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The Wausau Cyclones 2026-27 Season Is Officially Underway · Inside Cyclones Hockey

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1:02
SPEAKER_01: Welcome into season six, episode seven of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
1:10
SPEAKER_01: The wait is finally over.
1:13
SPEAKER_01: Cyclones Hockey is officially back.
1:17
SPEAKER_01: And with that, we've got our first in-season episode of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast this week for you.
1:24
SPEAKER_01: We're talking about everything that went on in the two-game series for the WAST Cyclones last weekend, shaping up against the Peoria Mustangs in the Central Division, talking about the games, updates, scores, goal scores, everything that you need to know.
1:38
SPEAKER_01: Previewing next weekend's matchup, another Central Division 2 game series.
1:44
SPEAKER_01: And of course, joined by Director of Business Operations, Zach Sirway, on this episode as well, chatting about some very exciting promotions that we have officially etched into the schedule and are officially releasing for the 2026-27 home season.
2:00
SPEAKER_01: So we've got a great action-packed episode for you for the first time this regular season.
2:07
SPEAKER_01: Welcome back, Cyclones fans, and get ready, because it's time to enter the storm.
2:25
SPEAKER_01: Welcome back to the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
2:28
SPEAKER_01: My name is Mark Robinson, your host of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
2:33
SPEAKER_01: Feels interesting to say welcome back because we've been doing pods all summer.
2:37
SPEAKER_01: Myself and Zach Serway, our director of business operations, we've been keeping everybody in the loop and as entertained, so to say, as possible throughout the offseason, talking about promotions, schedule release, all that good stuff.
2:50
SPEAKER_01: Just as much as we can handle as far as the offseason goes.
2:54
SPEAKER_01: But like I mentioned in the intro, that's all in the past.
2:58
SPEAKER_01: We we made it.
2:59
SPEAKER_01: We are back in season for Wassa Cyclones hockey.
3:03
SPEAKER_01: The Cyclones have played two regular season games.
3:05
SPEAKER_01: The season is underway.
3:07
SPEAKER_01: It honestly, it honestly feels surreal to me.
3:09
SPEAKER_01: I feel like it was just yesterday.
3:11
SPEAKER_01: We were going through that two-game playoff series against the Rochester Grizzlies.
3:14
SPEAKER_01: We were packing it in Marathon Park Ice Arena.
3:17
SPEAKER_01: We had that ridiculous winter storm.
3:20
SPEAKER_01: It was set to cause some delays at that series.
3:22
SPEAKER_01: Ended up going to a third game, uh, sudden death matchup.
3:26
SPEAKER_01: Uh, I ended up having some ridiculous travel delays with uh getting out of Wassa after that crazy storm.
3:33
SPEAKER_01: Not sure if anybody remembers that storm.
3:34
SPEAKER_01: Maybe that's a normal regular thing for all the uh for all the Wassa natives.
3:39
SPEAKER_01: Uh but for someone who was spending my first few months out in Wassa, Wisconsin, it was uh it was very new to me.
3:45
SPEAKER_01: But nevertheless, feels like all that was just yesterday, and we are officially underway as far as the 2026-27 NA3HL and Wassa Cyclones campaign goes.
3:57
SPEAKER_01: So very exciting stuff.
3:58
SPEAKER_01: We got a great full episode for you on this week's edition of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
4:04
SPEAKER_01: Uh, before we dive into everything we're talking about on this segment, do just want to remind all the listeners that we will be back to our normal programming here on the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
4:13
SPEAKER_01: For those that were tuning in during the offseason, it was not as frequent episodes every few weeks, uh just trying to fill some airtime as much as we could.
4:22
SPEAKER_01: But now that the season's underway, we'll have weekly podcasts, we'll have player interviews, coach interviews, game breakdowns, and game previews talking about everything going on in the world of Wasa Cyclones hockey.
4:35
SPEAKER_01: Small detail for listeners as well.
4:38
SPEAKER_01: You'll notice it as you're listening to this podcast.
4:41
SPEAKER_01: I'm obviously recording it right now, but episodes will be releasing on Thursdays this season.
4:47
SPEAKER_01: Last year it was Wednesdays.
4:49
SPEAKER_01: We've pushed it to Thursdays this year just to have some more time to really perfect the episodes, get the production going early in the week, and make sure we're giving you guys a very notable, promising product every single week.
5:01
SPEAKER_01: So excited to be back, excited that hockey is back in Wassa, and we will be having Thursday episodes weekly from here on out on the Inside Cyclones Hockey podcast.
5:14
SPEAKER_01: Before we get started, before we dive into all the nitty-gritty for this segment, I do want to just take a second to kind of reintroduce myself, uh, whether you're a new listener, new to the Cyclones organization, or a returning listener, you're a returning supporter.
5:29
SPEAKER_01: I just wanted to tell the listeners a little bit about myself, my history with the organization, and uh some uh some changes to my involvement as well.
5:38
SPEAKER_01: Uh so for those that don't know, my name is Mark Robinson.
5:42
SPEAKER_01: I'm the podcast host and producer for the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
5:47
SPEAKER_01: Uh last year was my first year with the organization, and I actually made the move all the way out to Wasa.
5:53
SPEAKER_01: I was the podcast host, producer, and also the director of media relations, the play-by-play broadcaster.
5:59
SPEAKER_01: Uh, did some writing for the team as well.
6:01
SPEAKER_01: Basically, just handled all of our sort of media endeavors, uh, primarily the uh the home broadcasts on NATV, the play-by-play.
6:10
SPEAKER_01: Um, so this year I will be producing and hosting the podcast all year long, but I will not be returning as the play-by-play broadcaster.
6:20
SPEAKER_01: We'll go into a little more detail about this in the next segment with Zach Surway as well as uh welcoming our newest broadcaster to the organization.
6:28
SPEAKER_01: But um currently based out of my hometown, Golden, Colorado, and uh had a really amazing career opportunity uh to continue my development in the world of sports journalism right here in my neck of the woods in Denver, Colorado, covering professional sports.
6:43
SPEAKER_01: I'm a credential beat reporter for the Denver Nuggets as well as a little bit of the Colorado Avalanche and the Denver Broncos.
6:51
SPEAKER_01: So, so as sad as I am to say that I won't be back in Wassa physically in person this year, still very excited to get to continue to do this podcast, continue to stay involved in this amazing organization.
