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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tom Tourtillott
League: Great Northern
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Gruetzmacher 6'7.5" 305 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.1
2016 National Rank: #5507
2016 State Rank: #133
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2017 National Rank: #5798
2017 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4295
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 71-65 (50-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 26
2016 Points Against Average: 22.1
2016 Differential: +3.9
2016 Wins: #3466 Escanaba (MI) (21-20), #4698 Antigo (40-20), #9214 Ashland (49-13), #9984 Mosinee (70-24), #10250 Lakeland (Minocqua) (37-14), #10937 Rhinelander (15-12)
2016 Losses: #1396 Rice Lake (41-0), #3339 Superior (38-14), #5328 Medford (18-0), #6159 River Falls (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 47-53
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Superior, 8/25 at Kewaskum, 9/1 Mosinee, 9/8 Wausau East (Wausau), 9/15 at Ashland, 9/23 Lakeland (Minocqua), 9/29 at Rhinelander, 10/6 Medford, 10/13 at Antigo
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kewaskum (26.3), Antigo (12.9), Superior (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wausau East (Wausau) (-18.2), Rhinelander (-18), Lakeland (Minocqua) (-11)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (9.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7760
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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