Joe WhittetF1999-08-225'11"181RNorth Bay ON
23Mathew HardwickF2001-03-236'02"180RCallander ON
24Cameron LemckeF2003-04-206'00"175LCallander ON
25Jackson BuffamF2002-12-205'10"150RCobalt ON
43Parker BowmanF1999-07-096'00"185LBracebridge ON
2Alex LittleD2003-03-055'11"155LMinden ON
3Riley PittD2003-02-196'05"179LWasaga Beach ON
4Eric AllairD1999-07-016'01"235LNorth Bay ON
5Jack CraycroftD2000-01-156'03"190RAnkeny IA
5Eric LafontaineD2002-02-185'09"190LNorth Bay ON
6Eric MondouxD2000-03-085'10"185LNorth Bay ON
7Finn Acton-RinaldoD2002-08-246'03"180RColdwater ON
8James OrrD1999-05-126'02"187LBeaconsfield QC
15Jacob Peterson-GalemaD2001-05-256'02"188LNorth Bay ON
24Clarke McMillanD2003-04-095'10"172RNorth Bay ON
28Noah BrantD2000-05-195'11"185LDeseronto ON
1Christian CicigoiG2001-07-065'11"165LThunder Bay ON
1Ty MillerG2001-06-175'11"170LSundridge ON
31Ty GoldenG2003-07-295'09"150RSarnia ON
31Luke GreenwoodG2001-02-046'00"179LDarien IL
31Deric RivetG2002-01-175'11"161LSturgeon Falls ON
33Owen SayG2001-06-056'00"165LLondon ON

Season-by-season records
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsResultPlayoffs
2014–1552152908217262384th of 5, East
7th of 9, NOJHL		Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Mattawa Blackhawks
Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Lost Div. Finals 0–4 Cochrane Crunch
2015–1654401013278137842nd of 6, East
3rd of 12, NOJHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 vs. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
2016–175646712271121951st of 6, East
1st of 12, NOJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–0 vs. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Won Div. Finals, 4–0 vs. Timmins Rock
Won League Finals, 4–0 vs. Blind River Beavers
NOJHL League Champions
2017–185645731299171941st of 6, East
1st of 12, NOJHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 vs. Timmins Rock
2018–19563319—4206172703rd of 6, East
4th of 12, NOJHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 vs. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Lost Div. Finals, 0–4 vs. Hearst Lumberjacks
2019–2056459—2264141921st of 6, East
1st of 12, NOJHL		Postseason cancelled

Dudley Hewitt Cup

Central Canada Championships
NOJHL – OJHL – SIJHL – Host
Round robin play with second vs. third in semifinal to advance against first in the finals.

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalChampionship
2017L, (Trenton Golden Hawks) 1–5
W, (Dryden Ice Dogs) 4–3
L, (Georgetown Raiders) 2–5		1–2–03rd of 4L, (Georgetown Raiders) 1–2—
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References
  1. "Powassan Voodoos Introduced". Bay Today. 23 June 2014.
  2. "Wray joins Battalion coaching staff". North Bay Battalion. 12 June 2017.
  3. "Voodoos bring new head coach back home". Bay Today. 15 June 2017.
  4. "Moyer fired from Powassan Voodoos". North Bay Nugget. 30 January 2018.
  5. "UPDATE: Moyer fired Voodoos head coach suspended over 'innocent mistake'". Bay Today. 29 January 2018.
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