7:06
SPEAKER_01: Very, very grateful to the Cyclones ownership, to Zach Surway, to the coaching staff, to everybody that was excited to have me back in some capacity hosting and producing the Inside Cyclones hockey podcast this year.
7:19
SPEAKER_01: And don't have any of it ironed out yet.
7:21
SPEAKER_01: But for those that did know me last year and are hoping to maybe see me around a little bit, I can almost guarantee you there will be trips planned out to Wasa.
7:32
SPEAKER_01: Whether it's to help out with some stuff out there, do some in-person work, or just come out and watch some games, see the returning players, see the coaching staff, see all the staff that I enjoyed working with so much.
7:44
SPEAKER_01: I can guarantee you that I will be making the trip out to Wasa at some point this season.
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SPEAKER_01: Minimum one time, hopefully more than that.
7:52
SPEAKER_01: I I made some phenomenal, amazing friends whilst out in Wassa, Wisconsin.
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SPEAKER_01: Uh, and it's a really special part of my life, really special place to me.
8:00
SPEAKER_01: So I will be back for sure for at least a small fraction of the season.
8:05
SPEAKER_01: Like I said, not in full capacity, but I will be coming back.
8:09
SPEAKER_01: So that's a little bit about me, Mark Robinson, your host of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
8:14
SPEAKER_01: If you know me, it's great to chat with you again.
8:17
SPEAKER_01: So glad to be back.
8:18
SPEAKER_01: And if you are new to the organization, welcome.
8:22
SPEAKER_01: And we're excited to have you listening to the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast as well as rooting for the team.
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SPEAKER_01: All right.
8:30
SPEAKER_01: Let's not waste any more time in this opening segment of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
8:35
SPEAKER_01: Cyclones kicked off their 2026-27 campaign last weekend, facing off against the Peoria Mustangs of the Central Division.
8:45
SPEAKER_01: And unfortunately, the Cyclones did not get off to the greatest start for their 2026-27 campaign.
8:55
SPEAKER_01: Dropped both games to the Peoria Mustangs in Peoria, Illinois at the Owen Center.
9:01
SPEAKER_01: So just getting under their legs, getting under their feet a little bit, figuring out how things are going to work.
9:06
SPEAKER_01: Honestly, not only am I not surprised, I'm not worried at all.
9:10
SPEAKER_01: This is something that uh Zach Saraway and I were talking about actually.
9:14
SPEAKER_01: The the turnaround time between training camp and players reporting and starting to skate to the first game was very, very short.
9:23
SPEAKER_01: So not a lot of time for everybody to kind of get dialed in and ready to go, which that's not to say that the team isn't ready for the season.
9:31
SPEAKER_01: I mean, there's tons of positives to take away from this last weekend, despite the fact that it was two losses in the score sheet.
9:40
SPEAKER_01: But it is a quick turnaround and hopefully two games out of the way.
9:44
SPEAKER_01: It's something the Cyclones can put in the pass and they can lock in and get ready for their next few games here and get back into the win column.
9:51
SPEAKER_01: Pick up their first win of the 2026-27 season, which would be super, super electric.
9:58
SPEAKER_01: So we're gonna go through the first game of the season for the Wassa Cyclones, falling 8-3 to the Peoria Mustangs at the Owen Center in Peoria, Illinois.
10:09
SPEAKER_01: 30 shots on goal for the Cyclones, 37 for the Mustangs, so a little bit more offensive surge from Peoria.
10:15
SPEAKER_01: Pepper and the Washing Cyclones goaltenders started out hot for Peoria.
10:21
SPEAKER_01: They scored the first goal of their season, uh, a power play goal in the first period at the 104 minute mark.
10:29
SPEAKER_01: So, right as that period was winding down, they were able to net one and get their first goal of the game, get off to a good start, and then quick work in the second period as well.
10:39
SPEAKER_01: Another power play goal to make it 2-0 for the Peoria Mustangs.
10:44
SPEAKER_01: And then shortly after, Cyclones went right back on the power play, and Jacob Maxson scored his first career goal as a Wassa Cyclone, an assist from a returning player, Jackson Maddock, and a new player as well, Brady Schute.
10:59
SPEAKER_01: So all three of those guys picking up their first points of the season, and Jacob Maxson getting his first goal.
11:04
SPEAKER_01: Brady Schute getting his first point of the season as a Wassa Cyclone.
11:10
SPEAKER_01: And then not only did a power play goal get the offensive surge going for the Wassa Cyclones, they were able to already tick off a major statistic in the stat book.
11:20
SPEAKER_01: Their first shorthanded goal of the season came not even two minutes after the power play goal, which was their first of the season.
11:28
SPEAKER_01: Nate Spencer scores his first career goal as a Wassa Cyclone.
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SPEAKER_01: Another assist from Jackson Maddock, Gabe Field getting the secondary assist on that shorthanded goal.
11:38
SPEAKER_01: Gabe Field gets his first point as a Wassa Cyclone.
11:41
SPEAKER_01: And how about Nate Spencer?
11:43
SPEAKER_01: First goal as a Wassa Cyclone, and it's shorthanded.
11:46
SPEAKER_01: So first goal, first point, kind of just a first everything for him.
11:50
SPEAKER_01: Pretty electric stuff, and it was an equalizer as well.
11:53
SPEAKER_01: So that makes it 2-2 at the 13-15 minute mark of the second period.
11:58
SPEAKER_01: And then naturally, in front of a home crowd, Peoria had a pretty quick answer, pretty quick response.
12:04
SPEAKER_01: Brendan Miller and Landon Smith, just two minutes apart, scoring two goals to make it 4-2 in favor of Peoria.
12:11
SPEAKER_01: And then we go to the third period.
12:13
SPEAKER_01: Another goal from Peoria just a few seconds into the third period, not even a minute in, makes it 5-2.
12:19
SPEAKER_01: And then another power play goal shortly after makes it 6-2.
12:22
SPEAKER_01: Braden Myers nets his first career goal as a Wassa Cyclone.
12:27
SPEAKER_01: Owen Renslow, a returner, as well as Frank Goodman getting the two assists on that goal.
12:31
SPEAKER_01: So nice to see some of the vets getting their first points of the year.
12:35
SPEAKER_01: A high-scoring game for uh for both of these teams.
12:38
SPEAKER_01: And then uh just uh kind of the nail in the coffin, Brendan Miller getting his second goal for the Mustangs, as well as Landon Smith getting his second goal as well.
