MIDWEEK PREVIEW: WOODSMEN vs. JR. BLUES

The Wisconsin Woodsmen are back in action this weekend, as the Woodsmen return home to the Tomah Ice Center for a pair of NA3HL games against the St. Louis Jr. Blues. The two teams will square off at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, with Saturday’s rematch also slated for a 7:15 p.m. start.

WISCONSIN WOODSMEN

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• 2025-26 Record: 2-7-1-0 Overall (5 Pts)

1. LOUIS JR. BLUES

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• 2025-26 Final Record: 9-1-0-0 Overall (18 Pts)

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WOODSMEN-JR. BLUES * LAST MEETING:

• Oct. 10, 2025: Jr. Blues 5, Woodsmen 2
• Oct. 11, 2025: Jr. Blues 3, Woodsmen 2 (ot)
• Series History: Woodsmen lead 12-4-1-1

WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:

• Oct. 10, 2025: Jr. Blues 5, Woodsmen 2
• Oct. 11, 2025: Jr. Blues 3, Woodsmen 2 (ot)

1. BLUES * LAST ACTION:

• Oct. 10, 2025: Jr. Blues 5, Woodsmen 2
• Oct. 11, 2025: Jr. Blues 3, Woodsmen 2 (ot)

WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their NA3HL weekend series against the St. Louis Jr. Blues sporting a 2-7-1-0 record. … Wisconsin closed out the 2024-25 season with a 24-16-6-3 record, good for fourth place in the NA3HL Central Division standings.
• LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin came up empty in its first two meetings of the season against the league-leading Jr. Blues. St. Louis came away with 5-3 and 3-2 victories over the Woodsmen last weekend in Affton, Mo.
• HOME COOKING: Wisconsin has collected both of its wins this season on its home ice, going 2-2-0-0 in four home contests, while dropping all six of its road contests this year. … The Woodsmen finished 11-8-3-3 at the Tomah Ice Center a year ago, while going 11-8-3-3 on the road.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: With their 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Jr. Blues on Oct. 11, the Woodsmen have now played two games decided by one goal (both losses) and have now played 22 games over the last two seasons decided by one goal — including 12 that went into overtime and three decided in a shootout.
• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Maxim Lazo heads into the weekend boasting a team-leading eight goals. Nolan Mix is sitting second with four goals, one more than Tyler Osborne, while Ty Paulios, Brodie Mich, Cole Schreiber, Tristan Pownall, and Jack Dahl have all found the back of the net twice.
• SPREADING THE WEALTH:The Woodsmen — whose seven combined goals in its season-opening split against the Rochester Grizzlies on Sept. 12-13 came from seven different players — have already had 15 players light the lamp this season.
• FRANCHISE BEST: Lazo’s four goals in Wisconsin’s 6-4 win over the West Bend Power on Oct. 3 matched his single-game career high, and equaled the franchise single-game record. … Lazo has now scored four goals in a game twice, having also achieved the feat against the Mason City Toros last season. … Nolan Mix originally had set the program record, scoring four goals against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024.
• TOSSING THE HAT: The Woodsmen have now had a player record three or more goals in a game six times over the last two seasons. Lazo owned three- and four-goal games last season, while Deinema, Bowser, and Brandon Laso had Wisconsin’s other three-goal games.
• TURNING UP THE HEAT: The Woodsmen have scored a season-high six goals in three of their 10 games this season, and have netted six or more goals in a game 13 times over the last two seasons. … Wisconsin erupted for 18 goals in their two-game sweep of the Peoria Mustangs on Oct. 18-19, 2024. The eight goals scored in their 8-1 win on Oct. 18 were the most Wisconsin had scored all season a year ago, only to be two-upped with the Woodsmen’s 10-goal eruption in their 10-7 win the following evening. … The Woodsmen’s 10 goals against Peoria on Oct. 19, 2024 were the most since netting a franchise-record 14 against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024..
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Lazo and Paulios share the team lead with seven assists each, two more than Brandon Slasor. Mix, Mich, Schreiber, Josh Kauppinen, and Easton Armstrong have all chipped in three helpers apiece. … Mix picked up four assists in Wisconsin’s 8-2 win over St. Louis on Nov. 2, 2024, one shy of the single-game franchise record of five, set by Hunter Nelson against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024.
• POINT PRODUCERS: Lazo (8 G, 7 A) has already reached double figures in points with a team-best 15. Paulios (2 G, 7 A) is second with nine, followed by Mix (4 G, 3 A) with seven, Slasor (1 G, 5 A) with six, and Mich (2 G, 3 A), Osborne (3 G, 2 A), and Schreiber (2 G, 3 A) with five each. … Hugh Deinema closed out the 2024-25 season as the team-leader with a franchise record 62 points (27 G, 35 A).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Lleyton Jaschke has appeared in eight of the Woodsmen’s 10 games in goal, compiling a 4.07 goals-against-average and a .909 save percentage. … Jaschke has stopped 328 of the 258 shots he’s faced in eight appearances. … Logan Blahnik has played in two games, boating a 5.87 GAA and .845 save %. … Aidan Vanderweele made his first career start as a Woodsmen against the Wausau Cyclones on Sept. 20, stopping 46 of the Cyclones’ 53 shots. … Jaschke closed out the 2024-25 season recording 511 saves in 21 appearances, second to Steven Kelley’s team-leading 738 saves in 25 appearances.
• STREAK-SNAPPER: The Woodsmen’s 6-4 win over the West Bend Power on Oct. 3 snapped their franchise record-tying five-game losing streak and put an end to a seven-game losing streak against the Power. 
• STREAK-SNAPPER II: With their 5-2 loss to the Rochester Grizzlies on Nov. 8, 2024, the Woodsmen had their franchise-record six-game winning streak snapped.
• FRANCHISE FIRST: After going 0-9-0-1 in its 10 meetings against the Wausau Cyclones during the 2023-2024 season, the Woodsmen picked up their first-ever win against the Cyclones with a 3-2 victory on Sept. 20, 2024, and added win No. 2 with a 6-3 victory on Dec. 21, 2024.

