GM & VP Hockey Operations - Chris Dawson
Dawson brings more than 9 years of experience working in hockey management in the NOJHL.
The Lethbridge, Alberta native won an NOJHL with the Jr. Trappers in 2012-13 and was the chair of the 2013 Dudley Hewitt Cup Committee that North Bay hosted.
Dawson's role has him working with the Voodoos OHL affiliate, the North Bay Battalion, who have a handful of prospects developing for the OHL team in Powassan each season.
Along with an NOJHL title, Dawson also received accolades as the chairman of North Bay's Kraft Hockeyville victory back in 2007
Dawson has been named the NOJHL Director of the Year in 2010-11 with the Trappers and was named the NOJHL First All-Star Team General Manager, as the league's top GM in both 2015-16 & 2016-17.
Cell (705) 497-4371
Email: powassanvoodoos@gmail.com
Pat Lacelle, an Ottawa native, has been involved in hockey for 24 years.
He has a diverse background of scouting, recruiting, coaching, and managing hockey teams from across Canada and in Europe.
Head Coach- Max Gavin
Max Gavin joins the Voodoos for the 2018-19 season, after a successful season as an assistant coach with the ACHA Division I Adrian Bulldogs, who captured a national title in late March of 2018.
Gavin takes pride in joining a winning program but also wants to help Voodoos players move on to the next level.
The 29-year-old Toronto native, whose father Stewart Gavin played more than 750 games in the National Hockey League, is thrilled to make the move from Southeastern Michigan to Northeastern Ontario.
Assistant Coach - Josh Dale
Josh Dale, a Powassan native, has been on the bench as an assistant coach since the fall of 2017.
The Powassan native has run the Canadian Hockey Skills Hockey School for nearly a decade and has a wealth of minor hockey coaching experience in the Powassan area.