12:49
SPEAKER_01: So, final score, 8-3 in favor of the Peoria Mustangs, taking that first win of the season.
12:56
SPEAKER_01: Cyclones, unfortunately, falling in their first game of the year.
13:00
SPEAKER_01: Goaltender for the Wasa Cyclones, new player as well, Parker Nevinhonan.
13:05
SPEAKER_01: 60 minutes time on ice, spent the entire game in the blue paint, 29 saves on 37 shot attempts, a 7-8-4 goals against average.
13:14
SPEAKER_01: So Parker getting under his legs a little bit, but uh able to see a lot of shots and you know stop a good solid amount of them.
13:21
SPEAKER_01: Hopefully, he'll be able to learn from his first game with the Wassa Cyclones and improve and go up from here.
13:28
SPEAKER_01: Gavin Norton, another new goaltender for the Wassa Cyclones, was the backup to Parker Nevin Honan on this first game.
13:36
SPEAKER_01: He didn't get any time.
13:38
SPEAKER_01: Hopefully, we'll see him soon enough getting some action in a Wassa Cyclones sweater for the first time this year as well.
13:46
SPEAKER_01: So, unfortunate that the Cyclones weren't able to get their first win in that first game, but cool to see some guys like Braden Myers, Nate Spencer, and Jacob Maxon all get their first career goals as Wassa Cyclones players.
13:57
SPEAKER_01: Look at that.
13:57
SPEAKER_01: Three goals for the Cyclones, all three scored by new faces in Wassa.
14:05
SPEAKER_01: Seems to me like the biggest asterisk on this game for Wassa was the special teams.
14:13
SPEAKER_01: A lot of power play goals.
14:14
SPEAKER_01: It was one, two, three, four, five of the eight power play goals were, or excuse me, sorry, five of the eight goals were scored on the man advantage.
14:24
SPEAKER_01: Cool to see the Cyclones get a short-handed goal, like I mentioned.
14:27
SPEAKER_01: That's a big plus that special teams is working in their favor in that regard.
14:30
SPEAKER_01: That means they've got a very solid defensive penalty kill that not only was able to get them away from killing off a penalty, but they were able to get a goal out of it.
14:40
SPEAKER_01: So if they can correct leaving lanes open and letting, you know, scrappy plays end up as scoring plays when they're on the PK.
14:47
SPEAKER_01: I see a lot of potential for this Wassa Cyclones team.
14:50
SPEAKER_01: So first game of the season for the Cyclones falling eight to three to the Peoria Mustangs.
14:57
SPEAKER_01: Now, second game of the season, also against Peoria, a much, much, much better start for the Wasa Cyclones.
15:06
SPEAKER_01: So a scoreless first period, despite six penalties, three from each team in the first period.
15:13
SPEAKER_01: Neither squad was able to capitalize on the man advantage.
15:16
SPEAKER_01: So that penalty kill, like I said, already getting better for Wassa.
15:20
SPEAKER_01: Already see an improvement there.
15:21
SPEAKER_01: And then whatever was said in the locker room in between that first and that second period.
15:25
SPEAKER_01: Shout out, head coach of the Wassa Cyclones, Luke Meyer, getting under his legs, taking over that head coaching role for the first time this season.
15:32
SPEAKER_01: He got them juiced and ready to go.
15:34
SPEAKER_01: Three unanswered goals by the Wasa Cyclones in the second period.
15:39
SPEAKER_01: Not even a minute in, just 51 seconds in.
15:42
SPEAKER_01: One of the returners, one of the vets, gets his first goal of the season.
15:45
SPEAKER_01: Jackson Maddock.
15:46
SPEAKER_01: Nett Nagal, Gabe Field, Nate Spencer grabbing the assists on that power play goal.
15:52
SPEAKER_01: And then nine minutes later, Jacob Maxon scores his second goal, the weekend's second goal as a Wassa Cyclone, and Brady Shute gets his second career assist to make it 2-0 Wassa.
16:04
SPEAKER_01: And then just a few minutes later, an even strength goal, Nate Spencer, who scored the short-handed goal in the game prior.
16:10
SPEAKER_01: He grabs his second goal the season as well, and Gabe Field gets another assist.
16:14
SPEAKER_01: His second of the game and his third of the season already.
16:18
SPEAKER_01: So cool to see these new guys racking up points left and right, despite the fact that neither of these games ended up with a win column for the Wassa Cyclones.
16:26
SPEAKER_01: Few minutes after the uh Nate Spencer goal to make it 3-0, Wassa Peoria had an answer.
16:31
SPEAKER_01: Two power play goals at the 644 and the 358 minute mark, both by Brendan Miller.
16:38
SPEAKER_01: So that made it a 3-2 hockey game.
16:41
SPEAKER_01: And then a very tight third period.
16:43
SPEAKER_01: Braden Hillbrand scored to equalize the game for Peoria 3-3.
16:49
SPEAKER_01: Cyclones are able to hold strong all the way up until overtime, but unfortunately, three-on-three, overtime extra hockey.
16:56
SPEAKER_01: Peoria gets it done in front of a home crowd.
16:59
SPEAKER_01: Landon Smith scores the go-ahead game-winning goal to give the Peore Mustangs a second straight win, an undefeated record.
17:08
SPEAKER_01: That's kind of how things panned out this weekend for the Cyclones.
17:12
SPEAKER_01: I'm not going to spend really too much time on this all, but just, you know, giving my flowers to Peore a little bit because they were a team that uh they were bottom of the division all year last year.
17:22
SPEAKER_01: They had a lot of struggles.
17:23
SPEAKER_01: They weren't necessarily able to find their game.
17:25
SPEAKER_01: Just as someone who appreciates this league and, you know, wants everybody to be succeeding as best as possible.
17:31
SPEAKER_01: We're obviously Cyclones biased here on the Cyclones, inside Cyclones hockey podcast, but to see Peoria get off to a good start, happy for them.
17:39
SPEAKER_01: Hopefully it continues, but not against Wassa.
17:41
SPEAKER_01: Hopefully, these are the only two games we dropped Peoria, and Wassa will be back stronger and better than ever next time they face off against the Mustangs.
17:51
SPEAKER_01: 32 shots on goal for the Cyclones, 46 for Peoria in this game.
17:57
SPEAKER_01: So shots on goal, just offense in general, as well as the penalty kill.
18:01
SPEAKER_01: Those are the biggest sort of asterisk things that I'm keeping an eye on in terms of what I'm hoping they can correct, what I'm hoping they can get better and improve before their next few games that they've got coming up here.
