After six straight home games, the Wisconsin Woodsmen hit the road for their final game of
November on Saturday, heading to the Kettle Moraine Ice Arena for a 7:30 p.m. NA3HL
showdown with the West Bend Power.
WISCONSIN WOODSMEN
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• 2024-24 Record: 11-5-1-1 Overall (24 Pts)
WEST BEND POWER
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• 2024-25 Record: 11-4-1-0 Overall (23 Pts)
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WOODSMEN-POWER * LAST MEETING:
• Oct. 4-5, 2024 * L, 2-1, W, 6-2
• Series History: 4-6-1-0
WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:
• Nov. 8-9, 2024
• Rochester Grizzlies * L. 5-2; W, 7-3
WOODSMEN * UP NEXT:
• Dec. 6-7, 2024 * @ Minnesota Moose * 7:05 p.m.
WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their Saturday game at West Bend sitting at 11-5-
1-1 overall and are currently in second place in the Central Division standings, two points back of
league-leading Wausau and one point in front of West Bend.
• LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin split its two NA3HL home games against the Rochester Grizzlies
last weekend at the Tomah Ice Center, falling 5-2 last Friday, before bouncing back for a 7-3
victory in the rematch the following event.
• STREAK-SNAPPER: With their 5-2 loss to Rochester last Friday, the Woodsmen had their
franchise-record six-game winning streak snapped. … Wisconsin are 7-1-0-0 in its last eight
games.
• HOME SWEET HOME: Wisconsin’s two games against Rochester last weekend were the fifth
and sixth consecutive home contests for the Woodsmen. … The Woodsmen play their next four
games on the road, not returning to the Tomah Ice Center until Dec. 20-21, when they host
division-leading Wausau in pair of NA3HL games. … Wisconsin is sitting at 4-1-0-1 on the road,
while going 7-4-1-0 at the Tomah Ice Center.
• TURNING UP THE HEAT: The Woodsmen erupted for 18 goals in their two-game sweep of
Peoria on Oct. 18-19. The eight goals scored in their 8-1 win on Oct. 18 were the most Wisconsin
had scored all season, 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 were the
most since netting a franchise-record 14 against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024. … The
Woodsmen have now scored 8+ goals in a game three times this season.
• RIGHT ON TARGET: The Woodsmen finished with a season-high 67 shots on goal against
Peoria on Oct. 19 — including 20 in the first period and 29 in their six-goal second period. …
Wisconsin’s 67 shots on goal were the third-most in franchise history and just two shy of the
program record of 69, set against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 27, 2024.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: Six of the Woodsmen’s first 10 games this season were decided by one
goal — including three that have gone into overtime, and one decided by a shootout.
• FRANCHISE FIRST: After going 0-9-0-1 in its 10 meetings against Wausau last season, the
Woodsmen picked up their first-ever win against the Cyclones with a 3-2 victory on Sept. 20.
• FRANCHISE FIRST II: Wisconsin’s Oct. 18-19 games against Rochester marked the first-ever
meeting between the Woodsmen and the Grizzlies.
• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Hugh Deinema and Nolan Mix accounted for three of Wisconsin’s seven
goals in last Saturday’s 7-2 win over Rochester, moving the pair into a tie for the team lead in
goals with 13. … Joshua Kauppinen is third on the team with nine goals, followed by Maxim Lazo
with seven, Tristen May-Robinson with six, and Daniel Svozil with five. … Deinema closed out the
2023-24 season as the Woodsmen’s leading goal scorer with 29 goals in 44 games.
• DOUBLING UP: Mix scored two goals in Wisconsin’s 5-3 win over Rochester on Oct. 25,
marking the third straight game in which he netted a pair of goals. Mix has now scored two
goals in a game four times this season, while Kauppinen and Deinema have each netted two
goals in a game twice. Lazo, Johnny Thrasher, and Charles Murray have also recorded multiple-
goal games this season.
• TRIPLING UP: Lazo scored three of Wisconsin’s five goals in the Woodsmen’s 5-1 win over
Rochester on Oct. 26. It was the Woodsmen’s first hat trick of the season, and the third time in
program history they have had a player score three or more goals in a game.
• END OF A RUN: Kauppinen had his season-opening four-game goal-scoring streak snapped in
Wisconsin’s 6-5 overtime loss to Granite City on Sept. 27. … Deinema netted a goal in each of
Wisconsin’s first three games.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Deinema leads the team with 16 assists, one more than Viktor
Budik. Mix and Kauppinen are tied for third with 12 helpers each, while May-Robinson has also
reached double figures with 10 assists. … Mix picked up four assists in Wisconsin’s 8-2 win over
St. Louis on Nov. 2, one shy of the single-game franchise record of five, set by Hunter Nelson
against the Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024. … Budik led the Woodsmen with 30 assists a year
ago, four more than Nicholas O’Brien.
• POINT PRODUCERS: With his 13 goals and 16 assists, Deinema sits atop the team’s points race
with 29. He is one of three Woodsmen with 20 or more points, and one of 10 with 10+ points,
being joined by Mix (13 G, 12 A, 25 Pts), Kauppinen (9 G, 12 A, 21 Pts), Budik (4 G, 15 A, 19 Pts),
May-Robinson (6 G, 10 A, 16 Pts), Lazo (7 G, 9 A, 16 Pts), Slasor (4 G, 7 A, 11 Pts), Charles Murray
(3 G, 8 A, 11 Pts), and Vincent Greene (4 G, 7 A, 11 Pts). … Mix’s five-point game against St. Louis
on Nov. 2 — scoring once and adding assisting on four others — were a season-high and one-shy
of the franchise record. … Wisconsin closed out the 2023-24 season with two players boasting
40+ points — Deinema with 49 (29 G, 20 A) and Hunter Nelson with 46 (23 G, 23 A).
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Steven Kelley heads into this weekend’s matchup against West Bend
sporting a 2.84 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage. Lleyton Jaschke boasts a 3.85
GAA and an .880 save % and Otto Reinhart owns a 3.66 GAA and .875 save %. Andrew Peterson
(2.00 GAA, .913 save %) made his first start of the season against St. Louis on ov. 2, stopping 21
of the 23 shots he faced. … Kelley has amassed 288 saves in nine games, with Jaschke kicking out
151 shots in seven starts.
• SPECIAL TEAMS: After managing just one power-play goal in their first six contests, the
Woodsmen have collected 13 PP goals in their last 11 games. Wisconsin is now 14-for-75 on the
power play (18.6 %). On the flip side, Wisconsin has allowed just 13 power-play goals in its
opponents’ 90 PP chances.
