Merrimack Valley (Penacook, NH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pride
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Sean O'Brien
League: Division III (moving from Division IV)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -19.1
2011 National Rank: #12040
2011 State Rank: #53
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -18.8
2012 National Rank: #11938
2012 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10034
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 29-52 (27-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (9th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.4
2011 Points Against Average: 46.6
2011 Differential: -24.2
2011 Wins: #13082 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (64-45)
2011 Losses: #1848 Trinity (Manchester) (41-14), #3041 Plymouth (59-26), #4571 Laconia (59-12), #5916 Monadnock (East Swanzey) (48-8), #7682 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (44-22), #8130 Hanover (56-20), #9746 Lebanon (33-14), #11039 Stark [John] (Weare) (34-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-41
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Manchester West (Manchester), 9/7 Hollis-Brookline (Hollis), 9/14 at Milford, 9/21 Alvirne (Hudson), 9/28 Pembroke, 10/6 at Goffstown, 10/12 Portsmouth, 10/19 at ConVal (Peterborough), 10/26 Souhegan (Amherst)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Portsmouth (17.3), Hollis-Brookline (Hollis) (1.9), Goffstown (-0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: ConVal (Peterborough) (-33.9), Pembroke (-22.2), Milford (-12)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10023
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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