The Wisconsin Woodsmen are back in NA3HL play this weekend, hosting league-leading West Bend Power in a 7:15 p.m. matchup on Friday at the Tomah Ice Center, before heading to Marathon Park Arena in Wausau, Wis., for a 7:10 showdown with the Wausau Cyclones the following evening.
WISCONSIN WOODSMEN
WEST BEND POWER
WAUSAU CYCLONES
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WOODSMEN-POWER * LAST MEETING:
- Nov. 16, 2024 * Power 3, Woodsmen 2 (ot)
- Series History: Power leads series 8-4-0-0
WOODSMEN-CYCLONES * LAST MEETING:
- Jan. 17, 2025 * Cyclones 4, Woodsmen 2
- Jan. 18, 2025 * Cyclones 3, Woodsmen 1
- Series History: Cyclones lead series 15-2-0-0
WOODSMEN * LAST ACTION:
- Jan. 17, 2025 * Cyclones 4, Woodsmen 2
- Jan. 18, 2025 * Cyclones 3, Woodsmen 1
WOODSMEN * UP NEXT:
- Feb, 7, 2025 * at Rochester Grizzlies * 7:05 p.m.
- Feb. 8, 2025 * at Rochester Grizzlies * 7:05 p.m.
WOODSMEN SCOUTING REPORT:
- FOR THE RECORD: The Woodsmen head into their weekend games against the West Bend Power and Wausau Cyclones sitting at 19-9-4-3 overall, good for third in the Central Division standings. Wisconsin is four points behind second-place Wausau and seven back of league-leading West Bend.
- LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin dropped a pair of two-goal decisions to Wausau last weekend at the Tomah Ice Center, falling to the Cyclones 4-2 on Friday night, before suffering a 3-1 setback the following evening.
- HOME SWEET HOME: Wisconsin is sitting at 7-2-2-3 on the road, while going 11-7-1-0 at the Tomah Ice Center.
- WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE: With their 6-5 loss to Peoria on Jan. 3, the Woodsmen have now played 13 games decided by one goal — including nine 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 a 6-3 victory on Dec. 21.
- 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 21 goals, four more than Nolan Mix and Joshua Kauppinen. Maxim Lazo is sitting fourth with 16 goals, followed Tristen May-Robinson with 12. … 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 against Peoria on Dec. 28, 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 33 assists this season, eight up on Deinema. The duo are among 11 Woodsmen with 10+ helpers this season, being joined by May-Robinson (23), Kauppinen (22), Mix (18), Lazo (18), Charles Murray (15), Johnny Thrasher (13), Vincent Greene (12), Slasor (12), and Colton Holzer (11). … 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 21 goals and 25 assists, Deinema sits atop the team’s points race with 46 — just three points shy of his franchise record 49-point season a year ago (29 G, 20 A). Deinema is one of six Woodsmen with 30 or more points, being joined by Budik (7 G, 33 A, 40 Pts), Kauppinen (17 G, 22 A, 39 Pts), Mix (17 G, 18 A, 35 Pts), May-Robinson (12 G, 23 A, 35 Pts), and Lazo (16 G, 18 A, 34 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.
- AMONG THE LEAGUE’S BEST: Budik’s 33 assists this season rank ninth among all NA3HL players, while Deinema’s 46 points have him sitting 13th.
- BETWEEN THE PIPES: Steven Kelley heads into this weekend’s games sporting a 3.04 goals-against-average and a .903 save percentage. Lleyton Jaschke boasts a 3.79 GAA and an .888 save %, while Otto Reinhart owns a 3.00 GAA and .881 save %, and Andrew Peterson has compiled a 1.99 GAA and .920 save %. … Kelley has amassed 519 saves in 17 games, with Jaschke sitting second, kicking out 405 shots in 15 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.
- SPECIAL TEAMS: Wisconsin is now 29-for-136 on the power play (21.3 %). On the flip side, Wisconsin has allowed just 25 power-play goals in its opponents’ 155 PP chances (83.8 %).
