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A former Powassan Voodoos affiliate and a Powassan native has signed an NHL deal.   Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced Thursday the club has signed North Bay area defenseman Connor Punnett to a three-year entry-level contract. Punnett, 20, has registered 50 points (9-41—50) in 59 regular-season contests for

16-Year-Old Briir Long making waves in the GOJHL St Thomas Stars Rookie Briir Long, who is also a Brantford Bulldogs Prospect was named to the Western Conference “ALL STAR TEAM” in the GOJHL In 48 games this year, Briir recorded 34 goals, 30 assists, for a total 64 points. As

Anthony Romani scored two goals, helping power the North Bay Battalion to a 7-2 victory Thursday night over the Windsor Spitfires in Ontario Hockey League action. Owen Van Steensel had one goal and two assists and Dalyn Wakely one goal and one assist, while Sandis Vilmanis, Tnias Mathurin and Ty

A Carson Ricci man advantage marker, just over two minutes into overtime, was the difference as the Powassan Voodoos slipped past the Hearst Lumberjacks 2-1 in a tightly contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Tuesday at the Powassan Sportsplex. Shaping up to be a first round NOJHL East Division

NPSC Elementary Students Drop the Puck in Hockey Canada Skills Academy School Elective Program As St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School’s (SJSH) Hockey Canada Skills Academy (HCSA) program concluded a successful second year, the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board (NPSC) is proud to announce a HCSA pilot elective

Dalyn Wakely scored two goals and Ethan Procyszyn and Andrew LeBlanc each provided one goal and two assists Sunday, pacing the North Bay Battalion to a 9-3 pasting of the Niagara IceDogs and closer to first place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Central Division. Justin Ertel and Jacob Therrien

Right winger Sandis Vilmanis of the North Bay Battalion has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers, the National Hockey League club announced Saturday. “We’re thrilled for Sandis and his recent accomplishment,” said general manager Adam Dennis of the Ontario Hockey League’s Battalion. “He quietly goes

Dom DiVincentiis of the North Bay Battalion is the Goaltender of the Month for February, the Ontario Hockey League announced Friday. In eight games, DiVincentiis posted a won-lost-extended record of 7-1-0 with a 2.39 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage and one shutout, helping the Battalion to a season

An Alexander Case goal midway through the third period was the difference as the Powassan Voodoos held on for a 4-3 road win over the Espanola Paper Kings Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play.   The Voodoos got on the board first when a pair of North Bay

Alice Champion says she is extremely honoured to be named Coach of the Year, coming in as a rookie coach in the OCAA East Division. “It’s an absolute privilege to be part of the Panthers’ women's volleyball program and, needless to say, this award wouldn’t be