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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/White
League: Northeast - Red
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 15.4
2022 National Rank: #2852
2022 State Rank: #54
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2
2023 Starting Power Rating: -2
2023 National Rank: #2878
2023 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6055
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 31-15 (19-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 32
2022 Points Against Average: 18.9
2022 Differential: +13.1
2022 Wins: #3965 Hermantown (28-20), #4379 Cloquet (34-6), #4379 Cloquet (40-27), #5600 Duluth East (Duluth) (30-27), #6178 Mora (22-16), #7774 Denfeld (Duluth) (40-8), #9716 Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth) (44-26), #11734 Pine City (60-8)
2022 Losses: #1483 Rocori (Cold Spring) (22-12), #3537 Grand Rapids (27-24), #3965 Hermantown (21-18)
2022 Opponents W-L: 60-51
Recent League Championships: 2021
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/31 Pequot Lakes, 9/8 at Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth), 9/15 at Hermantown, 9/22 Mora, 9/29 at Denfeld (Duluth), 10/6 Grand Rapids, 10/13 Duluth East (Duluth), 10/18 at Cloquet
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Rapids (-0.5), Pequot Lakes (-2.6), Hermantown (-9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] (Eveleth) (-41.5), Denfeld (Duluth) (-33.1), Duluth East (Duluth) (-20.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (3.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4867
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%



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