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

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -30.4
2023 National Rank: #11146
2023 State Rank: #321
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -45.1
2024 National Rank*: #10836
2024 State Rank*: #309
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -28.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11681
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 11-32 (9-23 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7465
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 47.8
Dynasty Record: 88-110 (63-74 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 1-8
2023 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (8th)
2023 Points For Average: 4.6
2023 Points Against Average: 25.8
2023 Differential: -21.2
2023 Wins: #8967 Wausau East (Wausau) (28-26)
2023 Losses: #3107 Mosinee (49-0), #3557 Medford (12-0), #6336 Osceola (41-0), #7905 Antigo (28-0), #8094 Lakeland (Minocqua) (35-0), #8290 Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles (Hayward) (20-0), #8407 Crandon (14-7), #10612 Ashland (7-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 42-50
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/20/23 Wausau East (Wausau) (28-26)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Osceola, 8/29 Crandon, 9/6 Mosinee, 9/13 at Medford, 9/20 at Antigo, 9/28 Lakeland (Minocqua), 10/4 at Wausau East (Wausau), 10/12 Tomahawk, 10/18 at Rhinelander
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Mosinee (4.2), Medford (0), Osceola (-24.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Tomahawk (-40.2), Wausau East (Wausau) (-37.9), Rhinelander (-34.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -24.5
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #223
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4336
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-8
2024 Projected League Finish*: 9th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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