Gardner (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Walter Dubzinski Jr League: Midland Wachusett - D (moving from Midland Wachusett - C) Playoff Division: 8 Playoff Division Rank: #29 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -18.3 2016 National Rank: #11304 2016 State Rank: #243 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -9.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: -28.1 2017 National Rank: #12629 2017 State Rank: #267 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6415 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.6 Dynasty Record: 82-73 (45-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 23.4 2016 Points Against Average: 28.3 2016 Differential: -4.9 2016 Wins: #9601 Athol (21-14), #10488 Worcester Tech (Worcester) (29-20), #11794 Prouty [David] (Spencer) (33-15), #14158 South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester) (47-14) 2016 Losses: #5651 St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) (14-6), #7897 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (54-48), #8039 North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (38-6), #8466 Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville) (41-13), #9007 Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham) (26-20), #9466 Tyngsborough (47-12), #11146 Hudson (28-22) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-61 Recent League Championships: 2013 (Midland Wachusett - C), 2011 (Midland Wachusett - C) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Tyngsborough, 9/15 Lunenburg, 9/22 Quabbin Regional (Barre), 9/29 at Murdock (Winchendon), 10/6 Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville), 10/13 at West Boylston/Tahanto (West Boylston), 10/20 at Ayer Shirley/Bromfield (Ayer), 10/27 St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg), 11/23 at Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Boylston/Tahanto (West Boylston) (8.9), Quabbin Regional (Barre) (7.4), St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) (4.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lunenburg (-23.9), Murdock (Winchendon) (-23.5), Tyngsborough (-7.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 (-9.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #198 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8953 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.