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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderhawks
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Greg Spahn
League: Northeast - Red
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 11
2022 National Rank: #3537
2022 State Rank: #76
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -0.3
2023 National Rank: #2664
2023 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5371
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 29-16 (17-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 36.1
2022 Points Against Average: 17.3
2022 Differential: +18.8
2022 Wins: #2852 North Branch (27-24), #3965 Hermantown (35-28), #4379 Cloquet (27-14), #5600 Duluth East (Duluth) (49-28), #6178 Mora (26-20), #7774 Denfeld (Duluth) (31-0), #9716 Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth) (52-0), #12252 Hibbing (63-0)
2022 Losses: #4379 Cloquet (42-15)
2022 Opponents W-L: 43-48
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2020, 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 Pine City, 9/8 at Denfeld (Duluth), 9/15 Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth), 9/22 at Hermantown, 9/29 Duluth East (Duluth), 10/6 at North Branch, 10/13 Cloquet, 10/18 at Pequot Lakes
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Branch (-2.2), Pequot Lakes (-2.6), Hermantown (-9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Pine City (-58.3), Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth) (-41.5), Denfeld (Duluth) (-33.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (-2.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6351
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%



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