Providence Bruins

	Providence Bruins
City:	Providence, Rhode Island
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern
Division:	Atlantic
Founded:	1987
Home Arena:	Amica Mutual Pavilion
Colors:	Black, gold, white;
Owner(s):	H. Larue Renfroe
General Manager:	Evan Gold
Head Coach:	Ryan Mougenel
Captain:	Vacant
Media:	NESN; The Providence Journal; AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates:	Boston Bruins (NHL); Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Franchise history
1987–1992:	Maine Mariners
1992–present:	Providence Bruins
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	3: (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012–13)
Division Championships:	8: (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23)
Conference Championships:	1: (1998–99)
Calder Cups:	1: (1998–99)

The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

History[]

The Providence Bruins began operation for the start of the 1992–93 AHL season after Providence mayor Buddy Cianci negotiated a deal with the owners of the Maine Mariners franchise, Frank DuRoss and Ed Anderson, to relocate their club. The move saw AHL hockey return to Providence for the first time since the Providence Reds, a founding member of the AHL, left town in 1977.

The Bruins captured their first AHL Calder Cup in the 1999 playoffs, after a regular season in which they dominated the league with 56 regular season wins. Led by rookie head coach Peter Laviolette and paced by Les Cunningham Award winner Randy Robitaille, the Bruins went from only 19 victories the previous season, to dropping the Rochester Americans four games to one to skate away with the league championship.

In the 2001–02 season, the Providence Bruins contracted with then-13-year-old musician Ben Schwartz to work as the official organist at all home games. As a result, Schwartz, who provided music for seven years until the conclusion of the 2007–08 season, is the youngest organist to ever work for a professional North American sports franchise.^[3]

In August 2006, DuRoss sold his majority interest in the club to Massachusetts businessman H. Larue Renfroe.^[4]

After the 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins moved to a temporary home in the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, as the Dunkin' Donuts Center was being used by the state of Rhode Island for pandemic-related operations.^[5] The New England Sport Center is also owned by team owner H. Larue Renfroe.^[6] The Bruins returned to the Dunkin' Donuts Center for the 2021–22 AHL season.

In September 2022, the home arena was renamed to Amica Mutual Pavilion. ^[7]

This market was previously served by:

Providence Reds (1926–1977)

Team mascot[]

"Samboni" the anthropomorphic bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot similar to the Boston Bruins' "Blades the Bruin".^[8]

Season-by-season results[]

Calder Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions

Records as of the 2023–24 AHL season.^[9]

