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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Pat Murphy
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2016 National Rank: #7098
2016 State Rank: #20
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.1
2017 National Rank: #9034
2017 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1935
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.5
Dynasty Record: 122-45 (102-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (tied for 6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.1
2016 Points Against Average: 19.6
2016 Differential: -0.5
2016 Wins: #7279 Helena (3-0), #7628 Billings West (Billings) (23-13), #8964 Big Sky (Missoula) (34-14), #11189 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (20-17), #11283 Flathead (Kalispell) (30-20), #11756 Hellgate (Missoula) (14-0), #11809 Butte (35-28)
2016 Losses: #3025 Billings (35-7), #3025 Billings (35-21), #4939 Glacier (Kalispell) (28-14), #7572 Bozeman (31-21), #7628 Billings West (Billings) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 82-53
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Great Falls, 9/1 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 9/7 at Butte, 9/15 vs Skyview (Billings), 9/22 vs Helena, 9/29 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 10/6 at Billings West (Billings), 10/13 vs Glacier (Kalispell), 10/20 at Billings, 10/27 vs Sentinel (Missoula)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Billings (10.6), Helena (8.7), Glacier (Kalispell) (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (-34.6), Flathead (Kalispell) (-27.9), Skyview (Billings) (-17.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10847
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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