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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderhawks
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Greg Spahn
League: Northeast - Red
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2016 National Rank: #7866
2016 State Rank: #153
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.3
2017 National Rank: #7453
2017 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9677
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 54-81 (28-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 23.9
2016 Points Against Average: 17.4
2016 Differential: +6.5
2016 Wins: #7628 Proctor (29-0), #7759 Cloquet (14-7), #10849 North Branch (14-0), #11146 Pine City (21-7), #11383 Denfeld (Duluth) (28-7), #12583 Hibbing (57-14)
2016 Losses: #2681 Andover (56-12), #7506 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine) (28-26), #9351 Hermantown (38-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 39-51
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 at Mora, 9/8 Hibbing, 9/15 at Proctor, 9/22 Hermantown, 9/29 at Cloquet, 10/6 Duluth East (Duluth), 10/13 North Branch, 10/18 at Denfeld (Duluth)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Proctor (2.4), Cloquet (0), Mora (-0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hibbing (-35.3), Denfeld (Duluth) (-18.8), Duluth East (Duluth) (-17.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8 (-2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10901
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%



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