Regular season												Playoffs
Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	PCT	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Year	Prelims	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1992–93	80	46	32	2	—	—	94	.588	384	348	1st, North	1993	—	L, 2–4, SPR	—	—	—
1993–94	80	28	39	13	—	—	69	.431	283	319	5th, North	1994	—	Did not qualify
1994–95	80	39	30	11	—	—	89	.556	300	268	3rd, North	1995	—	W, 4–3, POR	L, 2–4, ALB	—	—
1995–96	80	30	36	10	4	—	74	.463	249	280	4th, North	1996	—	L, 1–3, SPR	—	—	—
1996–97	80	35	40	3	2	—	75	.469	262	289	4th, New England	1997	—	W, 3–2, WOR	L, 1–4, SPR	—	—
1997–98	80	19	49	7	5	—	50	.313	211	301	5th, New England	1998	—	Did not qualify
1998–99	80	56	16	4	4	—	120	.750	321	223	1st, New England	1999	—	W, 3–1, WOR	W, 4–0, HWP	W, 4–2, FRE	W, 4–1, RCH
1999–00	80	33	38	6	3	—	75	.469	231	269	5th, New England	2000	—	W, 3–0, QUE	W, 4–0, LOW	L, 3–4, HWP	—
2000–01	80	35	31	10	4	—	84	.525	245	242	3rd, New England	2001	—	W, 3–2, HWP	W, 4–3, WOR	L, 1–4, SJF	—
2001–02	80	35	33	8	4	—	82	.513	190	223	3rd, East	2002	L, 0–2, SJM	—	—	—	—
2002–03	80	44	20	11	5	—	104	.650	268	227	1st, North	2003	BYE	L, 1–3, MTB	—	—
2003–04	80	36	29	11	4	—	87	.544	170	170	4th, Atlantic	2004	L, 0–2, POR	—	—	—	—
2004–05	80	40	30	—	3	7	90	.563	211	202	4th, Atlantic	2005	—	W, 4–2, MCH	W, 4–1, LOW	L, 2–4, PHI	—
2005–06	80	43	31	—	1	5	92	.575	254	217	4th, Atlantic	2006	—	L, 2–4, POR	—	—	—
2006–07	80	44	30	—	2	4	94	.588	251	218	3rd, Atlantic	2007	—	W, 4–3, HWP	L, 2–4, MCH	—	—
2007–08	80	55	18	—	3	4	117	.731	280	206	1st, Atlantic	2008	—	W, 4–0, MCH	L, 2–4, POR	—	—
2008–09	80	43	29	—	2	6	94	.588	238	232	2nd, Atlantic	2009	—	W, 4–1, POR	W, 4–2, WOR	L, 1–4, HER	—
2009–10	80	36	38	—	5	1	78	.488	207	226	7th, Atlantic	2010	—	Did not qualify
2010–11	80	38	36	—	3	3	82	.513	209	252	5th, Atlantic	2011	—	Did not qualify
2011–12	76	35	34	—	3	4	77	.507	193	214	4th, Atlantic	2012	—	Did not qualify
2012–13	76	50	21	—	0	5	105	.691	222	183	1st, Atlantic	2013	—	W, 3–2, HER	L, 3–4, WBS	—	—
2013–14	76	40	25	—	2	9	91	.599	233	210	3rd, Atlantic	2014	—	W, 3–2, SPR	L, 3–4, WBS	—	—
2014–15	76	41	26	—	7	2	91	.599	209	185	2nd, Atlantic	2015	—	L, 2–3, HFD	—	—	—
2015–16	76	41	22	—	9	4	95	.625	238	198	2nd, Atlantic	2016	—	L, 0–3, WBS	—	—	—
2016–17	76	43	23	—	6	4	96	.632	229	188	4th, Atlantic	2017	—	W, 3–2, WBS	W, 4–3, HER	L, 1–4, SYR	—
2017–18	76	45	26	—	3	2	95	.625	231	187	4th, Atlantic	2018	—	L, 1–3, LV	—	—	—
2018–19	76	38	27	—	8	3	87	.572	228	212	4th, Atlantic	2019	—	L, 1–3, CHA	—	—	—
2019–20	62	38	18	—	3	3	82	.661	197	154	1st, Atlantic	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	25	15	6	—	2	2	32	.680	78	60	1st, Atlantic	2021	No playoffs were held
2021–22	72	36	25	—	5	6	83	.576	199	192	3rd, Atlantic	2022	L, 0–2, BRI	—	—	—	—
2022–23	72	44	18	—	8	2	98	.681	221	201	1st, Atlantic	2023	BYE	L, 1–3, HFD	—	—	—
2023–24	72	42	21	—	6	3	93	.646	239	208	2nd, Atlantic	2024	BYE	L, 1–3, HFD	—	—	—

