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

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 1.3
2017 National Rank: #6577
2017 State Rank: #154
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.5
2018 National Rank: #7048
2018 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4931
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 75-71 (53-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24
2017 Points Against Average: 22
2017 Differential: +2
2017 Wins: #6440 Mosinee (35-7), #10355 Rhinelander (41-21), #10755 Lakeland (Minocqua) (44-6), #10947 Wausau East (Wausau) (48-7)
2017 Losses: #546 Rice Lake (35-7), #2329 Kewaskum (42-21), #2482 Antigo (38-15), #5058 Superior (20-10), #7701 Medford (28-7), #9843 Ashland (16-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-51
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Amherst, 8/24 Kewaskum, 8/31 at Mosinee, 9/7 at Wausau East (Wausau), 9/14 Ashland, 9/21 at Lakeland (Minocqua), 9/29 Rhinelander, 10/5 at Medford, 10/12 Antigo
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Amherst (18.1), Kewaskum (6.8), Antigo (1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rhinelander (-33.7), Wausau East (Wausau) (-31.1), Lakeland (Minocqua) (-27.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (11.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6171
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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