Providence Bruins

Providence Bruins
City:	Providence, Rhode Island
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern Conference
Division:	Atlantic Division
Founded:	1992
Home Arena:	Dunkin' Donuts Center
Colors:	Black, gold, white
Owner(s):	H. Larue Renfroe
General Manager:	Don Sweeney
Head Coach:	Kevin Dean (2016-17)
Media:	The Providence Journal, Providence Bruins Radio Network
Affiliates:	Boston Bruins (NHL), Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)
Franchise history
1977–1992:	Maine Mariners
1992–present:	Providence Bruins
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	3 (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012-13)
Division Championships:	5 (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012-13)
Conference Championships:	1 (1998–99)
Calder Cups:	1 (1998–99)

The Providence Bruins is an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

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 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 4 games to 1 to skate away with the league championship. The P-Bruins main rival is the nearby Portland Pirates.

In the 2001–2002 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, holds the distinction of being the youngest organist to ever work for a professional North American sports franchise in history.

The Bruins will open the 2010-11 AHL Season with a home-and-home matchup against the Springfield Falcons. The Bruins will host on October 8, 2010 in Providence, and the Falcons will host on October 9, 2010 in Springfield. To honor the 75th anniversary of the American Hockey League, each team will wear throwback jerseys. The Bruins will wear the jerseys of the Providence Reds while the Falcons will wear the jerseys of the Springfield Indians.

This market was previously served by

• Providence Reds (1926–1977)

Team records

Single season

Goals: 41 Tim Sweeney (1992–93)

Assists: 74 Randy Robitaille (1998–99)

Points: 102 Randy Robitaille (1998–99)

Penalty minutes: 407 Aaron Downey (1997–98)

GAA: 1.84 Tim Thomas (2003–04)

SV%: .941 Tim Thomas (2003–04)

Career

Career goals: 101 Andy Hilbert  (2001-2005)

Career assists: 109 Andy Hilbert (2001-2005)

Career points: 210 Andy Hilbert (2001-2005)

Career penalty minutes: 1059 Aaron Downey (1997-2000, 2007)

Career goaltending wins: 67 John Grahame (1997-2001)

Career shutouts: 10 Tim Thomas (2002-2006)

Career games: 278 Jay Henderson (1998-2003, 2004-2005)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	G	W	L	T	OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA	Standing
1992–93	80	46	32	2	—	—	94	384	348	1st, North
1993–94	80	28	39	13	—	—	69	283	319	5th, North
1994–95	80	39	30	11	—	—	89	300	268	3rd, North
1995–96	80	30	36	10	4	—	74	249	280	4th, North
1996–97	80	35	40	3	2	—	75	262	289	4th, New England
1997–98	80	19	49	7	5	—	50	211	301	5th, New England
1998–99	80	56	16	4	4	—	120	321	223	1st, New England
1999–00	80	33	38	6	3	—	75	231	269	5th, New England
2000–01	80	35	31	10	4	—	84	245	242	3rd, New England
2001–02	80	35	33	8	4	—	82	190	223	3rd, East
2002–03	80	44	20	11	5	—	104	268	227	1st, North
2003–04	80	36	29	11	4	—	87	170	170	4th, Atlantic
2004–05	80	40	30	—	7	3	90	211	202	4th, Atlantic
2005–06	80	43	31	—	1	5	92	254	217	4th, Atlantic
2006–07	80	44	30	—	2	4	94	251	218	3rd, Atlantic
2007–08	80	55	18	—	3	4	117	280	206	1st, Atlantic
2008–09	80	43	29	—	2	6	94	238	232	2nd, Atlantic
2009–10	80	36	38	—	5	1	78	207	226	7th, Atlantic
2009–10	80	36	38	5	1	78	.488	207	226	7th, Atlantic
2010–11	80	38	36	3	3	82	.513	209	252	5th, Atlantic
2011–12	76	35	34	3	4	77	.507	193	214	4th, Atlantic
2012–13	76	50	21	0	5	105	.638	222	183	1st, Atlantic
2013–14	76	40	25	2	9	91	.599	233	210	3rd, Atlantic
2014-15	76	41	26	7	2	91	.599	209	185	2nd, Atlantic
2015-16	76	41	22	9	4	95	.625	238	198	2nd, Atlantic
2016-17	76	43	23	6	4	96	.632	229	188	4th, Atlantic
2017-18	76	45	26	3	2	95	.625	231	187	4th, Atlantic
2018–19	76	38	27	8	3	87	.572	228	212	4th, Atlantic

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1992–93	—	L, 2–4, SPR	—	—	—
1993–94	Out of playoffs.
1994–95	—	W, 4–3, PORT	L, 2–4, ALB	—	—
1995–96	—	L, 1–3, SPR	—	—	—
1996–97	—	W, 3–2, WOR	L, 1–4, SPR	—	—
1997–98	Out of playoffs.
1998–99	—	W, 3–1, WOR	W, 4–0, HART	W, 4–2, FRED	W, 4–1, ROCH
1999–00	—	W, 3–0, QUE	W, 4–0, LOW	L, 3–4, HART	—
2000–01	—	W, 3–2, HART	W, 4–3, WOR	L, 1–4, SJNB	—
2001–02	L, 0–2, SJNL	—	—	—	—
2002–03	—	L, 1–3, MTB	—	—	—
2003–04	L, 0–2, PORT	—	—	—	—
2004–05	—	W, 4–2, MAN	W, 4–1, LOW	L, 2–4, PHIL	—
2005–06	—	L, 2–4, PORT	—	—	—
2006–07	—	W, 4–3, HART	L, 2–4, MAN	—	—
2007–08	—	W, 4–0, MAN	L, 2–4, PORT	—	—
2008–09	—	W, 4–1, PORT	W, 4–2, WOR	L, 1–4, HER	—
2009–10	Out of playoffs.
2011	Out of playoffs
2012	Out of playoffs
2013	-	W, 3-2, HER	L, 3-4, WBS	—	—
2014	-	W, 3-2, SPR	L, 3-4, WBS	—	—
2015	-	L, 2-3, HAR	-	-	-
2016	-	L, 0-3, WBS	-	-	-
2017	-	W, 3-2, WBS	W, 4-3, HER	L, 3-4, SYR	-
2018	-	L, 1-3, LHV	-	-	-
2019	-	L, 1-3, CHA	—	—	—

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:

• Nick Boynton
• Kevin Dallman
• Aaron Downey
• Peter Ferraro
• Jonathan Girard
• John Grahame
• Andy Hilbert
• Jamie Huscroft
• Milan Jurcina
• Cameron Mann
• Eric Nickulas
• Colton Orr
• Andrew Raycroft
• Jeremy Reich
• Wade Brookbank
• Randy Robitaille
• Jon Rohloff
• Andre Roy
• Cam Stewart
• Mark Stuart
• Tim Sweeney
• Tim Thomas
• Mattias Timander
• Landon Wilson
• Sergei Zholtok
• Tuukka Rask
• Brad Marchand
• Adam McQuaid

External links

• Providence Bruins Official Website
• Current Providence Bruins roster
• The Internet Hockey Database - Providence Bruins
• BBF Unofficial Site - Providence Bruins