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.

History The Voodoos were founded in 2014. The arrival of the team marked 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. The team adopted a logo featuring a CF-101 Voodoo jet fighter and a roundel similar to the Royal Canadian Air Force's. 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 North Bay Battalion and Beau Moyer was hired as the team's second head coach. 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. 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. Max Gavin was hired as the head coach for the 2018–19 season. Gavin left the team in August 2020 and was not immediately replaced during the COVID-19 pandemic that had curtailed the previous season. Former Hearst Lumberjacks' head coach Mark Lafleur was hired as coach for the 2021–22 season. Peter Goulet served as head coach from 2022–2026. Ty Pracek was hired as head coach in 2026.

Season-by-season records + Statistics Season Regular season Playoffs2014–15 52152908217262384th in division7th overall Won first round against Mattawa (2:)Won quarterfinal against Kirkland Lake (4:2)Lost semifinal against Cochrane (4:0)2015–16 54401013278137842nd in division3rd overall Lost quarterfinal against Kirkland (4:2)2016–17 5646712271121951st in division1st overall Won quarterfinal against Kirkland Lake (4:0)Won semifinal against Timmins (4:0)Won final against Blind River (4:0)2017–18 56 45 7 3 1 299 171 94 1st in division1st overall Lost quarterfinal against Timmins (4:2)2018–19 56 33 19 0 4 206 172 70 3rd in division4th overallWon quarterfinal against Kirkland Lake (4:2)Lost semifinal against Hearst (4:0)2019–20 56 45 9 0 2 264 141 92 1st in division1st overallPostseason cancelled2020–21 Leave of absence2021–22 48 30 11 6 1 184 145 67 3rd in division5th overall Lost quarterfinal against Hearst (4:2)2022–23 58 37 20 1 0 225 171 75 3rd in division6th overallWon quarterfinal against Hearst (4:2)Lost semifinal against Timmins (4:0)2023–24 58 36 19 1 2 253 183 75 3rd in division6th overallWon quarterfinal against Hearst (4:1)Won semifinal against Timmins (4:3)Lost final against Greater Sudbury (4:1)2024–25 52222505161177497th overall Lost quarterfinal against Hearst (4:0)2025–26 52 36 13 1 2 251 149 75 2nd overall Lost quarterfinal against Soo Eagles (4:0)

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Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canada ChampionshipsNOJHL – OJHL – SIJHL – HostRound robin play with second vs. third in semifinal to advance against first in the finals. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship 2017 L, (Trenton Golden Hawks) 1–5W, (Dryden Ice Dogs) 4–3L, (Georgetown Raiders) 2–5 1–2–0 3rd of 4 L, (Georgetown Raiders) 1–2 —

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External links Powassan Voodoos Web Page