The Wisconsin Woodsmen hit the road this weekend, heading to Peoria, Ill., for a pair of NA3HL games against the Peoria Mustangs. The two teams will take the ice at the Owens Center for a 7 p.m. matchup on Friday, with Saturday’s rematch also slated for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
WISCONSIN WOODSMEN
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- 2025-26 Record: 15-22-2-2 Overall (5th, 34 Pts)
PEORIA MUSTANGS
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- 2025-26 Record: 7-30-2-0 Overall (6th, 16 Pts)
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WOODSMEN-MUSTANGS* LAST MEETING:
- Jan. 30, 2026: Woodsmen 6, Mustangs 0
- Jan. 31, 2026: Woodsmen 7, Mustangs 0
- Series history: Woodsmen lead series 19-2-1-0
WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:
- Feb. 6, 2026: Woodsmen 2, Jr. Blues 1 (ot)
- Feb. 7, 2026: Jr. Blues 5, Woodsmen 4 (ot / sho)
MUSTANGS * LAST ACTION:
- Feb. 6, 2026: Grizzlies 10, Mustangs 1
- Feb. 7, 2026: Grizzlies 8, Mustangs 4
WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:
- FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their weekend games against the Peoria Mustangs sporting a 15-22-2-2 record, good for 34 points and a fifth-place showing in the NA3HL Central Division standings. … Wisconsin closed out the 2024-25 season with a 24-16-6-3 record, good for fifth place in the NA3HL Central Division standings.
- LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin had to put in a little overtime in both of its NA3HL games against the St. Louis Jr. Blues last weekend at the Tomah Ice Center. The Woodsmen got an OT goal from Ty Paulios in a 2-1 victory last Friday, before failing, 5-4, in a shootout the following evening.
- ON THE ROAD AGAIN: After four straight home games — a pair of shutout wins over the Peoria Mustangs and a split against the St. Louis Jr. Blues — the Woodsmen will hit the road for five of their final six regular-season games, the lone home game in that stretch at March 7 showdown against league-leading West Bend Power. … Wisconsin has collected 10 of its 15 wins this season on its home ice, going 10-10-0-2 at the Tomah Ice Center, while owning a 5-12-2-0 mark on the road 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.
- STREAKING: The Woodsmen’s 6-0 win over the Peoria Mustangs on Jan. 30 snapped their six-game losing streak, while their 7-0 victory the following evening and their 2-1 OT victory over the St. Louis Jr. Blues on Feb. 6 had them riding a season-high three-game winning streak for the fourth time this season. The Jr. Blues foiled Wisconsin’s bid for a fourth straight win with a 5-4 shootout victory on Feb. 7. … With their 3-2 win over the Peoria Mustangs on Nov. 7, the Woodsmen put an end to a franchise-high nine-game losing streak.
- WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: The Woodsmen’s 2-1 overtime win and 5-4 shootout loss on Feb. 6-7 marked the 11th and 12th times this season the game was decided by one goal. Wisconsin has now played 32 games over the last two seasons that have been decided by one goal — including 18 that have gone into overtime and five decided in a shootout. … Wisconsin has lost both of its shootouts this season, falling to the Minnesota Moose on Nov. 15 and to the St. Louis Jr. Blues on Feb. 7.
- TURNING UP THE HEAT: The Woodsmen erupted for a season-high 13 goals in routing the Pelham Power on Dec. 14. The 13 goals were one shy of the single-game franchise record of 14, set in a 14-0 whitewashing of the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024.
- TURNING UP THE HEAT II: Wisconsin peppered the Peoria Mustangs’ net with 64 shots in its 9-1 win over the Mustangs on Nov. 8. The 64 shots on goal were a season-high, and the most since recording 67 shots against Peoria on Oct. 19, 2024.
- TURNING UP THE HEAT III: The Woodsmen have scored six or more goals in a game nine times this season, and have netted 6+ goals in a game 19 times over the last two seasons.