18:13
SPEAKER_01: As far as goaltending goes, he sat the first game, but he got to play the second game.
18:18
SPEAKER_01: Gavin Norton, 63 minutes and 11 seconds time on ice play the entire game.
18:24
SPEAKER_01: 42 saves on 46 shots.
18:26
SPEAKER_01: A great showing for Gavin Norton.
18:28
SPEAKER_01: A 9-1-3, very stellar save percentage.
18:31
SPEAKER_01: Only let four of those goals in.
18:32
SPEAKER_01: For how many shots he saw in his Cyclones debut?
18:35
SPEAKER_01: You got to give him a ton of credit for the performance that he put up.
18:39
SPEAKER_01: So hopefully a good goaltending performance, despite the loss, will give him confidence moving forward this season.
18:45
SPEAKER_01: Draven Worth, another brand new Wassa Cyclones goaltender backing up Gavin Norton in this game.
18:52
SPEAKER_01: Did not see any ice time during this game.
18:55
SPEAKER_01: Gavin Norton getting the entire game plus overtime for the Wassa Cyclones.
19:02
SPEAKER_01: So an overtime loss and a regular regulation loss gives the Cyclones an 0-1-1-0 record.
19:10
SPEAKER_01: So it could be worse.
19:11
SPEAKER_01: I mean, a loss and an overtime loss is not the end of the world.
19:14
SPEAKER_01: When you look at their record last year, they had a handful of losses.
19:18
SPEAKER_01: Teams are going to lose in hockey.
19:19
SPEAKER_01: It is what it is.
19:20
SPEAKER_01: And in my opinion, losing two games to start the year, that is only going to light a stronger, brighter, better fire under this team to get them dialed in for the games that they've got coming up here in the near future.
19:34
SPEAKER_01: And speaking of, we're going to do a little schedule breakdown, talk about the games that they've got coming up here.
19:39
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SPEAKER_01: All right, everybody, welcome back to the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
20:49
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20:53
SPEAKER_01: Just a big thank you to all our sponsors who make this podcast possible.
20:56
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21:07
SPEAKER_01: So, like we just talked about, like we just recapped, Wassa Cyclones 011 and O to start the season.
21:14
SPEAKER_01: Let's talk about what they've got coming up next.
21:16
SPEAKER_01: So they've got the St.
21:18
SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues this coming weekend, September 11th and September 12th at the Afton Ice Rink.
21:25
SPEAKER_01: You guys will be listening to this on Thursday.
21:27
SPEAKER_01: So they will be playing tomorrow against the St.
21:29
SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues, both of those days.
21:33
SPEAKER_01: This is a tough opponent, definitely a very strong team.
21:36
SPEAKER_01: They had a great campaign last year, played a really strong season, squeaked into the playoffs.
21:41
SPEAKER_01: They unfortunately fell to the West Bend power, but definitely a tough opponent.
21:46
SPEAKER_01: Hopefully, the Cyclones are gonna be able to take all the lessons they learned in this last weekend and put them forward into two big games against the St.
21:55
SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues.
21:56
SPEAKER_01: Let's talk a little bit about the preview of this matchup.
22:00
SPEAKER_01: Watsas obviously looking to get their first win of the season after the sweep.
22:05
SPEAKER_01: And just a few uh just a few storylines to look out for.
22:08
SPEAKER_01: Uh, you can check out uh the written article on the preview as well for this coming weekend.
22:14
SPEAKER_01: But uh Nate Spencer, Jacob Maxson, and Gabe Field all had huge opening weekends, like we talked about, scored their first goals as Wassa Cyclones, three points each and an impressive offensive showing.
22:24
SPEAKER_01: Returning this weekend will be forward Maxim Stalayenko, who joins the team after spending the last couple weeks in a null training camp.
22:30
SPEAKER_01: Maxim Salyanko is a huge addition to the Wassa Cyclins to get them back on their offensive forward sheet.
22:37
SPEAKER_01: 13 goals and 23 assists last season for Maxim Talenko.
22:41
SPEAKER_01: So excited to get him back on the forward sheet.
22:43
SPEAKER_01: That's going to be a huge, huge, huge add for Wassa.
22:48
SPEAKER_01: Cyclones are looking to split time between Parker Nevinhoven and Gavin Norton, the two goalies that played last weekend.
22:55
SPEAKER_01: Gavin Norton obviously would keep an eye on that specific goaltender.
22:59
SPEAKER_01: Phenomenal 9-1-3 save percentage, 42 saves on 46 shots in that second game against Peoria.
23:06
SPEAKER_01: Nevinhoven gave up eight goals last Friday in his junior hockey debut.
23:10
SPEAKER_01: So hoping that he can get back in the blue paint and get off to a little bit better of a start for the Wasa cyclone.
23:18
SPEAKER_01: So very, very exciting stuff to see Wassa getting on the road and getting ready to rock and roll for more hockey in St.
23:26
SPEAKER_01: Louis.
23:28
SPEAKER_01: Games that are coming up after the St.
23:29
SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues series, they will travel to Rochester, Minnesota on the 18th and the 19th.
23:34
SPEAKER_01: At the Rochester Recreation Center, they'll face off against the Rochester Grizzlies.
23:38
SPEAKER_01: That is the team that they played in the first round of the NA3HL playoffs last year.
23:42
SPEAKER_01: Unfortunately, lost that series two to zero.
23:45
SPEAKER_01: Two great games, one up at Rochester and one in Marathon Park in Wassa.
23:51
SPEAKER_01: Weren't able to come away with either of those, though.
23:52
SPEAKER_01: So there's a little bit of revenge, and revenge is a dish best served cold.
23:57
SPEAKER_01: So hopefully they can get off to an even better start.
24:00
SPEAKER_01: I'm going to make a prediction here.
24:02
SPEAKER_01: I think the Cyclones are going to split this weekend with the St.
24:05
SPEAKER_01: Louis Jr.
24:06
SPEAKER_01: Blues.
24:06
SPEAKER_01: I think they're going to come away with a win at some point, which will push them to, and you know what we're going to say, just for the sake of the prediction, it's going to be another overtime loss.
24:15
SPEAKER_01: We're going to say that they're going to go 1, 1, 1, and 0.
24:19
SPEAKER_01: Or sorry, I'm sorry, 1-1-2-0, because it'll be their second overtime loss.