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated May 13, 2024.^[10]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
47	United States	Abate, JoeyJoey Abate	6.0 LW	L	25	2022	Bloomingdale, Illinois	Boston
18	Canada	Arseneau, VincentVincent Arseneau (A)	6.0 LW	L	27	2023	Quebec City, Quebec	Providence
70	United States	Bischel, RyanRyan Bischel	1.0 G	L	25	2024	Medina, Minnesota	Providence
42	Canada	Brunet, FredericFrederic Brunet	2.0 D	L	21	2023	Gatineau, Quebec	Boston
23	United States	Callahan, MichaelMichael Callahan (A)	2.0 D	L	25	2022	Franklin, Massachusetts	Boston
48	Canada	Deveaux, WyllumWyllum Deveaux	3.0 F	L	24	2024	Sackville, Nova Scotia	Providence
30	Canada	DiPietro, MichaelMichael DiPietro	1.0 G	L	25	2022	Windsor, Ontario	Boston
11	United States	Duran, RileyRiley Duran	4.0 C	R	22	2024	Woburn, Massachusetts	Boston
26	United States	Farinacci, JohnJohn Farinacci	4.0 C	R	23	2023	Red Bank, New Jersey	Boston
43	Canada	Harrison, BrettBrett Harrison	4.0 C	L	21	2023	London, Ontario	Boston
38	United States	Keyser, KyleKyle Keyser	1.0 G	R	25	2019	Coral Springs, Florida	Boston
8	United States	Kuntar, TrevorTrevor Kuntar	4.0 C	L	23	2023	Buffalo, New York	Boston
28	Canada	Lambert, JimmyJimmy Lambert	7.0 RW	R	27	2023	Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Providence
22	Sweden	Lysell, FabianFabian Lysell	7.0 RW	R	21	2022	Göteborg, Sweden	Boston
3	United States	Mast, RyanRyan Mast	2.0 D	R	21	2023	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Boston
14	Canada	McIsaac, JaredJared McIsaac	2.0 D	L	24	2024	Truro, Nova Scotia	Red Wings
24	United States	McLaughlin, MarcMarc McLaughlin (A)	4.0 C	R	25	2022	North Billerica, Massachusetts	Boston
14	Czech Republic	Mechura, AdamAdam Mechura	4.0 C	L	21	2023	Písek, Czech Republic	Providence
10	Russia	Merkulov, GeorgiiGeorgii Merkulov	4.0 C	L	23	2022	Ryazan, Russia	Boston
51	Canada	Mitchell, IanIan Mitchell	2.0 D	R	25	2023	St. Albert, Alberta	Boston
37	United States	Nelson, JaxonJaxon Nelson	4.0 C	R	24	2024	Magnolia, Minnesota	Boston
17	Canada	Pederson, OwenOwen Pederson	6.0 LW	L	22	2023	Stony Plain, Alberta	Providence
75	United States	Regula, AlecAlec Regula	2.0 D	R	24	2023	West Bloomfield Township, Michigan	Boston
21	Canada	Renouf, DanDan Renouf (A)	2.0 D	L	30	2022	Pickering, Ontario	Boston
90	Canada	Richard, AnthonyAnthony Richard	4.0 C	L	27	2023	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	Boston
7	Canada	Ritchie, EthanEthan Ritchie	2.0 D	L	22	2023	Oakville, Ontario	Providence
29	Sweden	Steen, OskarOskar Steen	4.0 C	R	26	2019	Karlstad, Sweden	Boston
2	United States	Walsh, ReillyReilly Walsh	2.0 D	R	25	2023	North Falmouth, Massachusetts	Boston

Team captains[]

Peter Laviolette, 1992–1993
Bill Armstrong, 1993–1994
Guy Larose, 1994–1995
Martin Simard, 1995–1997
Bill Armstrong, 1997–1998
Dennis Vaske, 1998–1999
Sean Pronger, 1999–2000
Brandon Smith, 2000–2001
Keith McCambridge, 2001–2002
Rich Brennan, 2002–2004
Jay Henderson, 2004–2005
Sean Curry, 2005–2006
Nate Thompson, 2006–2008
Jeremy Reich, 2008–2009
Trent Whitfield, 2009–2010
Jeremy Reich, 2010–2011
Trent Whitfield, 2011–2013
Mike Moore, 2013–2014
Craig Cunningham, 2014–2015
Tommy Cross, 2015–2018
Jordan Szwarz, 2018–2019
Paul Carey, 2019–2021
Josiah Didier, 2022–2023^[11]

Head coaches[]

Mike O'Connell, 1992–1994
Steve Kasper, 1994–1995
Bob Francis, 1995–1997
Tom McVie, 1997–1998
Peter Laviolette, 1998–2000
Bill Armstrong, 2000–2002
Mike Sullivan, 2002
Scott Gordon, 2003–2008
Rob Murray, 2008–2011
Bruce Cassidy, 2011–2016
Kevin Dean, 2016–2017
Jay Leach, 2017–2021
Ryan Mougenel, 2021–present

Notable alumni[]

List of Providence Bruins alumni who played more than 100 games in Providence and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League:

Franchise records and leaders[]

Single season: Goals: Tim Sweeney, 41, (1992–93); Assists: Randy Robitaille, 74, (1998–99); Points: Randy Robitaille, 102, (1998–99); Penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 407, (1997–98); GAA: Tim Thomas, 1.84, (2003–04); SV%: Tim Thomas, .941, (2003–04)

Career: Career goals: Andy Hilbert, 101, (2001–2005); Career assists: Alexander Khokhlachev, 110, (2012-2016); Career points: Andy Hilbert, 210, (2001–2005); Career penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 1059, (1997–2000, 2007); Career goaltending wins: Zane McIntyre, 86, (2015–2019); Career shutouts: Zane McIntyre, 11, (2015–2019); Career games: Tommy Cross, 380, (2011-2021)

