After four straight home games, the Wisconsin Woodsmen hit the road this weekend, heading
to the Owens Center in Peoria, Ill., for a pair of NA3HL games against the Peoria Mustangs.
Opening faceoff on Friday is slated for 7 p.m., with Saturday’s rematch kicking off at 6 p.m.
WISCONSIN WOODSMEN
• 2024-24 Record: 17-6-3-3 Overall (40 Pts)
PEORIA MUSTANGS
• 2024-25 Record: 7-21-0-0 Overall (14 Pts)
WOODSMEN-MUSTANGS * LAST MEETING:
• Dec. 27, 2024 * Woodsmen 5, Mustangs 4
• Dec. 28, 2024 * Woodsmen 8, Mustangs 0
• Series History: Woodsmen lead 11-1-0-0
WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:
• Dec. 27, 2024 * Woodsmen 5, Mustangs 4
• Dec. 28, 2024 * Woodsmen 8, Mustangs 0
WOODSMEN * UP NEXT:
• Jan. 10-11, 2024 * vs. Peoria Mustangs * 7:15 p.m./7:15 p.m.
WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their two-game series at the Peoria Mustangs
sitting at 17-6-3-3 overall and are currently sitting in second place in the Central Division
standings, just four points back of league-leading West Bend Power..
• LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin picked up a pair of NA3HL victories over the Peoria Mustangs last
weekend at the Tomah Ice Center. The Woodsmen scored a pair of third-period goals
— including the game-winner by Hugh Deinema late in the period — to beat the Mustangs 5-4
last Friday, before getting hat tricks from Deinema and Patrick Bowser, and a 27-save shutout by
Lleyton Jaschke, in routing the Mustangs 8-0 the following evening.
• HOME SWEET HOME: After playing eight consecutive road games, last weekend’s two-game
series against the Peoria Mustangs marked the third and fourth straight home contests for the
Woodsmen. Wisconsin is sitting at 6-2-1-3 on the road, while going 10-4-1-0 at the Tomah Ice
Center.
• FAMILIAR FOE: This weekend’s two games against the Peoria Mustangs and the third and
fourth of six consecutive games between the two teams. Wisconsin hosted Peoria for a pair of
games last weekend — both Woodsmen wins — and, after this weekend’s two games in Peoria,
Ill., the teams will return to the Tomah Ice Center for two more games next weekend.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: With their 5-4 win over Peoria last Friday, five of Wisconsin’s last
EIGHT games have been decided by one goal. … The Woodsmen have now played 12 games
decided by one goal — including eight that have gone into overtime and three decided in 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, and
added win No. 2 with last Saturday’s 6-3 victory.
• FRANCHISE FIRST II: Wisconsin’s Oct. 18-19 games against Rochester marked the first-ever
meeting between the Woodsmen and the Grizzlies. … The Woodsmen’s two games against the
Minnesota Moose on Dec. 6-7, as well as their NA3HL Showcase games against the Mason City
Toros and Minnesota Wilderness on Dec. 15-16, were also the first in franchise history.
• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Hugh Deinema heads into the weekend leading the team with 20 goals,
four more than Nolan Mix. Joshua Kauppinen is sitting third with 13 goals, followed by Maxim
Lazo with 13 and Tristen May-Robinson with 11. … Deinema closed out the 2023-24 season as
the Woodsmen’s leading goal scorer with 29 goals in 44 games.
• FRANCHISE BEST: Lazo equaled the franchise record by scoring four goals against the Mason
City Toros on Dec. 16. The four-goal effort tied Nolan Mix, who tallied four goals against the
Minnesota Loons on Jan. 26, 2024.
• FRANCHISE BEST II: Deinema and Bowser each scored three goals in the Wisconsin 8-0 win
over Peoria on Dec. 28, marking the first time in franchise history the Woodsmen had to players
scored hat tricks in the same game.
• TRIPLING UP: With three goals by both Deinema and Bowser, the Woodsmen have now had a
player record three of more goals in a game five times this season. Lazo owns three- and four-
goal games, and Brandon Laso has Wisconsin’s other 3-goal game. … The Woodsmen have now
• 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.
• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Viktor Budik has amassed a team-leading 29 assists, nine up on
Deinema. The duo are among nine Woodsmen with 10+ helpers this season, being joined by
May-Robinson (19), Kauppinen (19), Mix (17), Lazo (14), Charles Murray (13), Johnny Thrasher
(10), and Vincent Greene (10). … 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.
• TRIPLE-DOUBLE: May-Robinson enjoyed a rare weekend triple double against Peoria on Dec.
27-28, collecting three assists in each game.
• POINT PRODUCERS: With his 20 goals and 20 assists, Deinema sits atop the team’s points race
with 40 — just nine points shy of his franchise record 49-point season a year ago (29 G, 20 A).
Deinema is one of five Woodsmen with 30 or more points, being joined by Mix (16 G, 17 A, 33
Pts), Budik (4 G, 29 A, 33 Pts), Kauppinen (14 G, 19 A, 33 Pts), and May-Robinson (11 G, 19 A, 30
Pts). … Lazo has eclipsed the 20-point mark with 13 G and 14 A. … 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.
• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Steven Kelley heads into this weekend’s matchup against the Peoria
Mustangs sporting a 2.95 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage. Lleyton Jaschke
boasts a 3.59 GAA and an .896 save %, while Otto Reinhart owns a 3.66 GAA and .875 save %,
and Andrew Peterson has compiled a 2.48 GAA and .912 save %. … Kelley has amassed 399
saves in 13 games, with Jaschke sitting second, kicking out 376 shots in 13 appearances.
• FIRING BLANKS: Kelley picked up the team’s first shutout of the season on Dec. 17, stopping
all 17 shots he faced in blanking the Badlands Sabres 3-0. The shutout marked the second time
in as many meetings with the Sabres that the Woodsmen held Badlands scoreless, winning 5-0
in the teams’ NA3HL Showcase meeting a year ago. … Jaschke posted his first shutout between
the pipes for the Woodsmen with a 29-save showing against the Peoria Mustangs on Dec. 28.
• STREAK-SNAPPER: With their 5-2 loss to Rochester on Nov. 8, the Woodsmen had their
franchise-record six-game winning streak snapped. … Wisconsin are 7-1-0-0 in its last eight
games.
• SPECIAL TEAMS: Wisconsin is now 23-for-117 on the power play (19.6 %). On the flip side,
Wisconsin has allowed just 20 power-play goals in its opponents’ 136 PP chances (85.3 %).
