After seven straight road games, the Wisconsin Woodsmen return home to the Tomah Ice
Center for a pair of NA3HL games against the Wausau Cyclones. Puck drop for both contests is
slated for 7:15 p.m.
WISCONSIN WOODSMEN
• 2024-24 Record: 14-6-2-3 Overall (33 Pts)
WAUSAU CYCLONES
• 2024-25 Record: 16-7-2-0 Overall (34 Pts)
WOODSMEN-CYCLONES * LAST MEETING:
• Oct. 11, 2024 * Cyclones 4, Woodsmen 2
• Oct. 12, 2024 * Cyclones 7, Woodsmen 1
• Series History: Cyclones lead 12-1-0-0
WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:
NA3HL Showcase * Blaine, MN
• Dec. 15, 2024 * Mason City Toros 7, Woodsmen 6 (shootout)
• Dec. 16, 2024 * Woodsmen 7, Minnesota Wilderness 5
• Dec. 17, 2024 * Woodsmen 3, Badlands Sabres 0
WOODSMEN * UP NEXT:
• Dec. 27-28, 2024 * v. Peoria Mustangs * 7:15 p.m.
WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:
• FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their two-game series against Wausau sitting at
14-6-2-3 overall and are currently one point behind the Cyclones for third place in the Central
Division standings, and just two points back of second place Rochester Grizzlies.
• LAST TIME OUT: After dropping a 7-6 shootout loss to the Mason City Toros last Sunday, the
Woodsmen rebounded with back-to-back wins over the Minnesota Wilderness (7-5) and
Badlands Sabres (3-0) on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, during the NA3HL Showcase at the
National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn.
• 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.
• ROAD WARRIORS: The Woodsmen head into their home series against Wausau on the heels
of seven straight road games. … Wisconsin is sitting at 6-2-1-3 on the road, while going 8-4-1-0
at the Tomah Ice Center.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: Three of Wisconsin’s last five games have been decided by one goal —
including a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Moose, and shootout losses to both the Rochester
Grizzlies and Mason City Toros. … The Woodsmen have now played 10 games decided by one
goal — including seven 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.
• 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 15 goals,
one more than Nolan Mix. Joshua Kauppinen and Maxim Lazo have also reached double figures
in goals, sitting tied for third on the team with 13 each. Tristen May-Robinson is one goal shy of
joining the double-digit brigade, owning nine goals. … 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.
• TRIPLING UP: Lazo has recorded both of the Woodsmen’s hat tricks this season. Along with his
four-goal effort against the Mason City Toros on Dec. 16, 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 they have now had a player score three or more goals in a game four
times in franchise history.
• 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 Lazo, Kauppinen and Deinema have each netted at
least two goals in a game twice. Lazo, Johnny Thrasher, and Charles Murray have also recorded
multiple-goal games this season.
• 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 20 assists, two more
than Deinema. The two are among seven Woodsmen with 10+ helpers this season, being joined
by Mix (18), Kauppinen (15), May-Robinson (14), Lazo (11), and Murray (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.
• POINT PRODUCERS: With his 15 goals and 18 assists, Deinema sits atop the team’s points race
with 33. He is one of six Woodsmen with 20 or more points, being joined by Mix (14 G, 16 A, 30
Pts), Kauppinen (13 G, 15 A, 28 Pts), Budik (4 G, 20 A, 24 Pts), Lazo (13 G, 11 A, 224 Pts), and
May-Robinson (9 G, 14 A, 23 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 the Wausau
Cyclones sporting a 2.69 goals-against-average and a .912 save percentage. Lleyton Jaschke
boasts a 3.80 GAA and an .890 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 344
saves in 12 games, with Jaschke sitting second, kicking out 319 shots in 12 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.
• SPECIAL TEAMS: Wisconsin is now 17-for-97 on the power play (17.5 %). On the flip side,
Wisconsin has allowed just 15 power-play goals in its opponents’ 114 PP chances (86.8 %).