24:23
SPEAKER_01: But after that, I feel a sweep coming on up in Rochester.
24:28
SPEAKER_01: Like I said, I think that there is some bad blood with the Grizzlies.
24:31
SPEAKER_01: I think there's a rivalry building there that's just getting stronger and stronger.
24:34
SPEAKER_01: I think the Cyclones are going to sweep.
24:37
SPEAKER_01: The Grizzlies get off to a huge start in that season series against Rochester and improve to three total wins after that weekend.
24:46
SPEAKER_01: Then it'll be the Fox Cities Forge, a new addition to the Central Division and to the NA3HL in general.
24:51
SPEAKER_01: They'll start in Appleton, playing the Fox Cities Forge at the Appleton Family Ice Center, but then they get on a bus and come right back up to Wasa September 26th.
25:00
SPEAKER_01: The home debut for the Wasa Cyclones.
25:01
SPEAKER_01: Marathon Park is going to be absolutely buzzing.
25:04
SPEAKER_01: The Cyclones will host the Fox Cities Forge for the first time this season, as well as playing their first home game this season, which is absolutely electric.
25:16
SPEAKER_01: Very awesome stuff.
25:18
SPEAKER_01: Just a reminder, the way the uh the way the NA3HL is structured, if you aren't aware, uh it's very, very heavy central division matchups all season long.
25:26
SPEAKER_01: The Cyclones will play eight games against each of their Central Division opponents.
25:31
SPEAKER_01: A few other games get mixed in there.
25:33
SPEAKER_01: Every once in a while, they'll play some opponents that uh aren't in their division.
25:37
SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, when the NA3HL showcase rolls around, they'll play against non-divisional opponents for the entirety of the showcase.
25:43
SPEAKER_01: But if you're new, if you're listening for the first time, if you have a player, if you're a fan of the team for the first time this year and you're still getting a hang of how the structure works, it will be a lot of the central division teams will be hearing those names over and over again.
25:56
SPEAKER_01: So the Peoria Mustings, the St.
25:58
SPEAKER_01: Louis Jr.
25:58
SPEAKER_01: Blues, uh, the Wisconsin Woodsman, the Rochester Grizzlies, the Fox Cities Forge, and the West Bend Power.
26:05
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SPEAKER_01: Alrighty, welcome back to the pod, everybody.
27:45
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27:52
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28:00
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28:07
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28:14
SPEAKER_01: But we're back here on the pod and we're back for some more Wassa Cyclones Hockey Talk.
28:20
SPEAKER_01: As we mentioned in the last segment, the season is well underway.
28:23
SPEAKER_01: The Cyclones have officially skated, played, and their campaign has begun for the 2026-27 season.
28:31
SPEAKER_01: But what has not begun quite yet is the home season at Marathon Park in Wassa, Wisconsin.
28:39
SPEAKER_01: We have that to look forward to coming up very, very shortly.
28:42
SPEAKER_01: And as usual, to talk about everything we've got coming up as far as the home season goes for the Wasa Cyclones, we've got the director of business operations, Zach Surway, joining us on this segment of the pod.
28:54
SPEAKER_01: Zach, we've got a few, uh we've got a few items to cover, but before we get into any of that, Cyclones hockey's back.
29:02
SPEAKER_01: You believe that the season is officially underway.
29:06
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, it was pretty weird to uh watch us have games um going up north to the cabin and and having um Cyclone's hockey going on was kind of a weird thing, I guess.
29:19
SPEAKER_02: Um obviously it was kind of a quirk of our schedule.
29:23
SPEAKER_02: I think it was uh our game, and then there was only one other game or one other series, I should say, last week and that took place in the in the whole NA3.
29:34
SPEAKER_02: So it was just kind of a weird scheduling quirk.
29:36
SPEAKER_02: Um I'm hopeful that it doesn't happen um again in the future, um, just because it is kind of kind of rushing things in terms of uh you know getting the guys ready.
29:47
SPEAKER_02: Uh they only had two weeks on the ice uh prior to that game.
29:50
SPEAKER_02: So as you know in hockey they need uh a little bit more time than that to kind of gel.
29:55
SPEAKER_02: And obviously with all these guys, um the majority of them not necessarily playing uh together in the past, uh that certainly can be a challenge early on.
30:03
SPEAKER_02: So hopefully uh this week week of practice will be good to them and uh they can get their first win uh this weekend in St.
30:10
SPEAKER_02: Louis.
30:11
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, absolutely.
30:12
SPEAKER_01: Um and I, you know, like you said, too, tough to get started on the road, tough to get started with only a little bit of prep um on the ice.
30:22
SPEAKER_01: But uh glad to see that they're back at action, and you know, you can only you can only go up from here now that there's uh some experience under the legs of the new players and some uh some new leadership as well, which is uh super exciting.
30:35
SPEAKER_01: Uh okay, so like I mentioned, we got a few uh action items to talk about here with you, Zach.
30:40
SPEAKER_01: Uh obviously, we've been kind of chipping away one by one at the uh promotions and kind of stuff we've got going on at Marathon Park as far as our um home season goes.
30:52
SPEAKER_01: Uh and we've got uh an exciting promotion that we're announcing for uh the home season, and it's got something to do with a restaurant that's very popular, not only in the Wasa area, but just in the Wisconsin area in general.
31:06
SPEAKER_01: If you want to talk to us a little bit about uh one of our food-related promotions that we have coming up for the 2026-27 season.
31:15
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, so we're uh gonna be working again with Culvers on this uh promotion.
31:20
SPEAKER_02: Uh I believe this is gonna be the third year of the promotion.
31:24
SPEAKER_02: Um, it's called Curds in the Third.
31:25
SPEAKER_02: So when uh the cyclones score a goal uh in the third period of play uh at any uh 26, 27 or third season home game, uh fans are gonna win a free um order of cheese curds from our friends at Culver's.
31:44
SPEAKER_02: Um they are able to redeem this through mobile orders in the Culver's app.
31:50
SPEAKER_02: Um, and that can be redeemed at either the Wassail location, Red Mountain location, or the Rothschild uh location here in central Wisconsin.
32:00
SPEAKER_02: So I know it's been a very popular promotion for fans in the in the past.
32:05
SPEAKER_02: Um I know they always look forward to scoring it, um, obviously in the in the third period and uh getting that opportunity um to uh to get free cheese curds.
32:16
SPEAKER_02: So Wisconsin loves their cheese curds, uh Wisconsin loves culvers, obviously.