- PUTTING UP ZEOES: The Woodsmen posted back-to-back shutouts against the Peoria Mustangs on Jan. 30-31, marking the first time in program history Wisconsin has not allowed a goal in back-to-back games. … Wisconsin has posted four shutouts this season.
- COMING UP EMPTY: The Woodsmen’s 4-0 loss to the Wausau Cyclones on Oct. 24 marked the first time this season they were held without a goal. The last time Wisconsin had been shut out came in a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Moose on Dec. 6, 2024.
- LIGHTING THE LAMP: Ty Paulios leads the team with 18 goals, four more than Parker Holloway, who is second on the squad with 14 goals. Tyler Osborne is the only other Woodsmen to reach double figures in goals, sitting with 12, while Brandon Slasor is one goal shy of joining the 10+ club and Josh Kauppinen is two away.
Mix heads into the weekend as the team’s goal-scoring leader with 19, two more than Ty
- FRANCHISE BEST: Maxim 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: Paulios’s hat trick against the Rochester Grizzlies on Nov. 22 was his second of the season, having also netted three goals against the Peoria Mustangs on Nov. 7. … Wisconsin has now had a player record three or more goals in a game eight times over the last two seasons.
- LENDING A HELPING HAND: Paulios is the team-leader in assists with 22. He is one of eight Woodsmen who have eclipsed the 10-assist mark. Kauppinen and Brodie Mich are tied for second with 21 helpers each, followed by Tyler Osborne (18), Slasor (18), Bryce Bechen (15), Patrick Bowser (12), and Holloway (11). … Osborne picked up four assists in the Woodsmen’s 7-0 win over the Bozeman Icedogs on Dec. 16, one shy of the single-game franchise record of five, set by Hunter Nelson against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024.
- POINT PRODUCERS: Wisconsin boasts six players who have accumulated 20 or more points this season, led by Paulios with 40 (18 G, 22 A). Osborne is second on the team with 30 points (12 G, 18 A), while Kauppinen (8 G, 21 A, 29 Pts), Slasor (9 G, 18 A, 27 Pts), Holloway (14 G, 11 A, 25 Pts), and Mich (4 G, 21 A, 25 Pts) are also members of the 20-point club.
- BETWEEN THE PIPES: Lleyton Jaschke has appeared in 29 of the Woodsmen’s 41 games in goal (1551:00), compiling a 4.13 goals-against-average and an .883 save percentage. … Jaschke has stopped a team-leading 916 shots. … Jaschke recorded the first two shutouts of the season against the Peoria Mustangs on Jan. 30-31. He stopped 14 shots in a 6-0 win on Jan. 30, and added a 23-save performance in a 7-0 victory the following evening. … Alex Rivolta — who picked up his first and second shutouts as a Woodsmen with a six-save effort against the Pelham Prowlers on Dec. 14 and a 27-save showing against the Bozeman Icedogs two days later — boasts a team-best 2.63 GAA and .917 save percentage in 11 appearances (523:00), while Logan Blahnik has played in five games (217:00), boating a 5.25 GAA and .850 save % and Aidan Vanderweele owns a 7.60 GAA and .818 save % in three appearances (142:00). … 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.
- PROGRAM FIRSTS: The Woodsmen’s games against the Pelham Prowlers, Maine Nordiques, and Bozeman Icedogs at the NA3HL Showcase on Dec. 14-16 were the first meetings in program history.
MUSTANGS SCOUTING REPORT
- FOR THE RECORD: The Peoria Mustangs enter their weekend series against the Wisconsin Woodsmen owning an 7-30-2-0 record, leaving them sitting sixth in the Central Division standings with 16 points.
- LAST TIME OUT: Peoria dropped both of its road games against the Rochester Grizzlies last weekend, surrendering 10 goals in a 10-1 loss last Friday, before giving up another eight in an 8-4 setback the following evening.
- HITTING THE ROAD: After playing four straight road games, Peoria closes out the month of February with six consecutive home contests. … The Mustangs are 4-10-1-0 on their home ice, while sporting a 3-18-1-0 record away from the Owen Center in Peoria, Ill.
