Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Randy Schwegel League: Northwest - East (moving from Northwest - White) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #34 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -19.9 2016 National Rank: #11563 2016 State Rank: #242 2017 Starting Power Rating: -19.9 2017 National Rank: #11455 2017 State Rank: #235 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.2 Dynasty National Rank: #12323 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 68-62 (50-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 27.3 2016 Points Against Average: 22.6 2016 Differential: +4.7 2016 Wins: #10981 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker) (22-21), #12602 New York Mills (22-6), #13267 Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile) (38-8), #13775 Blackduck (24-14), #14219 Red Lake (74-12), #14231 Red Lake County Central/Red Lake Falls (Oklee) (26-6) 2016 Losses: #5770 Pillager (46-12), #7692 Browerville (41-14), #9781 Bagley (49-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 41-48 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Northstar - East), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northstar) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Fosston, 9/8 Warroad, 9/15 at Bagley, 9/22 Blackduck, 9/29 at Red Lake, 10/6 at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker), 10/13 Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake), 10/18 Ada-Borup/Norman County West (Ada) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bagley (-10.4), Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker) (-19.5), Warroad (-26.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Red Lake (-47.4), Blackduck (-39.4), Fosston (-30.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23 (-19.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #273 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13066 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.