32:21
SPEAKER_02: Um brainer promotion for us and obviously a cool way for um our fans to get more excited for goals in the third period throughout the the regular season.
32:31
SPEAKER_02: So looking forward to that.
32:32
SPEAKER_02: Um for fans that are uh using or trying to redeem that promotion that's good for um 24 hours after that um game.
32:42
SPEAKER_02: Um and they use the promo code GOClones in the app to redeem that offer.
32:50
SPEAKER_01: Kurds in the third, one of the one of the staple promotions for the Cyclones.
32:55
SPEAKER_01: And I, you know, I remember throughout the season last year at least, there were a few comeback wins in the third period, which not only is the excitement of a third period comeback goal awesome in itself.
33:11
SPEAKER_01: I mean, watching a team storm back and win in the final minutes of the game is fun.
33:16
SPEAKER_01: But for for Cyclones fans, once again this year, it not only means that you're most likely fingers crossed, knock on Woodwalking out of the building after seeing a Cyclones win, but you also get to go get some cheese curds from Culver's, which is a pretty awesome thing to think about.
33:35
SPEAKER_01: So very exciting promotion uh that we've got coming up.
33:39
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we got a few more promotions to talk about, but did also want to, Zach, shed some light on uh some of the new hires that we've made uh at Wasta Cyclones hockey.
33:49
SPEAKER_01: Obviously, kind of the domino effect of all this was uh former head coach of the Wasta Cyclones, Nathan Oystrick, uh, going to the knall, coaching the Houston Bulls now, which uh prompted the promotion of former assistant head coach and now current head coach of the Wasta Cyclones, Luke Meyer, uh, which also meant that uh an assistant coach needed to be brought in.
34:12
SPEAKER_01: Luke Meyer's shoes needed to be filled now that he was filling the shoes of Nathan Oystrick.
34:18
SPEAKER_01: And it looks like the hiring of Max Cuthern is official.
34:23
SPEAKER_01: Uh so exciting to see uh a young new face.
34:26
SPEAKER_01: Uh just any thoughts and any any sort of excitement about bringing in uh Max Cuthern for the uh assistant coaching role for the Cyclones.
34:35
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it's it's good to uh have Max.
34:37
SPEAKER_02: I've enjoyed my couple interactions that I've had with him uh so far.
34:42
SPEAKER_02: Um obviously just uh just joined us here.
34:46
SPEAKER_02: I think he'll be a good asset for the organization to help get the players uh going in the right direction.
34:52
SPEAKER_02: Obviously, he's a um a younger coach just really getting into to coaching.
34:59
SPEAKER_02: Um I think one of the positives uh that I always think about with that type of thing is his relative age and being able to relate to players um in that sense.
35:10
SPEAKER_02: So that'll be certainly a a positive and uh like I said, uh enjoyed my interactions with him um over the uh first couple of uh times of of meeting him and uh I think he's gonna be a a good asset to Luke and the coaching stuff is obviously getting all the players moving in in the right right direction.
35:30
SPEAKER_02: Um, you know, it's that's always a a challenge with with coaching is is getting everyone to buy in um to that one common goal.
35:39
SPEAKER_02: And uh obviously that'll be a big job of of Max uh to uh to support the players throughout the course of the year and as uh as uh fans and know it's it's a it's a long season and uh it can be taxing um obviously physically but also mentally and um I know that he'll play a big role in in helping those players succeed uh on and off on and off the ice uh throughout their time here in Wausau.
36:05
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, 100%.
36:06
SPEAKER_01: I feel like uh Coach Oisty and and Luke Meyer had a great dynamic uh in terms of just their bond and also their their age gap, a little bit, a little bit of a gap between the two of them in terms of you know how long they've been around, what kind of wisdom they offer, what kind of knowledge they offer.
36:23
SPEAKER_01: And I think this is an interesting age gap as well.
36:25
SPEAKER_01: I think uh you can obviously tell that um Max is a little bit of a younger guy.
36:31
SPEAKER_01: He's just now getting into coaching and he'll be able to uh connect with those guys on a little bit closer of a level, uh, you know, in addition to Myze being able to help them out a lot with uh all the all the stuff they need to improve at both on and off the ice, which is uh which is very exciting.
36:48
SPEAKER_01: Um and then uh speaking of off the ice, another uh non-hockey hire, but uh a very important hockey ops hire that uh definitely needs to be touched on as well, more so in the realm of uh my position and what I've been doing for the cyclones.
37:04
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we are excited to welcome uh Scott Monasano as the next play-by-play broadcaster of the Wasp Cyclones.
37:12
SPEAKER_01: Uh a good time uh for I guess me to address why I'm not gonna be returning as the play-by-play broadcaster.
37:19
SPEAKER_01: I'm uh continuing to pursue a career covering uh the professional sports market here in Denver, Colorado.
37:26
SPEAKER_01: But uh I'm excited to get to continue doing the podcast.
37:30
SPEAKER_01: So you'll you'll hear my voice all season long still.
37:33
SPEAKER_01: Uh I won't be won't be going won't be going fully away, but uh I will I will not be returning full time in Wassa as as the broadcaster, but uh very, very happy and excited to announce that Scott Monasano will be uh filling the shoes of the role that I was pursuing last year.
37:50
SPEAKER_01: He's got phenomenal experience, uh including the UW Eclair College Athletics Program, uh the Euclair Express, Chippewa Steel, Alton River Dragons, Traversity Beach Bums, Waterloo Bucks, and the Des Moines Buccaneers.
38:06
SPEAKER_01: So he brings a very long laundry list of broadcast experience to the Wassa Cyclone.
38:12
SPEAKER_01: So that's very exciting as well.
38:13
SPEAKER_01: Uh, did you have any thoughts or anything exciting to talk about in terms of bringing in uh the next broadcaster for the Wassa Cyclones?
38:21
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I've known Scott um I think since maybe 20 2019, maybe 2020, somewhere in there.
38:32
SPEAKER_02: Um, my brother had worked for the Chipotle Steel organization, and uh Scott was uh the broadcaster there's uh obviously um another junior hockey team just uh just uh hour ten minutes uh west of us here in Wassau.
38:49
SPEAKER_02: So he's been doing that for a number of years.
38:52
SPEAKER_02: Uh that franchise, um they uh up and moved uh to I'm not exactly sure where where to be honest.
39:01
SPEAKER_02: Um in in NA.
