• Kuklinski, Jeff - 2014

Jeff Kuklinski, the youngest of the brothers carried on the family tradition of hockey including a number of State Championships at the youth level.  He was a member of the first varsity high school team in Mosinee and led the Indians twice to the WIAA State Tournament.  Following two years of hockey at UW-River Falls, he played semi-pro hockey for the Central Wisconsin Flyers and then the Waterloo Blackhawks.  In 1975, he began a 16-year career with the Mosinee Papermakers.  During that time, the Papermakers won two State Championships, and Jeff was twice voted Defensemen of the Year.  He also played in four All-Star Games and three National Tournaments.  In his last three years, he was the team’s player-coach.  He followed this with consecutive yearly appearances in the Badger State Winter Games, winning eight gold medals, three silvers and five bronze.  He also served as the Badger State Games Adult Coordinator for several years.

Like his brother Gary, Jeff Kuklinski helped with fund-raising and worked on many of the projects that resulted in what the Mosinee ice facility is today.  He coached in the youth program at all levels and served a number of terms on the Mosinee Youth Hockey Board, and two years as its president.  Jeff Kuklinski also served one term as a member of the WAHA Board of Directors.  Jeff is a self-employed contractor.  He and his wife Gayle have three children, Jocelyn, Brock and Chaylan.