1. LOUIS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Jr. Blues enter this weekend’s two road games against the Wisconsin Woodsmen sitting atop the NA3HL Central Division standings with a near-perfect 9-1-0-0 record. 
• LAST TIME OUT: St. Louis picked up a pair of home wins against the Wisconsin Woodsmen last weekend, opening the two-game series with a 5-3 win last Friday, before completing the sweep with a 3-2, overtime victory the following evening in Affton, Mo.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Last weekend’s two games against the Wisconsin Woodsmen were the third and fourth straight home games for the Jr. Blues, who are a near-perfect 7-1-0-0 at the Affton Ice Arena, while going 2-0-0-0 away from home.
• STREAKING: St. Louis heads into its showdown against the Wisconsin Woodsmen riding a six-game winning streak — with four of the six wins coming against the Peoria Mustangs. … The Jr. Blues opened the season with three straight wins, before suffering their first — and only — loss of the season, a 6-3 setback at the hands of the West Bend Power on Sept. 20.
• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Caden Lindley has scored a team-leading eight goals through 10 games, one more than Jace Jordan and three up on Lonnie Land. Nicholas Morgan is sitting fourth with five goals, followed by Teagan Lee with four, and Brady Cook and Chase Kozma with three each.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: The Jr. Blues have two players who have already reached double figures in assists through 10 games. Joseph Lopiccolo picked up three helpers against the Wisconsin Woodsmen last weekend and leads the team with 14 assists, one up on Mitchell Nappier. Eric Denny is sitting one assist shy of joining the double-figure brigade, while Joard is fourth on the team with eight assists.
• POINT PRODUCERS: Jordan (7 G, 8 A), Lopiccolo (1 G, 14 A), and Nappier (2 G, 13 A) all share the team lead with 15 points. The trio are three of six Jr. Blues who have reached double figures in points already this season, being joined by Lindley (8 G, 4 A) with 12 points, and Denny (1 G, 9 A) and Land (7 G, 3 A) with 10 points each.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Travis Visvadra and Aaron Sibert have shared the goaltending duties this season. Visvadra has started seven games between the pipes, compiling a 2.28 goals-against-average and .907 save percentage, while Sibert owns a 2.88 GAA and .900 save % in three starts. … Visvadra has stopped 172 of the 188 shots he’s faced, with Sibert allowing just nine goals on 99 shots.