39:04
SPEAKER_02: Um didn't have a very successful um operation going on there for the Chipotle Steel necessarily on the the business side.
39:12
SPEAKER_02: So uh he became available and I thought uh he'd be a really good fit for for what we have going on in Waussall.
39:20
SPEAKER_02: Like you said, he has a lot of experience um from the a number of teams um that he's he's been with over the years.
39:28
SPEAKER_02: Um thing I'll say too about Scott is and I said it in the release that we put out um on social media, uh he does have a really good um broadcasting style and energy.
39:41
SPEAKER_02: Um he has some really cool ways to uh just keep people engaged in the broadcast as well.
39:49
SPEAKER_02: So excited to have him uh join us for um in the booth for this upcoming season for all the home games.
39:56
SPEAKER_02: Uh should be a lot of fun.
39:57
SPEAKER_02: And I know as you know, uh Mark, people really do enjoy um as I'm sure you got a number of messages last year.
40:05
SPEAKER_02: That broadcaster, um and I know more um in in terms of on the baseball side of things, that broadcaster for any team really I mean they become a main figurehead of the organization.
40:19
SPEAKER_02: Um where you know, whether it's parents, fans, whoever's um listening to the different social media clips and all that all those type of things, um they're in my opinion one of the most positions or most important positions I should say in sports organizations specifically.
40:38
SPEAKER_02: Um just because people get really um tied in with that broadcaster and uh um and and how they describe the game and um really um I think one of the challenges obviously in our league is for people like um you obviously were happy to have you advance your career in in Colorado, but it's always hard to uh to have those good people y leave too.
41:03
SPEAKER_02: So um you did a heck a heck of a job in your season here in in Wausau, and so uh it's great to have you to be working with you still obviously on the podcast version.
41:12
SPEAKER_02: Um An the other thing I'll say too on the broadcast side of things.
41:16
SPEAKER_02: As always, um fans will be able to tune in to all 47 regular season games via NAHL uh TV.
41:26
SPEAKER_02: Uh you can check out um their different subscription packages that they have for uh that product.
41:33
SPEAKER_02: The other thing I'll say with uh that is I get a lot of people asking questions and how they can watch the the broadcast.
41:41
SPEAKER_02: Um you can do it in a number of different ways, obviously on your phone, um, computer and or um smart TV.
41:49
SPEAKER_02: Um believe it or not, any HLTV does have an app.
41:54
SPEAKER_02: Um it's super easy to obviously download to your smart TV to uh to watch the games in a in an easy manner um that way too.
42:03
SPEAKER_02: So uh looking forward to having Scott and uh sad to see uh you're not returning, Mark, but I know you have good things going on uh back in Colorado.
42:13
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I'm I'm returning I'm returning in a smaller capacity and uh very excited to continue to get to work with the organization because uh, you know, although like you said, I am progressing my career and trying to gain more experience.
42:28
SPEAKER_01: I I had an unforgettable, amazing, amazing time in Wassa.
42:32
SPEAKER_01: And I I was it was bittersweet to think about having to leave the experience behind.
42:37
SPEAKER_01: So I was very excited and flattered to hear the news that I had the opportunity to continue to be involved in the organization in at least some capacity.
42:46
SPEAKER_01: And uh can't make any can't make any confirmed statements here, but uh I I I have very serious plans to return to Wassa at least at least one time during the regular season.
42:58
SPEAKER_01: So uh fans that uh recognized my face and my voice in the building last year, you'll you'll see me around uh at a smaller capacity, but I'll be I'll be back uh for sure.
43:07
SPEAKER_01: So uh yeah, very excited about uh all the stuff we've got going in terms of the new people coming in and in terms of the stuff that we're uh in terms of the stuff that we're doing here on the pod as well.
43:18
SPEAKER_01: Now that the now that the hockey's back going, we'll be on a we'll be on a pretty regular podcast schedule uh as compared to the summer when episodes came came around a little less frequently.
43:28
SPEAKER_01: We'll have player interviews, coach interviews.
43:30
SPEAKER_01: Uh we'll even get uh Scott on the broadcast as well.
43:35
SPEAKER_01: Learn a little bit more about his background.
43:37
SPEAKER_01: Uh so very exciting stuff.
43:39
SPEAKER_01: But uh anyways, now that we've touched on all that, uh we can kind of wind things down here, Zach, and talk about uh some other exciting promotions that we've got coming up.
43:49
SPEAKER_01: We've got a great giveaway we're announcing uh in late December.
43:54
SPEAKER_01: One of the things that I remember we gave away last year that I loved very much.
44:00
SPEAKER_01: And another exciting promotion in it's towards the end of the season, but still something to look forward to and something to put in the minds of locals and families in the Wassa area for the latter half of Cyclones hockey at Marathon Park.
44:18
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, so that uh we have a Beanie giveaway that'll be coming up.
44:21
SPEAKER_02: Uh both of these promotions are later on the season, but just wanted to let fans know um as uh we get our promo schedule finalized.
44:30
SPEAKER_02: Um the Collins Beanie Beanie Hat giveaway presented by our friends at Boat Piropractic that will take place on Wednesday, December 30th at 7.10 p.m.
44:40
SPEAKER_02: Paktra.
44:41
SPEAKER_02: Um, as always, um with our giveaways, the doors will open at uh 6 10 p.m.
44:47
SPEAKER_02: That um that game or I should say that time frame of the year is always a really popular um time for fans to come up to a game.
44:56
SPEAKER_02: Um it's also that we have it in our game during between that Christmas to New Year's break.
45:01
SPEAKER_02: So um that clones beanie giveaway um on December 30th, I'll go to the first uh 500 fans uh for that game.
45:10
SPEAKER_02: We'll have uh details later on um as we get into the month of October and the exact design of that beanie that we'll be putting out here on social media um as well.
45:22
SPEAKER_02: So really looking forward uh to that promotion upcoming on uh December 30th.
45:28
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I I like I said, I got I was lucky enough to get a hold of uh most of the giveaway items last year being on the on the staff of the team.
45:39
SPEAKER_01: And the beanie was one of my favorites.
45:41
SPEAKER_01: I mean, I I had that thing on, especially during that time of the season.
45:46
SPEAKER_01: Uh, one of the things that we always talked about last year, Zach, was I'd never stepped foot in the Midwest before moving out to Wasa for the for the season last year.
45:55
SPEAKER_01: And there were some days where I didn't even know it could feel as cold as it felt outside.
