A big week for the Powassan Voodoos and one of their top rookies

Two wins at the Sudbury Showcase event and a heroic come-from-behind win in Espanola on Saturday night has moved the Powassan Voodoos into the top ten in Canada in the just-released rankings. The Voodoos are currently ranked 8th in the nation. Pretty heady stuff for a team that was knocked out of last year’s playoffs in four straight. Article content

Meanwhile, one of the reasons the Voodoos are climbing the national rankings is Jax Pereira. Pereira, who was a fourth round pick of the North Bay Battalion back in April, scored a goal in all three Powassan wins last week. He totaled four goals in all, including the overtime winner in Espanola on Saturday night. Article content Article content

Pereira has 9 points in j

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