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

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -18
2018 National Rank: #10243
2018 State Rank: #267
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: -38.9
2019 National Rank: #11144
2019 State Rank: #293
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5403
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 51.4
Dynasty Record: 77-78 (54-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 13.8
2018 Points Against Average: 24.7
2018 Differential: -10.9
2018 Wins: #10748 Wausau East (Wausau) (26-14), #11480 Rhinelander (21-7)
2018 Losses: #2689 Amherst (34-3), #5759 Ashland (32-20), #6110 Mosinee (20-6), #7055 Medford (36-8), #7673 Antigo (28-8), #8048 Lakeland (Minocqua) (30-18), #8651 Kewaskum (21-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 44-44
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Wausau East (Wausau), 8/30 at Superior, 9/6 at Antigo, 9/13 Mosinee, 9/20 La Crosse Central (La Crosse), 9/27 at Ashland, 10/5 Lakeland (Minocqua), 10/11 at Rhinelander, 10/18 Medford
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Superior (-1.5), La Crosse Central (La Crosse) (-5.8), Ashland (-9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wausau East (Wausau) (-38), Rhinelander (-36.6), Antigo (-24.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7240
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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