46:00
SPEAKER_01: I didn't even know it was possible.
46:02
SPEAKER_01: Uh so having a beanie to throw on after the game or during the game if it was a little chilly in the building, it was just it was perfect.
46:09
SPEAKER_01: And uh I know that we always uh spruce up the designs of those beanies a little bit, make them make them unique and fun for fans every year.
46:18
SPEAKER_01: So that'll be uh that'll be very exciting for uh fans in late December.
46:24
SPEAKER_01: Uh it's almost like a late Christmas gift.
46:26
SPEAKER_01: You could you could think of it as the Cyclones giving away hats as a just a few days late, Merry Christmas from the Wassa Cyclones.
46:35
SPEAKER_01: I think that's I think that's a good way to think about it.
46:38
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, no doubt.
46:39
SPEAKER_02: I mean, realistically, um nowadays if you if you would buy a um a Cyclones beanie hat uh um you know just uh say on normal retail prices, whether it's uh us with the uh obviously in our merchandise store at games or anywhere, uh you're probably looking at at least around$40.
47:02
SPEAKER_02: So um you're gonna be buying a$12,$13 ticket and uh getting a beanie hat.
47:07
SPEAKER_02: So you can look at it as you're essentially coming to the game for free, um, and then you're uh you know obviously getting that beanie hat.
47:16
SPEAKER_02: So um I know fans, that's one of the our most popular uh items.
47:21
SPEAKER_02: Um and like you mentioned too, the thing I want to point out is it'll be a brand new design for past years, so uh try to switch it up and and indicate different things that people will um come to enjoy um from that uh from that beanie hat supporting it across uh wherever they are going uh across central Wisconsin during the winter time.
47:50
SPEAKER_01: And like I said, that'll be exciting and just you know, once again, we're adding something to the list uh for fans to look forward to.
47:57
SPEAKER_01: Yet another awesome uh giveaway.
48:00
SPEAKER_01: Um, all right, Zach.
48:01
SPEAKER_01: Anything else uh that you wanna that you want to touch on that you want to let fans know about before we wind down this week's uh segment of uh the pod?
48:09
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, the one other thing uh I wanted to mention for fans to uh look forward to.
48:13
SPEAKER_02: This will be um actually our our final rugged season home game of the year this year um on Sunday, March 14th.
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SPEAKER_02: That'll be uh unique start time.
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SPEAKER_02: All the other games start at 7.10.
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SPEAKER_02: This will be a 6.10 p.m.
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SPEAKER_02: puck chop, obviously, just because it's uh it's a Sunday night and people got uh work at school uh obviously on Monday the next day.
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SPEAKER_02: So that'll be 610 p.m.
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SPEAKER_02: puck chop, and that'll be our kids free game uh presented by our friends at American Family Insurance David J.
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SPEAKER_02: Cooper Agency to kids uh 12 and under.
48:47
SPEAKER_02: So uh this is a we've uh done this I've done this promotion in the past.
48:51
SPEAKER_02: We didn't do it, I believe, the last two years, uh, but bringing it back here uh this year.
48:57
SPEAKER_02: Um I think it'll go over well in terms of being a uh Sunday game game, um, obviously post NFL um season.
49:06
SPEAKER_02: Um and to that point where people are looking for something to do.
49:10
SPEAKER_02: They've been uh cooped up all winter in a lot of cases.
49:14
SPEAKER_02: Uh so this would be a great opportunity to bring the family out uh for free at our home game on Sunday, March 14th.
49:23
SPEAKER_01: Very exciting to look forward to.
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SPEAKER_01: That's also just a fun game in general because we we show a lot of appreciation to the fans.
49:30
SPEAKER_01: Uh the kids obviously get in for free, but it's it's even more than that.
49:33
SPEAKER_01: We we've got such loyal fans who who come and support Wasa Cyclones hockey all season long.
49:40
SPEAKER_01: Uh, and that night is usually about them.
49:43
SPEAKER_01: We put a lot of a lot of time and effort into showing our appreciation to everything that Wassa Cyclones fans do for us.
49:53
SPEAKER_01: Uh all right.
49:54
SPEAKER_01: Well, that's pretty much gonna do it for this week's episode of the Inside Cyclones Hockey Podcast.
50:01
SPEAKER_01: Uh the Cyclones are back in action this weekend, Central Division II Game Series versus the St.
50:07
SPEAKER_01: Louis Jr.
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SPEAKER_01: Blues down in St.
50:10
SPEAKER_01: Louis.
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SPEAKER_01: They have three straight weekends of away hockey.
50:15
SPEAKER_01: I guess actually, technically, they have four straight weekends of away hockey because they were away last weekend versus Peoria.
50:21
SPEAKER_01: They're away this weekend.
50:22
SPEAKER_01: Next weekend, they're in Rochester playing the Grizzlies, and then on the 25th and the 26th, they start in Appleton and play the Fox Cities Forge, and then they come back to Wasa, and that's where they kick off their home season.
50:37
SPEAKER_01: So five more away games for the Wasp Cyclones this weekend.
50:43
SPEAKER_01: After an 0-2 start versus the Peoria Mustangs, they look to even out their record early on against the St.
50:50
SPEAKER_01: Louis Junior Blues.
50:51
SPEAKER_01: So we have that to look forward to.
50:53
SPEAKER_01: Not quite kicking off the home campaign, but as Zach mentioned, you can watch all Wask Cyclones games at NATV.com or you can download the NATV app.
51:04
SPEAKER_01: Zach, thanks so much for joining us.
51:06
SPEAKER_01: Hope you're getting excited for the home season.
51:08
SPEAKER_01: Hope you're getting excited for football season as well.
51:11
SPEAKER_01: I know that's not necessarily related to Wasp Cyclones hockey, but I know we've got the NFL starting actually today as we're recording.
51:20
SPEAKER_01: Uh the NFL kicks off.
51:21
SPEAKER_01: Uh, and then not long after that, we'll have all the teams back in action, back in full swing.
51:26
SPEAKER_01: So uh exciting stuff.
51:27
SPEAKER_01: And uh we always thank you for your time and thanks for uh coming on and getting us all in the loop about what we can uh what we can look forward to for Cyclones hockey coming up here.
51:36
SPEAKER_01: Thanks, go clones.
51:38
SPEAKER_01: All right, uh, we're gonna kick it to break here on the Inside Cyclones Hockey podcast, and we will be back soon.
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