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Handful of league awards for Voodoos

Alex Little and Peter Goulet win league awards and all-star accolades
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Voodoos' head coach Peter Goulet named coach of the year and First Team All-Star coach. Photo courtesy Chris Dawson/BayToday.

The Northern Ontario Junior A Hockey League revealed its award winners for the 2022-23 season and the Powassan Voodoos were recognized as both Alex Little and Peter Goulet were recognized with awards and as all-stars.  

The NOJHL also announced its first and second all-star team recipients with the players and team staff members being recognized for their achievements, efforts and contributions with their respective clubs during the 2022-23 campaign.

NOJHL TROPHY – BEST DEFENCEMAN: Alex Little, (D) Powassan Voodoos – The smooth-skating blueliner, who turned 20 earlier this month, topped all league defensemen in goals with 21 and point-per-game average at 1.07.

The Powassan captain also finished second in points among rearguards with 58, in 54 games played, marking a 30-point improvement over last season, while establishing personal single-season bests in goals, assists and points.

Hailing from Minden, Ont., Little has appeared in 104 NOJHL contests while scoring 30 times and setting up 56 others for 86 points. He also broke the Voodoos single-season points record for a defenceman back on February 20, 2023. 

MIRL “RED” MCCARTHY MEMORIAL AWARD – NOJHL COACH OF THE YEAR: Peter Goulet, Powassan Voodoos – Taking over the reigns of the Voodoos in early July, he made an immediate impact in joining the Powassan organization and the NOJHL.

In stepping behind the bench, Goulet led the Voodoos to 37 victories this season, despite having a later start in helping prepare his line-up. This was a seven-win improvement for the club in his first year with the squad.

The team discipline for the veteran Jr. A head coach saw Powassan register the fewest penalty minutes in the league, at just 486, with none of his players picking up a suspension throughout the regular season.

To date, Goulet’s efforts has also already helped four of his players earn scholastic and hockey-related opportunities, at the next level, for next season.

1ST ALL-STAR TEAM

DEFENCE: Alex Little, Powassan Voodoos – The smooth-skating blueliner, who turned 20 earlier this month, topped all league defensemen in goals with 21 and point-per-game average at 1.07.

The Powassan captain also finished second in points among rearguards with 58, in 54 games played, marking a 30-point improvement over last season, while establishing personal single-season bests in goals, assists and points.

Hailing from Minden, Ont., Little twice earned league defenceman of the month honours in 2022-23, He has appeared in 104 NOJHL contests while scoring 30 times and setting up 56 others for 86 points.

COACH: Peter Goulet, Powassan Voodoos – Taking over the reigns of the Voodoos in early July, he made an immediate impact in joining the Powassan organization and the NOJHL.

In stepping behind the bench, Goulet led the Voodoos to 37 victories this season, despite having a later start in helping prepare his line-up. This was a seven-win improvement for the club in his first year with the team.

The team discipline for the veteran Jr. A head coach saw Powassan register the fewest penalty minutes in the league, at just 486, with none of his players incurring a suspension throughout the regular season.

To date, Goulet’s efforts has also helped four of his players earn scholastic and hockey-related opportunities at the next level for next season.

TRAINER/EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Matt MacDougall, Powassan Voodoos – A vital cog to the Powassan bench staff, MacDougall provided pivotal training and equipment services for Voodoos players throughout the season.

He also played an active part in monitoring player injuries while compiling and providing up to date paperwork and filing reports to the league office in such areas as concussion protocols.

2ND ALL-STAR TEAM   

FORWARD: Tucker Shields, Powassan Voodoos – Playing at just under a point-per-game pace for Powassan, Shields provided 55 in 57 match-ups. Part of that was notching 26 goals, eight of which were game-winners. His deciding tally totals placed him just one off the league lead.

While skating in his initial season in the NOJHL, the 19-year-old from Gloucester, Ont., supplied nine of his markers on the power play and he also notched a shorthanded effort as well.

DEFENCE: Mitch Wilkie, Powassan Voodoos – A rock-solid rearguard for the Voodoos, Wilkie was steadying influence throughout the campaign. A 42-point-performer from the back-end for Powassan, the Calgary, Alta., native was both offensively and defensively sound in his first year in the league.

A solid skater and defender, Wilkie chipped in with nine goals and 33 assists in 52 appearances.

To see the entire list of winners go HERE