Scoring leaders[]

These are the top-ten point-scorers for the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season.^[12]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Providence player

Points
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Andy Hilbert	C	234	101	109	210	.90
Sergei Zholtok	C	196	83	103	186	.95
Andre Savage	C	191	71	104	175	.92
Tim Sweeney	LW	121	71	101	172	1.42
Alexander Khokhlachev	C	197	61	110	171	.87
Pascal Pelletier	C	206	71	99	170	.82
Cameron Mann	RW	182	73	86	159	.87
Seth Griffith	C	165	56	102	158	.96
Austin Czarnik	C	157	51	104	155	.99
Jordan Szwarz	C	185	66	82	148	.80

Retired numbers[]

Providence Bruins retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
25	Colby Cave	C	2014-2019	April 4, 2022^[13]

References[]

↑ Evan Gold Named General Manager of Providence Bruins (March 29, 2023).
↑ Ryan Mougenel Named 13th Head Coach of the Providence Bruins (August 13, 2021).
↑ WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz.
↑ McDonald, Joe. "P-Bruins change ownership", August 26, 2006.
↑ Providence Bruins to play in Marlborough for upcoming season, with no fans in attendance (January 4, 2021).
↑ Providence Bruins to play season in Marlboro, Mass. (January 4, 2021).
↑ Anderson, Patrick (2022-09-06). 'The Dunk' is now 'The AMP' — Amica reveals new name. The Providence Journal. Retrieved on 2022-09-06.
↑ Samboni the Mascot.
↑ Providence Bruins season statistics and records.
↑ TheAHL.com – Providence Bruins Roster.
↑ JOSIAH DIDIER NAMED 26TH CAPTAIN IN P-BRUINS HISTORY (January 1, 2022).
↑ Providence Bruins - All Time AHL leaders.
↑ Colby Cave's Number Retired By Providence Bruins (June 28, 2023).

External links[]

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[1] Evan Gold Named General Manager of Providence Bruins (March 29, 2023).

[2] Ryan Mougenel Named 13th Head Coach of the Providence Bruins (August 13, 2021).

[3] WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz.

[4] McDonald, Joe. "P-Bruins change ownership", August 26, 2006.

[5] Providence Bruins to play in Marlborough for upcoming season, with no fans in attendance (January 4, 2021).

[6] Providence Bruins to play season in Marlboro, Mass. (January 4, 2021).

[7] Anderson, Patrick (2022-09-06). 'The Dunk' is now 'The AMP' — Amica reveals new name. The Providence Journal. Retrieved on 2022-09-06.

[8] Samboni the Mascot.

[9] Providence Bruins season statistics and records.

[10] TheAHL.com – Providence Bruins Roster.

[11] JOSIAH DIDIER NAMED 26TH CAPTAIN IN P-BRUINS HISTORY (January 1, 2022).

[12] Providence Bruins - All Time AHL leaders.

[13] Colby Cave's Number Retired By Providence Bruins (June 28, 2023).

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Boston Bruins
The Franchise	Franchise • Original Six • Team History • All-time Roster • Seasons • Players • Records • GMs • Head Coaches
Arenas	Boston Arena • Boston Garden • TD Garden
Head Coaches	Ross • Denneny • Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery
Retired Numbers	2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 15 • 16 • 22 • 24 • 77 • 99
Affiliates	Providence Bruins • Maine Mariners
Rivals	Montreal Canadiens • Toronto Maple Leafs • Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers
Stanley Cups	1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011

Providence Bruins
Franchise formerly the Maine Mariners - Founded in 1987 Based in Providence, Rhode Island
Culture	Samboni the Bear (mascot)
Arenas	Cumberland County Civic Center (1987-1992) - Amica Mutual Pavilion (1992-, 2020, 2021-present) - New England Sports Center (2020-2021) (Temporary-COVID-19 pandemic)
Calder Cup Championships	1999
Rivalries	Bridgeport Islanders - Hartford Wolfpack - Springfield Thunderbirds
Affiliates	NHL: Boston Bruins - ECHL: Maine Mariners
Hockey History in Providence	Providence Reds (1926-1977) - Rhode Island Auditorium
Other Providence hockey teams	Brown University men's team - Brown University women's team - Providence Friars men's team - Providence Friars women's team